The top section contains general rules and guidelines. The specific race information follows and is grouped by AdventureMax 8-Hour and the AdvenrtureMax Team Triathlon. Be sure to read all the information very carefully.

GENERAL RULES AND GUIDELINES
We will be closing online registration on Saturday, March 5th. NOTICE: We have decided to waive the Late Fee for this innagural event. There is still time to register. NO RACE DAY REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. If you need assistance please email to: info@ultramaxtri.com

Here is a link to this pre-race information.http://www.ultramaxtri.com/newsletters/Pre_Race_Information/AdventureMax_Final_Info_10.html

VERY IMPORTANT - Don’t Forget Your ID! - You must have a picture ID to pick up your packet. If you do not have a picture ID, we cannot let you race. There are no exceptions to this rule… please don’t drive all the way to Innsbrook without a picture ID. Your sister, friend, coach, etc vouching for you does not equal a picture ID. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.

Race Number & Timing Chip:
One member of your team MUST wear the team assigned number on the front of their clothing at all times. The number must be worn in front the entire time during the race. This same team member must also wear the assigned timing chip on their ankle.

Automatic Reasons for Disqualification:
* Not staying within 100 feet of your team
* Leaving a teammate behind
* Using a mode of travel that is not specified for each segment of the race
* Littering on the course
* Non-assistance to person in danger

Rules on the Race Course:
* Each team will visit a series of checkpoints that are described or located on the course map sheet. You must visit all of the checkpoints in order (unless otherwise stated by the race director) and use the mode of transportation described. The team that visits all of the checkpoints in the least amount of time will be the winner.
* Each team will receive a control punch card at packet pickup. You will punch the control card at each checkpoint starting. The punch must be located in the numbered box that matches the checkpoint identification number on the map. The checkpoint may or may not be labeled with a numbers.
* All team members must check in together at each checkpoint. All members of each team must remain within 100 feet of each other during the event.
* All team members must cross the finish line at the same time.
* All racers and spectators must follow a "Leave-No-Trace" ethic.
* No littering of any kind will be allowed. Any team found littering will be automatically disqualified!!
* Teams must follow race instructions and avoid off-limits areas.
* Teams must exclusively travel under their own power during the race. Any team using motorized transportation will be disqualified.
* Penalties can result in failure to stay on the prescribed course, not carrying required gear, not having race numbers visible, and unsportsmanlike conduct.
* There will be no time penalty for a missed checkpoint. IMPORTANT - Teams that find all checkpoints will automatically be ranked higher than teams that missed checkpoints.
* Teams missing a CP will not have the opportunity to acquire the CP prior to finishing. You are responsible for double checking your accuracy.
* Team members will not be allowed to receive support OF ANY KIND in the transition areas.
*All team members must enter and exit the assigned transition areas.
* Non-team members are not allowed on the course without approval of the race directors.
* All participants must be at least 16 years of age. Participants younger than 16 must have parental permission to compete in the race.
* The time recorded by the Ultramax staff will be the official time.
* Rules may be added or changed at any time before the event.
* Team members must sign all waivers and be present at the safety and pre-race meetings in order to race.
* No illegal drugs shall be used during the event.
* Ultramax is not responsible for stolen, lost, or damaged equipment.
* This is a non-support race, all event related activities from registration, staging, racing, etc., are to be completed by team members only.

Forbidden Equipment:

• GPS
• Additional Maps
• Any motorized mode of transportation
• Outside support of any kind will not be permitted

Passports:
Each team will be provided with a Passport. Passports are to be presented to Race Officials upon request.
   
Check Points (CP’s):
Competitors will travel from CP to CP requiring navigation, orienteering(adverture race only) and route finding skills.  Teams are required to present their Passport to Race Officials when appropriate. CP’s must be acquired as noted in the Passport Instructions. There will be both manned and unmanned CP’s. The transition areas will contain CP's and the Team must enter and exit the transition areas together. The Team must cross the timing points at the transition areas.

Additional rules and penalties will be reviewed at the MANDATORY pre-race meeting. All decisions of the race directors will be final. These Rules are designed to set forth standards in which athletes can participate and compete in a positive, fun and fair atmosphere. These Rules are intended to promote and maintain sportsmanship and to protect the health, safety, and well-being of participants.

TIMING CHIP NOTICE
The AdventureMax 8-Hour and the Team Triathlon will be timed using AMB chip timing transponders, commonly called “the chip”. Please follow these simple instructions carefully. Not wearing the transponder properly may prevent you from being timed. Transponders are non-transferable! Be careful not to switch with other teams. The chip must be on ankle of one team member at all times or your team will not be scored in the event. Your timing chip will be removed by volunteers once you reach the finish line.

If you find you still have your timing chip after the race, please put it in a padded envelope and mail to: Ultramax Events 2902 Forum Blvd Suite 101 Columbia, MO 65203. YOU WILL BE CHARGED A $125 REPLACEMENT FEE IF YOU DO NOT RETURN YOUR TIMING TRANSPONDER Failure to return a chip will result in disqualification from all future events owned or timed by Ultramax Events!
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DIRECTIONS TO INNSBROOK RESORT

Driving Directions From the East (From St. Louis) take Highway 70 West to the first Wright City exit (Exit 200), and travel south for five miles on Highway F. Team Check-in, Packet Pickup and all briefings will be held at the Innsbrook Stables. Enter the main gate from Highway F and there will be red arrows directing you to the stable area. Download Innsbrook Property Map Here. Drive time from St. Louis Intíl Airport: ~ 40 minutes.

From the West (From Kansas City) take Highway 70 east to the first Wright City exit (Exit 199); turn right at the top of the exit; then left on South Outer Road. Make a right at the stop sign, then a right onto Highway F. Continue south on Highway F for five miles. Team Check-in, Packet Pickup and all briefings will be held at the Innsbrook Stables. Enter the main gate from Highway F and there will be red arrows directing you to the stable area. Download Innsbrook Property Map Here. Drive time from Kansas City Intíl Airport: ~ 3 1/2 hours.

Innsbrook Resort #1 Aspen Circle Innsbrook, MO 63390 (if you can’t find this in a mapping program, enter “Wright City, MO” for your destination – after exiting to Wright City, you will be able to follow the directions listed above )

Race-Day Parking - There will be plenty designated parking area at the Stables.

Race Lodging
Innsbrook Resort - Act today if you want to stay at the race site.
Call (636)928-3366

Staybridge Suites
(About 15-20 minutes from Race Site)
11 55 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
OFALLON, MO 63368 UNITED STATES
Hotel Front Desk: 636-300-0999
Click Here for Information

Holiday Inn Express
(About 15-20 minutes from Race Site)
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
1175 Technology Drive O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-300-4844
Click Here for Information

Onlilne Race Results Link:
http://ultramaxtri.com/timing/2010/10_AdventureMax/Index_AdventureMax_10.htmll

VOLUNTEERS
Are your friends and/or family are coming to the event? Are they interested in volunteering while you race? We have positions where they can see you start, race and then be there at the finish line to greet you. Nearly 100% of all unsolicited racer comments include praise for our volunteers; this is truly what makes these events possible. The racers really appreciate your time because they know and realize they could not pursue this sport without volunteers. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us at info@ultramaxtri.com.

END OF GENERAL RULES AND GUIDELINES

This section applies to the 8-Hour Adventure Race. The AdventureMax 8-Hour course is going to be a very challenging and thrilling course! All racers will have up to 8-Hours to complete the course.

Schedule of Events for AdventureMax 8-Hour
LOCATION: All checkin and meetings will take place at the Innsbrook Resort Stables. Team Check-in, Packet Pickup and all briefings will be held at the Innsbrook Stables. Enter the main gate from Highway F and there will be red arrows directing you to the stable area. Download Innsbrook Property Map Here

Friday  - March 5, 2010

• IMPORTANT - Teams will recieve their final course maps and race instructions on Friday, the day before the race. ALL MEMBERS of each 8-Hour Team are required to check in during the designated time on Friday for Gear Check and Team Registration.
• 5:00 PM -8:00 PM - Manditory Team Check-in, Registration and Gear Check at the Stables
• 8:00 PM - Mandatory Adventure Racing Team Briefing at the Stables- Maps, clue sheets and race instructions will be distributed at this meeting. The meeting will have a Q & A session with the Race Director.
  ** To avoid delays, come early to check your gear if possible. Lots of teams will try to arrive at 8pm**     

Saturday - March 6, 2010 - RACE DAY 

• ??? - Race Day Team Check-in  - Passports will be distributed with final instructions. Race Briefing - all team members must be present. The time of the meeting will be given to your team on Friday during Team Check-in and Gear Check.  
• ??? - START AdventureMax 8-Hour - Start Time Announced at Friday's Team Check-in
• ??? - 8-Hour Awards Ceremony - All finishers will recieve a custom finisher medal and catered meal provided by Innsbrook Resort. Custom Wine Awards will be presented to the top placing teams.

8-Hour Orienteering
There may be one, two, or more specific orienteering sections/courses.
A map and compass will used to locate a series of points (Control Points, “CP’s”) shown on a specialized topographic map. Strategic routes are chosen, on or off trail, that will help find all of the CP’s, therefore completing the orienteering course. Each CP is a distinct mapped feature, such as a stream junction, large boulder field or hilltop, and is marked with a standard orange/white orienteering control.

The AdventureMax orienteering section consists of a series of CP’s that may or may not be marked on the course map. You will need to come prepared to use yourUTM tool to plot the UTM coordinates provided on a clue sheet included with your maps. On the ground, a control flag marks the location that the orienteer must visit.

To verify a visit, the orienteer uses a unique punch hanging next to the flag to mark the control card. The route between CP’s is not specified, and is entirely up to the orienteer; this element of route choice and the ability to navigate through the forest are the essence of orienteering.

We will provide each team with a Topographic and possible other maps.. These maps must remain with the team at all times. The out of bounds areas will be marked and it is the team responsibility to avoid those areas.

AdventureMax 8-HOUR REQUIRED GEAR:

Teams must carry all required gear throughout each leg. Gear checks will be performed on the race course.

• One team member must wear the assigned race number and timing chip at all times.
• Helmets must be worn during all mountain biking legs.
• All racers must have a red, blinking taillight on their bike at all times.
• All team members must properly wear a Coast Guard Approved Type III Personal Flotation Device at all times while on the water.
• No GPS equipment will be allowed. Any team found using a GPS or Phone (for non-emergency) will be automatically disqualified and banned from future events.
• Each team must carry the provided Maps, Passport and Passport Instructions.
• The event will supply canoes and PFDs. You must use the canoesa nd equipment provided. No outside boats will be allowed.
• A working and charged Cell Phone without GPS functions
• UTM tool 1:24,000 scale (Check website for any changes)
• Waterproof map case
• Pen or Pencil
• Two Compasses
• Standard Bike Tools
• Team First Aid Kit including:
  • Tweezers
  • Antiseptic wipes
  • Antibacterial Ointment
  • Anti-Inflammatory; Motrin, etc.
  • Antacids
  • Antihistamines
  • Moleskin
  • BAND-AIDS; fingertip, small butterfly
  • Sterile dressings & gauze
  • Adhesive tape

8-Hour Individual Gear Required:
To be carried by each adventure racing competitor at ALL times:

• Backpack with the capability of carrying 70 ounces of water.
• Water
• Lighter/waterproof matches
• Knife, fixed or locking blade
• Headlamp
• Whistle - On the outside and accessable at all times
• Fleece light weight long sleeve top
• Waterproof top outer layer, jacket or shell
• Space Blanket
• Water purification tablets (minimum 10)

8-Hour Mountain Biking Equipment:

• Helmet that meets the ANSI or Snell safety standards
• The Team must have a minimum of one set of bike tools including: patch kit, pump/CO2, inner tubes, chain tool, allen keys, and tire irons.
• The helmet and bike tools can be left with the bike at the designated transtion areas.  
  

Gear Checks:
AdventureMax 8-Hour Teams may be randomly subjected to a gear-check and it is the teams’ responsibility to oblige the Race Official in a timely and civil manner.

Course-Route:
Competitors are required to follow the course-route when designated.
   
Cut-off time:
Cut-off times will be enforced. Cut-off locations and times will be provided to your team prior to the race start. A Race Official will notify any team that reaches a cut-off location after the official cut-off time.  The Race Official will determine if a team may proceed as an “unofficial finisher” or be requested to return to the Start/Finish area. A team's finishing time will be the time from the Official Race Start to the time all team members cross the finish line.
   
Time Penalties:
A time penalty may be imposed for a violation of any of the event rules. In the event that a team is assessed a time penalty, the time penalty shall be served by the Team prior to crossing the finish line. Time penalties shall be cumulative and a team may be assessed more than one time penalty for violations of the same rule.

Penalty times range from 10 to 120 minutes.

The information in this section applies ONLY to the AdventureMax Off-Road Team Triathlon.

The Off-Road Team Triathlon is going to be a Triathlon with a "new" twist. The race will take place primarily off-road. You will race as 2-person teams (Male - Female - Coed). This race is all about teamwork. Your team will start, race and finish together. The race will be 2-3 miles of canoeing, 12-15 miles of mountain biking (off-road and gravel road) and 3-5 miles of running. The exact distances and course will not be disclosed until Friday at packet pickup.

You will be given maps on Friday during packet pickup and the mandatory race meeting. There will be no orienteering sections on the course. However, you WILL be required to perform very basic map navigation/reading to complete the race. It will be clear and will not be complicated. The course will NOT be marked and some very basic map skills will be required. The Team Triathlon will also have Passports and will collect control points along the way on each leg of the race. Please review the information very carefully!

Schedule of Events for AdventureMax Team Triathlon
LOCATION: All checkin and meetings will take place at the Innsbrook Resort Stables. Team Check-in, Packet Pickup and all briefings will be held at the Innsbrook Stables. Enter the main gate from Highway F and there will be red arrows directing you to the stable area. Download Innsbrook Property Map Here

• Each individual team member must wear their assigned race number at all times.
• Helmets must be worn during all mountain biking legs.
• All team members must properly wear a Coast Guard Approved Type III Personal Flotation Device at all times while on the water.
• Each team will be provided with Maps, Passport and Passport Instructions on Friday during the Mandatory Team Check-In.
• Event Management reserves the right and authority to alter or change the course, route and stages of the race/event at any time due to a real or perceived threat to the safety of the participants.
• The event will supply canoes and PFDs. You must use the canoes provide. No outside boats, PFDs or paddles will be allowed.

Team Triathlon Individual Required Gear:
To be carried by each competitor at ALL times:

• Backpack with or without water bladder
• Water
• Whistle(accesible to the outside at all times)
• Helmet that meets the ANSI or Snell safety standards
• Mountain Biking Equipment: Each team must have a set of bike tools including: patch kit, pump/CO2, inner tubes, and tire irons.
• The Team must have a Pen or Pencil
• The Team must have Two Compasses
• Maps provided by the race
• Race number and timing chip

Team Triathlon On Water Equipment:
• P.F.D. US Coast Guard Type III Life Jacket with whistle attached and visible. Life jackets will be provided by the race organization. You must wear the one that is proviced.
• Canoes and paddles will be provided by the race. You must use the canoe and paddles provided. No outside boats or paddles are permitted.

Team Triathlon Rules

You will be required to race as 2-person teams (Male - Female - Coed) at all times. This race is all about teamwork, your team MUST start, race and finish together. The race will consist of canoeing, mountain biking (off-road and gravel road) and off-road running.

• Team members must stay within 100 feet of each other throughout the event.
• Teams missing a Control Point on their Passport will be DQ'd from the results and not eligible for awards.
• Team members will not be allowed to receive support OF ANY KIND in the transition areas.
• Non-team members are not allowed on the course without approval of the race directors.
• All participants must be at least 16 years of age. Participants younger than 16 must have parental permission to compete in the race.
• The time recorded by the Ultramax staff will be the official time.
• Rules may be added or changed at any time before the event.
• Team members must sign all waivers and be present at the safety and pre-race meetings in order to race.
• No illegal drugs shall be used during the event.
• Ultramax is not responsible for stolen, lost, or damaged equipment.
• This is a non-support race, all event related activities from registration, staging, racing, etc., are to be completed by team members only.

Course-Route:
Competitors are required to follow the course AT ALL TIMES.

Time Penalties:
A time penalty may be imposed for a violation of any of the event Rules. In the event that a team is assessed a time penalty, the time penalty shall be served by the Team prior to crossing the finish line. Time penalties shall be cumulative and a team may be assessed more than one time penalty for violations of the same rule.Penalty times range from 3 to 15 minutes.

USA Triathlon Rules
All USAT rules apply (and can be found at usatriathlon.org), but a couple of major ones to keep in mind… Helmets must be on and strapped at all times that you are on your bike at the race site. This includes warm up, riding your bike from parking to race site, etc. You can be disqualified if your helmet is not on and strapped.

Schedule of Events for Team Triathlon

Friday - March 5, 2010
IMPORTANT - Atleast one Triathlon Team member must report on Friday. The Team Triathlon will recieve course maps and race instructions when they report on Friday.
• 5:00-7:00 PM - Mandatory Team Check-in at Innsbrook Stables. The Team Triathlon racers will get ALL maps and specific race instructions. The Mandatory Team Triathlon Check-in and Briefing will be held at the Innsbrook Stables. Enter the main gate from Highway F and there will be red arrows directing you to the Stables (download Innsbrook Property map).
• 7:00 PM - Mandatory Team Triathlon Briefing at the Stables- Maps and race instructions will be distributed at this meeting. The meeting will have a Q & A session with the Race Director.
** To avoid delays, come early to check your gear if possible. Lots of teams will try to arrive at 7pm** One member of your team must be present at this meeting.

Saturday - March 6, 2010
• 9:30 am - Teams must report to Start Line for Final Instructions
• 10:00 am - START AdventureMax Off-Road Team Triathlon
• 12:00 pm - First Team Triathlon expected
• 1:00 pm - All finishers will recieve a custom finisher medal and catered meal provided by Innsbrook Resort. Custom Wine Awards will be presented to the top placing teams.         
* Complete race details will be revealed on race morning during Team Check-In.