Polite road race

1 RULES OF THE GAME

The competition shall be held in accordance with the existing rules and regulations of the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) and the general rules and regulations of the POL-ITE Games.

2 ENTRIES

Each institution may register 1 men’s team and 1 women’s team. Each team may register a maximum of 6 participants. Teams fielding less than 4 runners in any category will not obtain a team score for that event.

3 COMPETITION RULES

3.1 All participants shall also compete as individuals for the Men’s and Women’s categories.

3.2 The venue and distance to be covered for the Men’s and Women’s categories shall be decided by the covenor. Teams shall be informed of the venue and distance at least 4 weeks prior to the race.

3.3 All runners will be given number tags which they must clearly display at the front of their running vests.

3.4 There must be check-points along the route manned by marshals. Any runner taking short cuts without passing through the appropriate check-points or displaying poor sportsmanship in the race will be disqualified from the competition.

4 SCORING

4.1 The results of the best 4 runners of each team in the Men’s and Women’s categories will be considered in deciding the team’s overall position.

4.2 The points scored by a runner will be the same as his/her returning position in the category he/she is competing in. For example, a runner finishing the race in 1st place will score 1 point.

4.3 The team with the least total individual points from their fastest runners will be the winner for that category.

4.4 In the event of 2 or more teams having a tie in points, in position returned by the fastest runner in the respective category will be used to decide the winner.

5. Prizes

5.1 Medals/trophies will be awarded to the top 6 runners for each category.

5.2 Challenge trophies will be awarded to the top institution of each category (Men & Ladies)