EVENT RULES

General:
Use only the application modes suggested on this website to submit your entries.
Please thoroughly go through all relevant information given on the event website and application form prior to submitting your application.

In the event an applicant wishes to withdraw from the race, a mail must be sent from the registered email ID along with application details to team@goarivermarathon.com. There will be no refunds, however, participant may request that his registration be transferred to a fellow runner. These decisions shall be final. Transfer queries will not be entertained post 20th Oct 2016.

Full and Half Marathon Entries:
ONLY individual entries for FULL marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K Fun Run categories shall be accepted.
All applicants must be above the age of 18, supporting age proof, such as passport copy, drivers licence or Adhaar card must be carried when collecting the bibs for the event.

In case of 5K Fun Run, any minor participant must be accompanied by an adult.

Entry Confirmations:
Confirmation of applications received will be subject to Entry Rules & Guidelines given herein. Confirmation of marathon and half marathon applications will also be subject to the Confirmation Criteria.

Post close of registrations, email confirmations will be sent to all the confirmed participants who have given their valid email id in the application form. If you do not receive any intimation from the race office, please email us at support@goarivermarathon.com

Application Status:
On application being successfully submitted, registrants will receive an email and sms confirming their application with a unique code.

Those wishing to confirm their application status in the interim can send us an email to support@goarivermarathon.com

Race Regulation
You are to participate only in the race category for which you had applied and for which your entry has been confirmed. Your entry and running number bib and/or bib tag is not transferable to any other person under any circumstance.

Runners found to have interchanged their running number bib and/or bib tag with another individual, will be disqualified from the Event and shall not be allowed to apply or participate in the 2017 edition of any of our events across the nation.

The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify or exclude any person from the event/competition who gives incorrect personal data/details on the entry form, who has been banned from competition under IAAF jurisdiction, or who is suspected of having taken banned substances. No refund of entry fee will be made.

No result or certificate will be given to runners who do not start their run at the respective start times of the race categories they have been confirmed in.

Please note if you tamper with the bib tag in any way or remove/exchange it with another runner, you won’t be able to get an official finish time and thereby the official timing certificate recording your finish times. No Chip, No Timing, No Prize Money.

No wheeled vehicles are allowed on the course. Anyone bringing wheeled vehicles will be disqualified from the race and asked to leave the course.

Participants are not allowed to run with pets, unregistered runners or babies/children who are under aged for the designated category.

Participants will not be allowed to enter the event venue with gas balloons.

In order to ensure the re-opening of roads by 10.30 a.m. ( Or as decided by the event organisers ) , the organizers will designate cut off times at specified locations. Runners failing to reach these specific locations within times specified must stick to the footpath in order to complete your race.

Only those confirmed participants wearing the current Goa River marathon 2016 running number bibs will be allowed on the route. Any person found wearing the incorrect bib or no bib will be disqualified and removed by security.

Further, every runner must wear his/her running number bib on the front of the vest. Any mutilation, fold, alteration or damage to the bib will amount to disqualification of the runner from the Event.

Organizers reserve the right to stop any participant from participating who is found medically unfit to continue in the opinion of the medical personnel.

Baggage counters are available only for participants of the Full Marathon and Half Marathon categories. For security reasons, participants are requested to come, as far as possible, without any baggage. It is strongly recommended that you do not leave valuables like mobile phone, camera, jewellery, watch, electronic gadgets, etc. in the bag stored. Organizers are not responsible for any loss or baggage and belongings.

Participants are requested to cooperate with the police and security personnel deputed at the event venues and on route. Participants/supporters are liable to random checking on race day this is for your own security.

Photographs taken of runners during any Goa River Marathon event organised prior to and on race day can be used for the purpose of promoting the event.

Winners Medal
Winner medals will be presented to,

Top 2 overall men & women age category finishers.

Finishers Medal
All runners of the Full marathon, half marathon ,10k and 5K Fun Run. category will get a Finisher’s Medal post their run. Medals will not be posted to individual runners.

Terms and Conditions

• Please choose the event category carefully, confirmed registrations are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be modified. Provide us with a secure email ID/mobile no that you can access regularly, since this will be our primary means of communication during the run up to the event.

• Users of email services that offer filtering/blocking of messages from unknown email address should add team@goarivermarathon.com to their address list.

• We will be sending regular updates to the Mobile number you have provided in the registration form this should be not treated as spam and you shall not take any action against our bulk sms service provider.

• Any notice sent to the email address registered with the organizers shall be deemed as received by the runners.

• Please fill out only those fields that are necessary for mailing purposes. Do not provide redundant data in multiple fields (i.e., do not list the same data for city, province and country), as this will only complicate our ability to contact you, if necessary.

• You are aware that running long distance running is an extreme sport and can be injurious to body and health. You take full responsibility for participating in the Goa River Marathon 2016 event and do not hold the organizing committee or any of it’s members or entities responsible for any injury or accident.

• You shall consult your physician and undergo complete medical examination to assess your suitability to participate in the event.

• You also assume all risks associated with participating in this event including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat or humidity, traffic and the condition of the road, arson or terrorist threats and all other risks associated with a public event.

• You agree that Goa River Marathon 2016 shall not be liable for any loss, damage, illness or injury that might occur as a result of your participation in the event.

• You agree to abide by the instructions provided by the organizers from time to time in the best interest of your health and event safety.

• You also agree to stop running if instructed by the Race director or the medical staff or by the aid station volunteers.

• You confirm that your name and media recordings taken during your participation may be used to publicize the event.

• You may acknowledge and agree that your personal information can be stored and used by Goa River Marathon 2016 or any other company in connection with the organization, promotion and administration of the event and for the compilation of statistical information.

• You confirm that, in the event of adverse weather conditions, major incidents or threats on the day, any of the force major or restriction by authority, the organizers reserve the right to stop/cancel/postpone the event. You understand that confirmed registrations and merchandise orders are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be modified. The organizers reserve the right to reject any application without providing reasons. Any amount collected from rejected applications alone will be refunded in full (excluding bank charges wherever applicable)

• Runners will not be allowed to stay on the course beyond the cut-off time considering the safety and health issues.
• YouTooCanRun is only a service provider and is not in any way responsible for the delivery of the event.

• We request total co-operation from runners in this regards.