INTRODUCTION
In 2023 “Run as One Singapore” is a ‘hybrid’ run, a concept that is halfway between the traditional ‘mass-participation’ event and a virtual event. It allows participants to run at their own time, whilst maintaining the competitive element.
Key event characteristics:
1 GENERAL
1.1 RUN AS ONE SINGAPORE 2023 is organised by MetaSport hereafter “The Organiser”.
2 PERSONAL HEALTH RISKS & PRECAUTIONS
2.1 An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. All participants are being advised to follow the following COVID-19 general guidelines:
2.2 While participating in the Event, participants agree to comply with any public health and/or safety directions of Organising staff, representatives or contractors; police; or government or health authorities.
3 RACE ENTRY – GENERAL
3.1 Participants must be 14 years old as at 2 July 2023 to take part in the 12.8km Run.
3.2 Runners are ranked in their overall gender category and their age category based on their age as at 2 July 2023.
3.3 Participants must be 10 years old as at 2 July 2023 to take part in the 5km Run.
3.4 Children between the age of 10 to 15 years as at 2 July 2023, participating in the 5km run, must be accompanied by a parent who will be responsible for their safety during the event.
4 RACE ENTRY – TEAM OF 4
4.1 A “Team of 4” must comprise 4 runners, each running 12.8km.
4.2 Members of a “Team of 4” Male / Mixed category can be either all men or mixed genders. Members of a “Team of 4” Female category must be all women.
4.3 A runner is allowed to register in one team only.
4.4 All members of a “Team of 4” are automatically registered in the individual event and are eligible for individual prizes.
4.5 The finishing times of all four runners in a team shall be aggregated to determine the position of the teams.
5 REGISTRATION FEES
5.1 Once registration has been duly processed, there will be no fee refund for participants who do not eventually take part in the event for whatever reason, or who have registered in an incorrect category.
5.2 Race categories and race entries are strictly non-transferable.
5.3 In the event of force majeure, inclement weather, public health pandemic, or other hazardous conditions, prior to or on event days, the Organiser reserves the right to reschedule or cancel the race without any refund of registration fees.
5.4 On race day, in the event of inclement weather, force majeure or other hazardous conditions, the Organiser reserves the right to delay the commencement of the race, shorten the race or modify the course.
6 REGISTRATION PROCESSES
6.1 Registration may be completed online through the event website.
6.2 The Organiser will not entertain nor be in any way responsible for any disputes arising from incomplete or inaccurate registration details.
6.3 The Organiser reserves the right to limit and/or refuse entries without giving any reason.
6.4 Entries are not accepted after the closing of the registration period.
7 RESULTS AND TIMING
7.1 All results and rankings will be based on Real Time, which is the time from when a runner presses the start button on the MyRaceGate app at the starting point until he or she crosses the finishing point, as recorded by the MyRaceGate app.
7.2 In the event of the race app failing or other technical issues, the Organiser reserves the right to use a recording from a secondary tracking device (such as a sports watch, Strava, RunKeeper) to determine a runner’s finish time.
8 PRIZES
8.1 Participants who successfully complete the race (12.8km or 5km) will be awarded a finisher e-Certificate.
8.2 Trophy allocation can be found here on the event website.
8.3 Trophies are awarded to Team-of-4 teams based on their ‘MyRaceGate’ app results.
8.4 Participants in the 5km Run will not be awarded any trophies.
9 RUN CONDUCT
9.1 It is the participant’s responsibility to start and finish at the correct location and complete the correct course.
9.2 Participants must complete the entirety of the course by themselves, and not use any other person, vehicle or mode to move their tracking device around the course.
9.3 Participants must start the run not earlier than Sunday 2 July, 0000 hours and finish not later than Sunday 2 July, 2359 hours.
9.4 Participants must ensure that all run tracking data has been uploaded to the MyRaceGate app successfully by Sunday 2 July, 2359 hours.
9.5 Participants may complete the course only once, and upload only one set of run data per race distance for inclusion in the official results. Participants with duplicate data will be disqualified.
10 DISQUALIFICATION
10.1 The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify a participant if he or she:
10.2 The Organiser reserves the right to give a time penalty if a participant inadvertently takes an incorrect route.
11 APPEALS
11.1 For prize winners or possible prize winners, disputes and appeals must be made by electronic mail within one day of the results being published on the event website.
11.2 The Organiser reserves the right not to entertain any dispute or appeal once the appeal period has passed.
11.3 Protests must be submitted in accordance with the following procedure:
11.4 The decision of the Appeal Committee is final and the Organising Committee will not consider any appeal nor enter into any correspondence with Participants.
12 OTHERS
12.1 The Organiser reserves the right to cancel, postpone or change the venue, date or time of the Event. There will be no fee refund if the event is cancelled for whatever reason.
12.2 The Organiser reserves the right to amend any rules and regulations without prior notice.
12.3 Failure to observe the rules and regulations shall result in disqualification and no refund will be given. The Organiser, their partners, staff and/or agents will not be held responsible for any claims arising out of any death or injury, damage or loss, suffered or caused while attending this competition, and this includes all costs and expenses incurred as a result of such claims.
12.4 Participants must be self-sufficient, as athlete services such as bag deposit and course drink stations are not provided.
13 PHOTOGRAPHY
13.1 The Organiser reserves the right to use any photographs (including those of Participants), motion pictures, recordings, or any other media records of the Run as One Singapore, for any legitimate purpose, including commercial advertising and distribution to sponsors and partners.
13.2 Photography and/or videography will be taken during the event for news and publicity purposes by the official photographer and/or videographer, and may be used for print, social media and on online/electronic platforms of the Organiser. The Organiser owns all rights to the photographs and video recordings. If you do not wish to have any photographs or video recordings taken of you, please inform the Organiser.
