~   Each loop starts exactly 1 hour after the last one started  ... ie: 0830am, 0930am,1030am etc .

             ~  There will be a warning whistle at 3 minutes, 2 minutes & 1 minute prior to start each hour.

             ~   If you are not in the starting corral when the bell goes you do not get to start.  No late starts.  No                                         exceptions.

             ~  Except for toilet stops runners may not leave the course until each lap is completed.  There are flushing                            toilets in the event village next to the start/finish line and 50m from the start that you run past each lap.                       No toileting out on course or you risk DQ.

            ~   No non-competitors on the course including eliminated runners.   The tracks are open to the general public                     including other runners and mountain bikers, please be courteous but accept no assistance.

            ~   No personal aid during a lap.  Aid is only allowed in the event village during the time you have remaining                             after you have completed a lap and before the start whistle goes for the next lap.

            ~   Each lap must be completed within the hour to be counted, including the final lap.

            ~   No artificial aids including poles.

            ~   Slower runners must allow faster runners to pass.  Faster runners must give slower runners time to make                     room for them to pass.  No pushing, shoving or elbowing etc.

            ~   This is a self supported event in that you must provide all your own food and fluid requirements.  We will not                   be providing an aid station although we will have extra water on hand. 

            ~   The winner is the last person to complete a loop.

            ~   Everyone else is a DNF.

            ~   If no one manages to complete a final loop on their own then there is no winner.

            ~   You must report to the timing team when you decide you cannot go on.

            ~   The winner is automatically eligible for the World Team Championship satellite event in October 2024. 

            ~   The other 14 places are made up of the respective winners of Pig's Backyard Ultra in Dunedin in January &                     The Riverhead Backyard Relaps  Ultra in April and then the 12 runners who achieved the most laps of all                            affiliated New Zealand Backyard events during the qualification period.