Event Rules
CODE OF CONDUCT
We have an amazing Code of Conduct that we’d love you to not only read, but abide by! As you read it you’ll think ‘that makes total sense’… and it really does! Respect the environment we are privileged to run in, the people we share it with, our fellow competitors, the volunteers, organisers and land owners - and represent the broader trail run community with a sense of fun and pride!
NO DROP BAGS ON COURSE
Aside from a start/finish line drop-bag service, participants WILL NOT be able to have drop-bags taken to aid stations on course. Participants must make use of the event supplied course nutrition available at the aid stations (see "course nutrition" below) - anything particular you may want will need to be carried with you.
There will be a drop-bag area at the start line where participants may leave any (non-valuable) items they wish to have available at the finish line. This will be useful to participants staying at the start line who wish to have fresh clothes for the finish line, or participants who take the shuttle bus on race morning and wish to bring along a book/music/blanket/jumper etc for the long bus ride to the start line. Please clearly mark your bag with your NAME and RACE BIB NUMBER.
NO CREW OR PACERS
The Wild Earth Coastal High 50 and Coastal High Crunch are UNCREWED events - participants are not to receive external support or assistance either at or between aid stations, unless from event staff or in a medical or emergency situation. The remote nature of the course means that there is not sufficient area on-course or at aid stations for crew. We also pride ourselves on having great aid stations, so feel we have you covered (happy to take suggestions too)!
There are no pacers in the Wild Earth Coastal High 50 or Crunch events, and you must not have anyone unregistered for the event run with you at any time. Running alongside an unregistered runner may see you withdrawn from the event and jeopardise the event’s permit which has a strict capacity.
It is permissible for friends, family and other supporters to attend CP2 in the Numinbah Valley to wait and watch participants run through - however runners are not to receive assistance from them at this time. A quick cuddle is OK!
POLES ARE ALLOWED
The use of poles is fine for this event, but there are some basic guidelines that need to be followed:
As the event is non-crewed, if you wish to use poles you must both start and finish with them (you cannot collect or leave them with crew at an aid station).
You need to be extremely aware of other runners around you when using your poles, taking great care to ensure that you don’t put them at risk via rogue pole usage; this is particularly important on the single track sections across the cliff tops in the first 25km of the 50km event. Our strong recommendation is that you stow your poles when you are running along the cliff sections of the course; both for your safety and that of your fellow runners.
HEADPHONE USE IS DISCOURAGED
We aren’t banning the use of headphones, however we strongly discourage you from using them during the event to ensure you remain aware of your surroundings. If you choose to use headphones, please ensure that:
You do not wear them for the race start.
You do not wear them when entering, during your time at, or on leaving an aid station or checkpoint.
You do not wear them when running along the Dave’s Creek or Ships Stern cliff top sections of the course.
You do not wear them when running adjacent to the road in the Numinbah Valley.
You remove them and keep them removed from the Purlingbrook Falls swing bridge (at the base of the falls) through to the finish line.
LITTERING IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN
It’s very simple; we are running on one of the most beautiful trails in the world; let’s keep it that way! We will have bins at aid stations so you don’t have to carry it all the way! You are also required to carry compulsory gear - we assume a hydration pack or back pack - which have plenty of little pockets for your rubbish to make its way into during the race and out of the hinterland trails and on to a proper method of disposal when you’re done!
If you see rubbish that has been left behind; please pick it up with our thanks. Anybody blatantly disposing of rubbish inappropriately shall be disqualified.
