Rules and Regulations

1. The 2009 edition of this event will take place on Sunday 1st November at 6:00 a.m. at The University of the West Indies Sport & Physical Education Centre (UWI SPEC)
2. Local athletes shall register at any First Citizen’s branch in Trinidad & Tobago by presenting valid photo identification and their registration fee.
3. Athletes residing outside of Trinidad & Tobago shall register on-line at www.active.com
4. Local registration is TT$25; regional and international registration is US$25.
5. Registration deadline for athletes residing in Trinidad & Tobago is Friday 23rd October 2009 at 5:00 p.m.  Online registration deadline for athletes residing outside of Trinidad & Tobago is Friday 16th October 2009 at 5:00 p.m.  Registration will automatically close when we have received 1000 applicants for the race even if this occurs before the stipulated deadline dates.
6. There will be no registration after the closing registration date including race day.
7. Each race category will be open to both male & female competitors and all race money will be equal for both male & female competitors in the respective categories.
8. The only exception to rule number seven is in the team category where a team can comprise of both male and female athletes combined.   A team shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) athletes.  Prizes will be awarded to teams and not by gender.  Teams would be placed according to the most athletes completing the race. Team members can also compete under the individual categories.
9. At the point of registration athletes shall declare whether they are University of the West Indies students, University of the West Indies Staff, University students, First Citizens staff, NAAA registered, physically challenged or wheelchair athletes. All others will be placed into age group categories. Failure to provide accurate and complete information will cause your entry to become null and void.
10. At the point of registration athletes shall also declare if they belong to a team.
11. All athletes, except wheelchair athletes, will automatically be placed into the open/international category so that you do not have to declare this category.
12. Students and Staff of The University of the West Indies are bona fide students and staff of any UWI Campus in the region.
13. University students are bona fide students of any tertiary level institution.
14. The categories for this year’s race are:
    
    a) Open International
    b) University Student
    c) The University of the West Indies Student
    d) The University of the West Indies Staff
    e) First Citizens Staff
    f) NAAA Registered Athlete
    g) Team
    h) 15 – 19 years
    i) 20 – 29 years
    j) 30 – 39 years
    k) 40 – 49 years
    l) 50 – 59 years
    m) 60 – 69 years
    n) 70 – 79 years
    o) Over 80 years
    p) Physically challenged
    q) Wheelchair athlete
    
    
15. The age group categories exclude the top five (5) finishers in the Open International category, the top three (3) finishers in The University of the West Indies student and staff categories and the University student category.
16. An athlete’s age is the age that he or she is on race day. The minimum age for participation is 15 years. The race management will not be responsible for any person in breach of this rule.
17. University of the West Indies students shall be considered for placing in the UWI category, the University category, the Open International category, the Physically Challenged category and the Wheelchair category.
18. Only two monetary prizes will be allocated to any individual UWI student.  The two prizes that they receive should add up to the best possible financial gain. Their successful placing, however, would be recorded in the order of standing in all categories. Monetary prizes not allocated to the UWI student would be awarded to the next athletes in the placing order.   
19. A full time University of the West Indies staff member who is also enrolled as a university student, must register in the staff category. Although a staff member cannot be awarded more than one monetary prize, their placing would be recorded in the order of standing. Any additional monetary prizes would be awarded to the next three athletes in the placing order.  
20. First Citizens staff category is open to all members of the First Citizens Group. Membership for this category must be verified by First Citizens Management.
21. This race is the official ½ marathon of the NAAA.  Only those athletes registered and verified by the NAAA are eligible for prizes.
22. University, Post Secondary and Post High School athletes shall be considered for placing and prize money in the University category and the Open International category. Note that their placing in both categories will be recorded.
23. The top five (5) male and female athletes in the Open International category will receive cash prizes. In all other categories, the top three (3) male and female finishers will receive cash prizes.
24. The race will be electronically timed so that only those athletes who wear their timing mechanism across the finish line will be considered as completing the course and would, therefore, be eligible for a prize.
25. The UWI SPEC race organisers do not hold themselves responsible for inaccurate or insufficient supporting information given during the registration process and the impact of the outputted results based on this information.
26. All athletes shall sign the medical waiver.
27. The decisions of the race officials will be final.