The Nit + Grit
By entering for a Virgin Active Warrior Race, you comply to all the following Rules & Regulations as well as the Terms & Conditions listed below.
Terms and Conditions
Warrior Indemnity
By entering and participating in this race you automatically accept this indemnity:
I understand what the Warrior Race is all about. I acknowledge that I will climb over obstacles and structures, jump off heights, swim in muddy water, and crawl or run over rough terrain.
I understand that I will be participating in an event that is an inherently dangerous activity.
I understand that participating in the Event involves the risks of severe physical injury and/or death that cannot be completely eliminated.
I confirm that I can swim and that I am comfortable in water, even if I can’t see the bottom.
I understand that I am under no obligation to complete every obstacle. I can at any time choose not to do an obstacle and perform burpees instead. Even if a participant cannot do burpees the participant is still not obliged/forced to complete the obstacle. If I deem an obstacle too dangerous, high, challenging, deep or scary it is my responsibility to refrain from doing the obstacle. I understand further that in a situation where I do not complete an obstacle or do the required burpees I cannot be in contention for the win.
I voluntarily, knowingly and freely assume all risks associated with competing in the Warrior event, including, but not limited to, my own actions or inactions, the actions or inactions of others (including participants, staff or spectators).
I undertake to participate entirely at my own risk. I agree that I shall have no claims whatsoever against the organising body, any individuals, organiser or official, marshal, assistant, helper or agent, the sponsors, local authority or landowners, in respect of any loss or damage whatsoever, which I may suffer. This includes any injury to my person or loss or damage to property as a result of, or arising out of, whether directly or indirectly, my participation in this event, including my arrival and departure therefrom and attendance of any ceremony and function thereof, however such loss or damage may arise and regardless of whether or not same shall have been caused directly or indirectly by negligence, of one or more or all of the aforementioned parties.
In the event of my approval of this form as a guardian of a minor, I hereby consent to such minor being bound by the foregoing and further, I indemnify the aforementioned parties to the extent, if any, to which such minor is not capable of waiving his rights as stipulated within.
1. RULES AND REGULATIONS
- I agree to obey all the rules and warnings of the organisers, marshals or governing body and furthermore agree to subject themselves to any drug tests and penalties provided for therein.
- I agree to abide by any decisions made by the event organiser or official.
2. SAFETY
- I understand that the Event course may contain wild animals, insects and plants.
- I certify that I am physically fit and have no medical condition that would make participation in the Event more hazardous.
- I understand, agree and accept that some of the course may go through water that has not been tested for chemicals, disease or contamination.
- I agree not to consume alcohol prior to the Event or use any medicines or substances that will inhibit my mental or physical ability to safely and effectively participate in the Event.
- I consent to medical care and transportation in order to obtain treatment in the event of injury to me, volunteers or medical professionals may deem appropriate and understand that this Waiver & Release extends to any liability arising out of or in any way connected with the medical treatment and transportation provided in the event of an emergency and/or injury.
- The organiser may dismiss me, without refund, should my behaviour endanger the safety of or negatively affect the Event, person, facility or property. I also agree to indemnify The organiser, its owners, officers, past and present employees, agents and Event sponsors from any and all third party claims caused in whole or in partly by my negligent or intentional acts or omissions.
3. LIABILITY AND REFUND POLICY
- I agree that the organiser and / venue is not responsible for any personal items or property that is lost, damaged or stolen at the Event.
I consent to the use of my image in photographs, motion pictures or recordings taken at the Event for use in Event advertising, marketing or promotion without compensation.
I agree that all entry fee payments are final and non-refundable. - I agree that the organiser reserves the right to cancel the Event in the event of extreme weather (including, but not limited to, heat, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, storms, lightning and floods), accidents, acts of war or terrorism, military conflicts or riots, pandemic or endemic outbreaks or for any reason that, in organiser’s discretion, will protect the safety and security of Event participants and spectators. In the event of such cancellation, there will be no refund of my registration fee.
- I represent and warrant to the organiser that I have full legal authority to complete this event registration on behalf of myself and/or any person I am registering (Registrant(s)), including full authority to make use of the credit or debit card to which registration fees will be charged.
- If I am registering a minor under the age of 18, I represent and warrant that I am the parent or legal guardian of that person and have the legal authority to enter into this Agreement on their behalf. By proceeding with this event registration, I agree that the terms of this Agreement shall apply equally to all Registrants.
- Use of the online registration is at my own risk, on an as-is and as available basis and the organiser makes no warranty that its site or services will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free. I understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained using online registration, is at my own discretion and risk.
4. PERSONAL DATA
- I agree to receive periodical email and SMS notifications from the organizing body communicating necessary event information and arrangements.
- I agree that my personal data may be shared with event sponsors or partners and associated events, who may communicate with me via email communication.
RULES and REGULATIONS
- No participant may practice the route or any obstacle before the start of the race.
- All team members must complete all obstacles.
- Team members must finish within 1 minute of each other.
- If a participant cannot or wishes not to attempt an obstacle he/she will have to do burpees as required by the relevant obstacle’s rules. The number of burpees will vary depending on the obstacle.
- Black-Ops/Commando/Rookie Elite athletes will have to complete all obstacles. If the athlete does not complete an obstacle, he/she will not be able to qualify for a podium position or prize money. PLEASE NOTE: No assistance of any nature will be allowed for Elite athletes. Participants will not be allowed to assist each other. No assistance from spectators or marshals will be permitted.
- For Black-Ops and Commando athletes a 5km/h running pace cut-off can be implemented at the route split.
- If one or more team members do not finish the race due to injury, the team may still qualify for an official finishing time.
- Teams or solo participants that do not abide by the rules will be disqualified and will not come in contention for prizes and will also not receive a finishing time.
- No cool boxes or cool bags will be allowed into the venue. There will be plenty of food and drinks for sale as well as a super beer garden. Also, no braais are allowed in the venue.
- No alcohol, drinks, food, drugs, firearms or any dangerous weapons will be allowed into the venue.
- Unfortunately, no pets will be allowed.
- You may bring your own chairs.
- Spectators must stay on the designated spectator routes. Wherever they cross the course they must take extra care not to obstruct any of the participants. Spectators must obey all rules and instructions from marshalls at the obstacles. This is for their own safety and the safety of the participants.
These rules apply to Commando and Rookie Elite Races.
Disqualification armbands
- Elite athletes will receive an armband (referred to as a disqualification (DQ) armband) when entering the starting pen on race morning.
- Elite finisher times are only valid if the athlete crosses the finish line with the armband still on his/her arm.
- The DQ armband must be kept on either wrist and may not be hidden from plain sight for any reason whatsoever.
- If an athlete loses his/her armband (i.e. snaps or falls off) on the course – it is their own responsibility to report this to a marshal who will take note of this and be able to report this information back to the official race timing crew.
Race rules
- Elite athletes have to complete all obstacles on their designated course in order to keep their DQ armband.
- No assistance of any physical nature will be permitted for Elite athletes, and will lead to disqualification.
- Elite athletes are not allowed to assist each other at any point along the route or at an obstacle unless otherwise stated by the Route Director at the start line the morning of the race.
- Spectators and Marshals may not provide any Elite athletes with physical assistance at any point along the route or at an obstacle.
- DQ armbands must be handed to the obstacle marshal if the athlete:
- Is not able to complete an obstacle.
- Does not adhere to the obstacles rules determined by the Warrior Route Director (and communicated to the obstacle marshal).
- Does not comply with the general race rules and Elite rules as set out on warrior.co.za website.
- An athlete may attempt an obstacle as many times as they wish until the 12-pm cut-off time. If they are unable to correctly complete the obstacle, the DQ armband must be handed in to the obstacle marshal.
- If the athlete hands in their armband or is unable to continue with the race for whatever reason, they are required to report this to the official race timing official under the WARRIOR gazebo at the finish line. Their time will be reflected as disqualified in the race results.
- If the athlete does not complete an obstacle, he/she will not be able to qualify for a podium position or prize money.
- When an obstacle cannot be completed by the top 3 Elite athletes that arrive at the obstacle, the race referee (appointed on the day by the Race director) will restart the race from that obstacle, with each athlete leaving the obstacle 10 seconds apart in the order that they arrived in. The obstacle must have been tried by at least three of the top Elite athletes, with a minimum of three attempts at completing the obstacle.
- If a participant does not respect a marshal or the race rules the marshal has the right to disqualify a participant pending further investigation.
- Specific rules given by the Route Director at Elite race briefing on race day must be adhered to and failure to comply will result in disqualification.
Route access and seconding:
- The following people and vehicles will have access to the official race route leading up to the event and during the event weekend:
- Medics,
- Marshals and marshal managers,
- The route director,
- Official Virgin Active Warrior Race organisers,
- Official Virgin Active Warrior Race photographers.
- Spectators and participants not racing at that specific point are not permitted onto the race route or routes surrounding it for any reason whatsoever
- This applies to people on foot as well as bicycles, motor vehicles, motorbikes and quads, etc.
- Failure to comply will result in removal from the route and a disqualification for the participant racing.
- Spectators and participants not racing at that specific point are not permitted in any official vehicles or in their own vehicles leading up to the event or during the event weekend.
- This refers particularly to Elite athletes racing the next day – a route recce in any of the marshal or race organisers vehicles is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate disqualification.
- Spectators and participants (including Elite athletes) not racing at that specific time are only permitted along the designated Spectator Route.
- The Spectator Route is clearly marked and may not be deviated from for participant and spectator safety.
- Outside assistance of any kind is not permitted along the route and at water points during the Elite races. Outside assistance can include but is not limited to the following:
- Food and liquids
- Medication and/or medical assistance
- Physical assistance
- Sweat towels
- Elite athletes, other participants, and spectators are not permitted to attempt any of the obstacles along the race route before their specific race. This is for safety reasons as well as giving the athletes a level playing field.
- Any person found doing so will be asked to leave the premises immediately and will not be permitted to race that weekend.
- If any Elite athlete leaves the marked course, he/she needs to rejoin the course where they left the course. It is the responsibility of the athlete to follow the correct route set out and marked by the Virgin Active Warrior Race.
These rules apply to Black-Ops, Elite Races.
Registration:
- All athletes will receive a race number, or will be body marked and shall be issued with three (3) tamper proof (inflexible) wrist bands and a timing chip. The athlete will also be body marked on the right calf either EF (Elite female) or EM (Elite Male) for identification purposes.
Three wristband rule:
The event will consist of LEVEL 1 (Eg: Breaking Point/Commando Killer/Peg Board/Cliff Hanger) and LEVEL 2 Obstacles (Eg: Walls/crawls/jumps).
All LEVEL 1 Obstacles will have a minimum completion point that an athlete needs to reach to qualify as a valid attempt (This will be clearly marked). Once an athlete passes this point, the athlete only has this one attempt to complete the Obstacle. (No second attempt). The athlete may however attempt the obstacle as many times as the athlete needs to reach the minimum requirement point. If an athlete fails to reach the minimum requirement point, the athlete shall have all their wrist bands cut, and shall be ranked Did Not Complete (DNC), and will not be eligible for awards or prizes.
An athlete may fail up to two (2) LEVEL 1 obstacles and will be issued a time, be included in the official rankings and will be eligible for an award.
An athlete who fails their third (3rd) LEVEL 1 obstacle, the athlete shall have all their wrist bands cut, shall be ranked Did Not Complete (DNC), and will not eligible for awards or prizes.
LEVEL 2 Obstacles may be attempted as many times as the athlete needs to complete the Obstacle.
An athlete failing to complete a LEVEL 2 obstacle shall have all their wrist bands cut and shall be ranked Did Not Complete (DNC), and will not eligible for awards or prizes.
An athlete skipping an obstacle shall have all their wrist bands cut, and shall be ranked Did Not Complete (DNC), and will not be eligible for awards or prizes.
If an athlete with a DNC result continues on the course, they must give way to all ranked athletes, must not impede the movement of any other athlete, and must exit the course prior to the finish line.
An athlete who fails an obstacle must not impede the progress of an athlete who is on the course or on an obstacle.
Penalty loop:
The penalty loop shall be positioned after the last obstacle and just before the finish line. If an athlete comes towards the finish with all three bands intact they may cross the finish line and be classified as an official finisher. If an athlete is missing one band this equals one penalty loop to be completed by the athlete, and if he/she arrives with two missing bands this equals two penalty loops to be completed by the athlete. On completion of the penalty loop, the athlete will receive another band back. Therefore every athlete must complete the course and cross the finish line with three bands regardless if they had to complete a penalty loop or not to be classified as an official finisher.
Route access and seconding:
- The following people and vehicles will have access to the official race route leading up to the event and during the event weekend:
- Medics,
- Marshals and marshal managers,
- The route director,
- Official Virgin Active Warrior Race organisers,
- Official Virgin Active Warrior Race photographers.
- Spectators and participants not racing at that specific point are not permitted onto the race route or routes surrounding it for any reason whatsoever
- This applies to people on foot as well as bicycles, motor vehicles, motorbikes and quads, etc.
- Failure to comply will result in removal from the route and a disqualification for the participant racing.
- Spectators and participants not racing at that specific point are not permitted in any official vehicles or in their own vehicles leading up to the event or during the event weekend.
- This refers particularly to Elite athletes racing the next day – a route recce in any of the marshal or race organisers vehicles is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate disqualification.
- Spectators and participants (including Elite athletes) not racing at that specific time are only permitted along the designated Spectator Route.
- The Spectator Route is clearly marked and may not be deviated from for participant and spectator safety.
- Outside assistance of any kind is not permitted along the route and at water points during the Elite races. Outside assistance can include but is not limited to the following:
- Food and liquids
- Medication and/or medical assistance
- Physical assistance
- Sweat towels
- Elite athletes, other participants, and spectators are not permitted to attempt any of the obstacles along the race route before their specific race. This is for safety reasons as well as giving the athletes a level playing field.
- Any person found doing so will be asked to leave the premises immediately and will not be permitted to race that weekend.
- If any Elite athlete leaves the marked course, he/she needs to rejoin the course where they left the course. It is the responsibility of the athlete to follow the correct route set out and marked by the Virgin Active Warrior Race.
Elite athlete winners are only eligible for prize money and/or prizes if they are present at the prize giving ceremony on the respective day.
Obstacle Course Racing is an amazing adventure that is fun-filled, action-packed and, as such, a highly entertaining spectator sport. The challenging and exciting obstacles that participants have to take on and conquer very often lead to awkward and extremely funny incidents and are a blast to witness as a spectator. Also, witnessing amazing feats by our Warrior strongmen and women is awe-inspiring!
So, there is no reason why non-competitors cannot also share in the fun and action and be entertained by the crazy stuff that the Warriors get up to on the obstacle course. To get spectators as close to the action as possible, there will be designated spectator viewpoints on the course – so bring those cameras! You will definitely want to capture some of that crazy action on camera.
The spectator entry fee includes access to the entertainment area where a fun-filled day is guaranteed with DJ’s, beer stands, food stalls and a dedicated product expo area.
Spectator entry fee: R30 (kids under 7 years of age don’t pay an entrance fee)
Spectators must stay outside the clearly marked danger zones. No spectators are allowed on the course or on an obstacle. No spectators are allowed to follow any of the participants throughout the course. No spectator vehicles, bikes, bicycles, etc. will be allowed on the course or in the race village. No spectators or unofficial photographers are allowed beyond the marked area around an obstacle to take photos. Please note that any pictures or video footage taken at the race remain the property of the Warrior Race and is for non-commercial use only.
There will be security guards in and around the race village and parking area for general security and safety. Please note that we will not be responsible for the security of any personal belongings and items. It will be your own responsibility to look after your personal items or alternatively book them in at our secure Locker Zone (see above).
Also please make sure that you don’t leave any valuables on the seats of your car or at any other clearly visible place in your car. Please hide it away in the boot or under the seats just to make sure you don’t tempt any potential “thieves”.