Regulations

    Family run

    edition 2020

    Purpose

    1. Promotion of running as the simplest form of recreation.
    2. Popularizing obstacle running as a discipline which allows a wider group of participants to check their abilities in near extreme conditions.
    3. Spending time actively with a family.

    Organizer

    1. Fundacja OCR Events, ul. Bernadowska 1, 81-553 Gdynia (Adventure Park sp. z o.o.)

    Dates, location and organisation:

    1. In 2020, the competitions will take place on:
    • 18 April 2020;
    • 4-5 July 2020;
    • 7 November 2020

    in Gdynia Kolibki.

    1. Event location: Adventure Park Gdynia Kolibki ul. Bernadowska 1
    2. Start: Adventure Park Gdynia Kolibki
    3. Finish: Adventure Park Gdynia Kolibki
    4. The schedule will be available on Biegun Facebook page, on the Begun website and in the attachment to these Regulations.
    5. The limit of competitors for Family Run is 100 family teams.
    6. In order to sign up for the race, it is necessary to fill in an electronic form on the event website and pay the entry fee according to the following price list:

    Single start for spring edition small-family (up to 3 persons)/ big family (between 3-5 persons):

    • from 1 December to 31 December – 189/299 PLN
    • from 1 January 2020 to 31 January 2020 – PLN 209/319;
    • From 1 February 2020 to 29 February 2020 – PLN 229/339;
    • from 1 March 2020 to 12 IV 2020 – PLN 249/359;

    Single start for summer edition small-family (up to 3 persons)/ big family (between 3-5 persons):

    • from 8 December to 21 IV 2020 – 189/299 PLN
    • from 22 April 2020 to 17 V 2020 – PLN 209/319
    • From 18 May 2020 to 7 VI 2020 – PLN 229/339;
    • from 8 June 2020 to 28 VI 2020 – PLN 249/359;

    Single start for autumn edition small-family (up to 3 persons)/ big family (between 3-5 persons):

    • from 8 December to 12 July – 189/299 PLN

    • from 13 July 2020 to 31 August 2020 – PLN 209/319;

    • From 1 September 2020 to 30 October 2020 – PLN 229/339;

    • from 1 October 2020 to 1 November 2020 – PLN 249/359;
    1. Electronic registration is open till:
    • for spring edition – 12 IV 2020, 9 p.m.
    • for summer edition – 28 June 2020, 9 p.m.
    • for autumn edition – 1 November, 9 p.m.

    Rules:

    1. The family run team must consist of at least one child and one adult.
    2. There can be a maximum of two adults in a family run team.
    3. Competitors start together and they must run a lap of about 4 km.
    4. Competitors overcome obstacles together and they help each other.
    5. Overcoming the obstacle is not obligatory.
    6. The referee supervises the safe way of overcoming the obstacle.
    7. The competitor who does not manage to overcome the obstacle is obliged to give way to others.
    8. Competitors may help other competitors from other teams.
    9. The referee will give instructions on how to correctly overcome the obstacle before the competitor approaches to overcome it.
    10. Time will be measured electronically.
    11. The family team has a baton with a chip to measure the time, with which they must run to the finish line.

    Participation:

    1. Competitors compete in Biegun Race at their own risk. Providing the Organizer with a correctly completed Registration Form and paying the participation fee means that the Participant has considered and assessed the nature, scope and degree of risk associated with participation in Biegun Race, including the risk of accidents, the possibility of personal injury and physical injuries, as well as damage and losses of a financial nature, and voluntarily decided to take this risk.
    2. The judge of the competition, whose decisions are final, decides about the admission to the competition.
    3. People who are afraid of water, space, darkness, fire and closed spaces should not take part in the race.
    4. All competitors participating in the race must be verified in the Organizational Office located at the Adventure Park in Gdynia Kolibki on the day of the competition, at the times specified in the schedule.
    5. The Organizer provides a place to change clothes and a washing point after the race. The Organizer shall not be liable for the runners’ belongings left behind.
    6. The condition for classifying a competitor is to run along the approved route of the race and finish the race in required time. Competitors who do not finish the race within the required time will not be classified.
    7. Participants are bound by these regulations.
    8. Participation in the run is allowed to all individuals who:
    • have registered via biegun.info and paid a fee, and people who received voulchers from contests organized by Adventure Park Gdynia Kolibki.
    • who do not have medical contraindications to participate in endurance-type endurance sports, who reported their participation,
    • will sign or sign by proxy, and in the case of minors by a statutory representative, a statement on the ability to participate in the Biegun Race and present a photo ID at the Event Office.
    • Children at the aged 3 to 16 under supervision of an adult.

    Classification:

    1. The best teams in the categories of:
    • Small family ((up to 3 persons, including at least one child);
    • Big family (over 3 persons, including at least 2 children);
    1. The decoration and awarding will take place on the day of the competition.
    2. The prizes will not be sent by post.
    3. Time to pick up the prize at Adventure Park Gdynia Kolibki is 7 working days, after that time the prizes will be donated to charity.
    4. After the verification, the results will be posted on the Internet: biegun.info

    Registration:

    1. The Organizer manages the event registration according to the order in which the registrations are made and the entry fees are paid, until the limits of places in individual turns are exhausted. Registration is open from December 2019 until the day of the event inclusive. The registration must be made via the website. The registration fee covers the costs of:
    • accident insurance
    • medical care along the route
    • commemorative medal
    • meal after the race
    • set of BIEGUN OCR gadgets

    CAUTION:

    The Organizer does not refund the registration fee to participants who do not attend the start at the appointed time or have resigned from the event after the registration.

    1. If you want to change the application form (personal data, team name, start-up wave), changes will only be made after providing the confirmation of a money transfer (PLN 40.00 minimum) for any charitable purpose.

    Final remarks:

    1. The start number must be placed in a visible place.
    2. It is forbidden to clutter the route (the runner must take all the packaging after nutrients and all other rubbish to the finish line). In the case when the participant is caught cluttering the route they are immediately disqualified!
    3. The Organizer reserves the right to decide on any disputes not covered by these regulations.
    4. The Organizer reserves the right to change the program of the event (without prior notification of the participants) resulting from unforeseen situations.
    5. The Organizer reserves the right to make changes to the rules of the event. The final version of the regulations will be available before the start of the Run in the Event Office.
    6. The Organizer reserves the right to use the image and comments of the participants who take part in the event free of charge for promotional purposes.
    7. The Organizer reserves the right to use all photos, film materials, interviews and sound recordings of the race participants free of charge worldwide. They can be used by the Organizer by placing on carriers, in catalogues and on the media, on websites, in newspapers and at exhibitions, as well as on promotional and advertising needs related to the activities carried out by the Organizer.

    Complaints and requests:

    1. Competitors have the right to lodge a complaint to the judging panel after paying a deposit of PLN 250. In the case of a rejected complaint, the deposit is not refundable and will be entirely transferred for charity.