Race Terms

1. Race entry

1.1 By entering a race you are agreeing to enter into the race and also agree to abide by these Race Terms as well as the General Terms and the terms set out on the relevant race entry page of the Web Site.

1.2 Entries to races are non-transferable. Participation in the race is personal to you; you are strictly prohibited from swapping, selling or transferring or offering to sell, swap or transfer the place in the race.

1.3 To enter a race you must be 18 years of age or older on the date of the race.

1.4 Race entry closure is determined and announced when race participation reaches the stated capacity or a pre-set date. This will be stated on the Web Site entry page of the race in question.

2. Race entry fees and cancellation

2.1 You must pay the race entry fee at the time of entering the race.

2.2 All race entry fees are non-refundable, and cannot be deferred towards a future race, nor can an entry be transferred from one race to another. You do not have a right to change your mind since the race entry fee is charged in return for our entering you into the race. Your entry is completed as soon as you have completed the race entry process.

2.3 The charities that will benefit from each race and the proportion of race entry fees that they will receive will be as stated on the applicable race entry page of the Web Site.

3. Participation is at your own risk

3.1 You are responsible for ensuring that you have undertaken any necessary preparation and training to enter and participate in any race. Entry and participation in races is at your own risk. You warrant to us that you will be on the date of the race, sufficiently fit and healthy to participate in the race unaided and in accordance with the Agreement. If you are in any doubt we recommend that you seek medical advice.

3.2 You will be required to confirm your acceptance of these terms and the disclaimer when entering each race.

4. Race completion

4.1 You will be treated as having completed the race if you submit the required evidence of your completion of the race to us by the date specified on the race entry page of the Web Site. Examples of the required evidence are stated on each race entry Web Site page. Any question as to whether sufficient evidence is provided will be determined solely at our discretion.

4.2 We will send a race medals to each participant who provides the required evidence of completion in accordance with clause 4.1. Medals are sent by post within a reasonable time of the deadline for completing the race to the address provided by you during the race entry process. It is your responsibility to ensure that your address and any other details are correct and we will not be responsible or liable to you if these details are incorrect.

4.3 Spot prizes are awarded entirely at our discretion. Recipients of any spot prizes will be selected by a random process.

4.4 The deadline for completing each race and the submission of evidence in accordance with clause 4.1 is fixed and cannot be varied. If we do not receive your evidence by the date specified, you will not receive a medal and will not be included in the results section of our Web Site.

5. Personal Information

5.1 For the purposes of this section, personal information includes any data or information about you that is described as “personal data” and/or “sensitive personal data” in the Data Protection Act 1998 (which includes your name, photos, medical data and other information about you (“Personal Information”). References to our partners includes our sponsors, advertisers, charities and any other third parties with which we may work in connection with the operation of the Web Site and the organisation and promotion of races and virtual races.

5.2 You agree that the Personal Information relating to you can be stored, used by us and our partners in connection with the organisation, staging and administration of the race.

5.3 You agree that the Personal Information relating to you may be anonymised and the anonymised data may be used by us and our partners in connection with the compilation of statistical information.

5.4 You agree that your name, image and contact details can be used by us and our partners for the purposes of:

(i) the promotion and marketing of the race and the Web Site;

(ii) adding you to a mailing list to keep you informed about any future events and services which we believe you might be interested in, such as leisure activities relating to either similar types of events or activities or future races;

(iii) promotional and marketing material in respect of similar events, other community based activities organised by us and/or our partners.

5.5 If you would not like us or our partners to use the Personal Information other than for purposes related to you participation in the race, please email us.

5.6 You agree that we may publish your Personal Information as part the lead up to the race and as part of the results of the race either for the race alone or combined with or compared to other races and events. Results may include (but not be limited to) name, any club affiliation, race times, occupation, age category, location, submitted times and photos.

5.7 In particular in relation to photographs, you agree to the publication of such photographs and their use by us and those authorised by us in any way which we may see fit now or in the future including but not limited to display on the Web Site and inclusion in other publications and publicity materials.