Penalty guide

By station

Race-wide

• D1

  One partner runs ahead of the other

  1 min each. More than 3 means Out of Competition.

• D7

  Resting partner kneels, sits, lies down or lets any body part touch the floor

  Banned at every station. The rulebook sets no fixed time.

• D8

  Handing gear to your partner, such as a belt, gloves or sleeves

  Counts as outside assistance and can mean DQ. Wear it start to finish.

• D2

  Using a lane or equipment you were not assigned

  2 min each

• 05

  Going into or out of a station the wrong way, such as leaving through its IN arch

  2 min each

• 01

  Missing a run lap

  3 min on a 4-lap course, 5 min on 3 laps, 7 min on 2 laps, DQ on 1 lap

• 02

  Missing a whole run or station

  DQ

• 03

  Doing stations in the wrong order

  3 min for the first, then DQ

• 04

  Going in through OUT or out through IN

  2 min each

• 17

  Waiting in the start tunnel after your wave has gone

  1 min can apply

• 20

  Starting in the wrong wave without permission

  DQ

• 21

  Not wearing your timing chip on an ankle. Each partner has one.

  Did not start

• 18

  Chalk outside Sled Pull and Farmers Carry, your own chalk, or taking chalk away

  2 min

• 19

  Outside assistance, including food or drink from anywhere but aid stations

  2 min each

• 22

  Spitting or clearing your nose on the floor

  2 min or DQ

• 23

  Littering, or pouring water over yourself

  2 min each

• 24

  Unsporting behaviour

  2 min or DQ

• D9

  Carrying a banned item: phone, headphones, earplugs, body camera, smart glasses, VR headset, helmet, breathing apparatus or compressed air cylinder

  Confiscated. Collect it after you finish.