ARE YOU READY FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT! So are we – that's why we are excited to announce Hilton Head Island's inaugural SWIM / RUN event. This race covers a 5K course on the beautiful Hilton Head Island coast – with multiple swim and run sections. We all know that  just running a 5K is way too easy – so, its time to shake it up. And, thats exactly what we do – we do different – so we are stoked to offer this unique race – We hope you join us in this challenge!

WHAT: Swim and Run – 5 Kilometers along Hilton Head's Coast
WHEN: Saturday, May 28, 2016 – 8am
WHERE: Start @ the Marriot (Palmetto Dunes) – beachfront -and- Finish @ Coligny Beach, HHI
WHY: Just running a 5K is sooo yesterday!
HOW: Entry Fee $35 Individual / $40 Team (2 ppl)
WHO: Anyone 15 yrs or older – and, ready to take the challenge!

Event details and schedule

Start:
8AM @ the Marriot (Palmetto Dunes) - beachfront

RULES (Adapted from the OTILLO SwimRun World Series)

Race Format

• Race format will be a combination of running and swimming
• Race is open to individual racers and teams of two.
• Final race format will be announced 4 weeks prior to the event

Race Course

• Race course is a point-to-point course covering 5 kilometers
• Race Course consists of swim sections and run sections
• Athletes must enter and exit the water at the designated areas
• Race course will have 1 aid station
• Final race course will be announced one week prior to the event

Individual Rules

• Athlete must finish with all equipment he/she starts with
• Athlete is responsible for carrying all equipment from start to finish
• Athlete must sign in at each checkpoint (swim exit)
• Athlete may not accept support from anyone except race officials, volunteers, and other participants
• Throughout the course there will be cut offs where the teams need to pass by a certain time to be able to continue racing.
• Information about the cut off times will be given the week before the start

Team Rules

• Teams will consist of one swimmer and one runner. The swimmer must swim all swim sections - and, the runner must run all run sections. The team member not “on” for that leg will ride a bike next to the team member “on”.
• Teams - the swimmer must ride a bike within 10 meters of their team runner - and, the runner must ride the bike parallel to the swimmer that is in the ocean.
• Teams - the swap of the bike must take place at the designated swim enter and swim exit area.
• Team members must finish together
• Team must finish with all equipment they start with
• Team is responsible for carrying all equipment from start to finish
• Team must sign in at each checkpoint

Team race format

• (1) Swimmer swims - Runner bikes to checkpoint and waits for swimmer to sign in
  (2) Swimmer signs in and bikes alongside Runner to next checkpoint
  (3) Repeat to Finish
• Team may not accept support from anyone except race officials, volunteers, and other participants
• Throughout the course there will be cut offs where the teams need to pass by a certain time to be able to continue racing.
• Information about the cut off times will be given the week before the start

Equipment:
Team

• Team must register all equipment at start
• Mandatory equipment (Team):
  - bike (you provide)
  - swim cap (we provide)
  - race bib (we provide)
• Recommended Equipment:
  - triathlon shorts or swim brief / triathlon top
  - swim goggles
  - run shoes and socks
  - sunscreen
  - body glide
  - sunglasses
  - run visor / hat
• Team must finish with all equipment they started with
• Team is responsible for carrying all equipment from start to finish

Individual

• Athlete must register all equipment at start
• Mandatory equipment (Individual):
  - swim cap (we provide)
  - race bib (we provide)
• Recommended Equipment:
  - triathlon shorts or swim brief / triathlon top
  - swim goggles
  - run shoes and socks
  - sunscreen
  - body glide
  - sunglasses
  - run visor / hat
• Athlete is responsible for carrying all equipment from start to finish
• Athlete must finish with all equipment he/she started with

Racers Responsibility

• The participants must know the rules and follow the rules.
• The participants shall respect other participants, race officials, volunteers, spectators and the people living in the race area.
• The participants are not allowed to use unfair methods to get advantages.
• The participants are obliged to help in case of emergency if the race officials are asking for it.
• The participants are participating at their own risk and can not hold the race organizers responsible for any accident during the race.
• The teams are obliged at their best ability to help another team that have been injured or being sick.
• A team that has abandoned the race shall report it as soon as possible to the race organizers or volunteer.
• The participants are not allowed to throw trash in the nature. If anyone is doing so they will get disqualified.

Safety

• The race organizers can refuse an individual or team to continue if they judge them not capable due to fatigue or being in such bad physical condition that continued racing would be to take unnecessary risk.

Media

• The participants gives the race organizers the right to use pictures and media material taken during the race to be used free of rights in marketing, press material, internet, television and films etc

Accepting the rules

• By entering the race each team member accepts the rules in full.