Code Blue Challenge 2024

Medicus WRX , LLC

Race Rules

  1. Team members must always remain within ten meters of teammates and within visual contact at all times while on foot.  Ten meters is roughly twenty paces.
    PENALTY: First offense - loss of 1 CP. Second offense - DQ.

  2. Team members must always remain within thirty meters of teammates and within visual contact at all times while on bike or paddling ( four person teams with two boats).
    PENALTY: First offense - loss of 1 CP.  Second offense - DQ.

  3. All team members must check in together at each checkpoint (CP) or transition area (TA).  Do not send a “runner” to punch a CP while the rest of the team waits more than ten meters away.
    PENALTY: First offense - loss of 1 CP.  Second offense - DQ.

  4. Maps, passports and instructions must be carried the entire race.

  5. Obtaining a CP will be recorded via finger stick.  Instructions will be reviewed at the prerace meeting.

  6. If one member must leave the course, they must do so at a TA and notify race management. Incomplete teams may continue unranked.

  7. Any team withdrawing from the race must notify a “live” person by checking in with a TA volunteer or by calling the race director.

  8. Race number must be visible on one team member at all times. Attaching the race number to a pack is ok, but pack must be with that team member at all times.

  9. Teams that miss CPs will be ranked after teams that obtain all CPs. In case of a tie, the team who obtained the most CPs in the shortest period of time is the winner.

  10. The 10 hour race will have a rolling start from 8:00am till 8:15am, and teams will have a FULL 10 hours from the time they start the race. For teams that do not make their initial punch by 8:15am their clock will automatically start at 8:15 and they will have a cut off time of 6:15pm. For teams that do not make their cutoff time, they will lose one CP for each full minute they are late.  For example, 1:00 minute to 1:59 minute after race cut off time - loss of 1 CP, 2:00 minutes to 2:59 minutes - loss of 2 CPs, etc…

    The 4 hour race will have a rolling start from 10:00 till 10:30. Teams can take as long as they like out on the course, but should limit their enjoyment to 6 hours. The team with most CP’s in the shortest time wins.

  11. Race officials reserve the right to alter time cutoffs or the course itself to accommodate changing conditions.

  12. Mandatory gear must be carried at all times and may be checked on the course.
    PENALTY: 1 CP for each piece of missing gear.

  13. No GPS of any kind including GPS pace counters are allowed. The AMOD GPS logger, SPOT, or another tracker with a sealed (inaccessible) display are approved for use.
    PENALTY: DQ

  14. PFDs must be worn at all times while paddling.
    PENALTY: First offense - loss of 1 CP.  Second offense - DQ.

  15. Bicycle helmets must be worn at all times during the biking sections and when specifically directed by race officials.
    PENALTY: First offense - loss of 1 CP.  Second offense - DQ.

  16. Racers must use the mode of travel specified to obtain CPs as outlined in Race Instructions.
    PENALTY: Loss of all “illegally” obtained CPs.

  17. NO LITTERING!!!! Leave no trace.

  18. Rear bike light must be on at all times during biking sections.

  19. Use of a cellular phone is for emergencies only.  No other use is allowed.
    PENALTY: DQ.

  20. Teams must stay off all private property unless otherwise instructed by the Race Director.
    PENALTY: DQ

  21. Any protest must be filed in writing within one hour of the team’s finish and will be reviewed by the Race Committee.

Advanced Race Emergency Procedures

Injured Competitor(s)

If a member of a team becomes injured during the event, the following procedure should be carried out:

  1. Ensure your own safety and that of the injured, preventing further injury.

  2. Treat the casualty with first aid as much as practically possible.

  3. Make the casualty as comfortable as possible and provide shelter from the elements.

  4. Use the international distress signal - a series of 6 blasts of a whistle and/or flashes of your headlamp/flashlight.

  5. If you have cell phone reception, call for help ( either 911 or race staff contacts, depending on the seriousness of the injury) providing the exact location, time of accident and nature of injuries.

  6. If you do not have cell reception and if other teams or members of the public find you, send them for help. Write down a message giving the exact location, time of accident and nature of injuries.

Lost Team or Competitor

If a team or team member becomes lost, they must follow the procedure detailed below:

  1. Move to a landmark where distinctive landmarks can be seen. You will never be very far from a roadway. If visibility is poor, move in a steady direction until you reach a road.

  2. Use your cell phone, or if you are unable to get a signal, find a public phone or house with a phone. Ask to use the phone offering to pay for the call and phone the emergency numbers provided.

  3. On the phone you will be asked to describe your location as best you can to allow the Race Committee  to pinpoint where you are.

  4. The Race Committee will then arrange to have you picked up or explain where you are on the map to enable you to carry on with the course.

Any competitor(s) who becomes lost or injured and are forced to use an emergency phone number are automatically disqualified from the race rankings.  However, they or the remainder of their team may be allowed to complete the race as a non-ranked team.

If a team comes in contact with another team that is in an emergency situation they are required to stop and help. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.  A team that offers assistance in an emergency situation will be compensated for loss of time.

Emergency Numbers:

Jeff Everson 608-287-8080

Mike Zolinski 608-469-1756

Casey Hopp 608-219-7451