SunSky 10K is produced by FRESHJUNKIE Racing (FJR).  FRESHJUNKIE Racing events are organized and directed under USA Track & Field (“USATF”) rules and regulations. Entrants must also comply with SunSky 10K and FRESHJUNKIE Racing rules and regulations.

 

SAFETY

Event Officials: All participants must follow the instructions of event officials (SunSky 10K staff and volunteers). For participants’ safety, no skates, skateboards, bicycles, push rim chairs or animals are permitted. SunSky 10K can accommodate hand crank cycles, but cyclists must be prepared to manage transport of their cycles to and from the bridge. Cyclists must email SunSky 10K staff at info@sunsky10k.com to coordinate registration and logistics. Costumes covering the face, or any non-formfitting bulky outfit extending beyond the perimeter of the body, are not permitted. SunSky 10K reserves the right to change the details of the event, including delaying, canceling, or suspending the race due to inclement weather or other potential safety risks. Participants must retire at once from the race if ordered to do so by event officials, medical staff, or any governmental authority, including firefighters and police officers.

Sportsmanship: Any participant who conducts himself or herself in an unsportsmanlike manner, or who is offensive in action or language to event officials, other participants, volunteers, or spectators may be disqualified. Protests concerning the conduct of participants will be accepted for up to 24 hours after the posting of results by contacting an event official or sending an email to info@sunsky10k.com

 

PARTICIPANT ENTRY AND RACE BIB

Application: All participants must provide accurate information, including age, gender, and emergency contact information, when filling out the event application. A participant may not change or add a team affiliation after an event has started.

Race Bib: Your official participant bib (running number) must be fully visible at all times and worn on the front of your torso. The timing device is attached to the back of your running number; in order to ensure an accurate time, please do not fold or wrinkle the bib or cover it with a jacket, runner belt, water bottle, or any other item. Participants who run the race without their bib properly attached and displayed risk not having their finish time and split times recorded, and not being listed in the results. Runners without race bibs may be stopped and prohibited to enter the finishing chute. If your bib is lost on the course, please report it to an event official after the race.

Transfers Permitted: Race registrations are now transferable to other participants and your race registration can now be transferred to other FJR events. There are restrictions, potential fees, and timing requirements related to these options. Any and all transfers MUST be completed using our RunSignUp registration site. Instructions can be found in our FAQs. Recording official transfers is important and mandatory as it ensures race officials have accurate emergency contact information and correct insurance waivers for all participants in the event. A participant who does not wear his or her assigned race bib/tag, or who is found to have transferred, bought, or sold entry without completing the official, required process in RunSignUp will be disqualified and suspended from subsequent FJR events.

No Refunds: Entry fees are non-refundable. Participants may defer entry to the following event year within a specified time frame for a fee. 

 

THE START

Race Start: The race will be started by an air horn or cannon unless otherwise noted. All participants must be behind the starting line at the start of the race and must follow the instructions of the race starter.

 

TIMING

Official Times: Your official (chip time) finish time is recorded by the timing system from when you cross the starting line to when you cross the finish line. Results are sorted by chip time and this determines the order of finish and award winners—except the Overall and Master's category awards, which are awarded based on gun time. Gun time starts when the race officially starts (gun shot) and ends when you cross the finish line. Gun time and chip time are both shown in your results. Start timing mats will be removed after the start of the race based on what the size of the field warrants. After the start has closed, no runners will be allowed to start the race. If a runner chooses to start, they must forfeit their bib and will not be considered an active participant in the event.

 

THE COURSE

Course Marking: The SunSky 10K is conducted on USATF-certified courses. Participants must stay within course boundaries, as designated by barriers, traffic cones, delineation, and/or other markings, at all times; must recognize and understand event signage and symbols relating to the course, directions, and facilities; and must follow the instructions of course marshals. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.

Course Monitoring: If you have not completed the entire course, do not cross the finish line. Participants with missing or irregular split times at official timing checkpoints will be reviewed and may be disqualified. If you must leave the course, rejoin it only at the point at which you exited. No participant, after leaving the course, will be allowed to rejoin the race either for the purpose of gaining a place or to pace or assist another competitor.

Assistance: Unofficial pacers or other unregistered participants are not permitted. A participant who receives outside assistance during an event from anyone other than official medical personnel or designated water stations may be disqualified.

Bandits: No individual who is not officially registered may join the event or accompany any participant in the event. Any person without an official bib will be directed to leave the course immediately.  Any registered participant receiving assistance or pacing from a bandit may be disqualified.

 

THE FINISH

Time Limit: In the interest of safety, and to allow the bridge to reopen as scheduled, participants should be prepared to be at the base of the the incline of the bridge by 9:30am regardless of wave start time in order to continue on the course. Participants behind the required pace will be asked to board a follow vehicle, to be leap-frogged ahead on the course, or moved to the finish line area and forfeit their bib. Late participants may be able to cross the finish line, but they are not guaranteed to be timed and recorded as official finishers.

 

PROHIBITED ITEMS

The following items are prohibited from SunSky 10K and race venues:

A weapon of any kind, including firearms, knives, Mace, et cetera
Any dangerous item or “dual-use” item that could be considered dangerous, including hammers, saws, sharp objects, et cetera
Flammable liquids, fuels, fireworks, toxic chemicals, and explosives
Unmanned aerial devices, drones, survey balloons, photography mini-copters, and any flying device with an on/off switch