{"id":143,"date":"2024-02-14T18:06:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T18:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2024-02-14T21:11:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:11:13","slug":"rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1) Athletes must check-in prior to 7 am. Boats must be staged and bikes placed in the transition area prior to the race briefing at 7:15. The mandatory race briefing will take place near the ramp.<\/p>\n

2) All entrants must certify and sign a release stating that they are in proper physical condition.<\/p>\n

3) Participants will act in a safe and reasonable manner in all areas of the GAAR.<\/p>\n

4) Participants will follow all GAAR Rules, and will obey, without objection, all laws and all instructions from GAAR Race Marshals and local law enforcement.<\/p>\n

5) Athletes behaving in variance to any rule will be subject to immediate disqualification.<\/p>\n

6) Do not jeopardize your safety or that of others by paddling, running, riding, or driving in an unsafe manner!<\/p>\n

7) Drafting along the bike route is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n

8) GAAR participants must stay on the official route at all times. If a participant leaves the course to find needed services, they then must rejoin the course at precisely the point at which they left it. No shortcuts are\n allowed.<\/p>\n

9) If unforeseen conditions (such as a train) cause delay, please note the total time of the delay. Race officials will adjust your time to reflect that delay.<\/p>\n

10) A Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD) shall be worn by all participants on the paddling portion of the GAAR.<\/p>\n

11) A CPSC\/ANSI approved bicycle helmet shall be worn by all participants on the bicycling portion of the GAAR.<\/p>\n

12) In the event that you abandon the paddle, ride or run, please contact race officials. GAAR support staff will make every effort to transport participants off the course.<\/p>\n

13) The GAAR is a rain or shine event. Race officials will be in contact with law enforcement and emergency personnel to assure that weather conditions are safe for the event. Should weather conditions pose a threat to participants,\n spectators or volunteers, GAAR officials reserve the right to delay or cancel the race.<\/p>\n

14) HAVE FUN and BE SAFE!<\/p>\n

In case of inclement weather, all athletes should look for notice from race officials and respond accordingly.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1) Athletes must check-in prior to 7 am. Boats must be staged and bikes placed in the transition area prior to the race briefing at 7:15. The mandatory race briefing will take place near the ramp. 2) All entrants must certify and sign a release stating that they are in proper physical condition. 3) Participants […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-143","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148,"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions\/148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amesjaycees.com\/gaar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}