2017 Walkway Marathon Digital Race Packet 2017DigitalRacePacket | Page 48

Race Etiquette on Course
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Bodily functions are a fact of life during a race. If you need to spit, blow your nose or
throw-up, move to the side of the road and do it there. If nature calls, check for a
port-a-potty, an open business, a kind neighbor along the course, or as a last resort, a
discreet clump of bushes before relieving yourself.
If someone in front of you is wearing headphones, and they are blocking, gently touch
their elbow or shoulder as you pass to alert them to your presence.
If you need to tie your shoe or stop for any reason (phone call, selfie photo, nose blow,
etc.) move to the side of the road and step off the course.
Pay attention to your surroundings at all times.
Yield the right of way to all police and emergency vehicles. Yield the course to
wheelchair athletes. You can change direction or stop more quickly than they can,
especially on a downhill.
Don’t cheat! Don’t cut the course. ROSIE…no way!!!
Hydration Etiquette
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Hydration stations will be located at approximately every 1.5 to 2 miles and staffed by
volunteer service organizations.
Water and an electrolyte will be available at each hydration station, with water served
first, and Gatorade and Nuun second.
GU Tri/Berri and Chocolate Outrage will be available for full marathoners at the
LaGrange Trail Head & Diddell Trail Head water stations (so near miles 9, 15, 21).
When approaching an aid station to hydrate or re-fuel, move to the right and grab
your fluid/nutritional needs from the volunteers or the aid tables then continue forward
away from the volunteers or aid table.
If you need to stop at an aid station step to the right side of the road and proceed to
the aid station, but do not block others from accessing the aid tables or volunteers
handing out fluids.
Throw your used recyclable/compostable cup to the right side away from the course
as close to an aid station as possible.
Drop your cup down by your waist as opposed to tossing it over your shoulder. The
person behind you may not appreciate the shower if the cup is not empty.
Say thank you to the volunteers manning the aid station.
If you see someone in distress on the course, report their number to the aid station and
try to recall the approximate mile marker where you saw them.
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