Glo Corporate Fun run
Theme: Run Hard; it’s your race
Date: Saturday 5th December 2009
Start time: 7.30am prompt
Start point: Bar Beach End of Akin Adesola Street Victoria
Theme: Run Hard; it’s your race
GENERAL RULES
- This is a team event and must be run as such.
- A team must register a minimum of 5 participants (of any gender) per team. Each organization may register a maximum of 5 teams for the competition; but may choose to have as many cheerleaders as possible.
- Each runner must represent a company and must be the staff of the company.
- Teams are not allowed to be formed by students or professional athletes.
- Each team member participates and runs the 5km Corporate Fun Run.
- Each participant in this category is timed electronically using the lead-vehicle timing and/or an individual timing chip- (a ChampionChip) that must be attached to their shoe lace. The ChampionChip is a high-tech, easy to use timing device. It will furnish the organizers accurate netand split times for every individual athlete.
- Only registered participants of the Corporate Fun Run category are eligible for the team.
- Prize Determinant: The team with the lowest aggregate time of their 5 finishers will be declared the winner. The same process will be used to determine the 2nd & 3rd position. Aggregate time will computed thus: Team Glo has 5 team members and they came in as 20th, 62nd, 102nd, 250th and 1201st. The score is 20+62+102+250+1201=1635.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
RUN HARD; IT'S YOUR RACE: Globacom is partnering with Diabetes Association of Nigeria to create awareness about the scourge of Diabetes and it's prevention in Nigeria. We seek to assist the organization in raising some needed fund through this marathon to carry out its various programmes. We also want to join the Association to encourage every executive to partake in physical activities including running, which has been shown to be every good for our body in getting rid of life threatening excess calories and collesroies.
We encourage each organization to contribute to DAN account :
Banker : Equitorial Trust Bank
Account Number: 0827053211218
We also recommend that the winning teams should contribute all their money prize to the Diabetes Association of Nigeria course.
Glo will double the highest cash contribution made to DAN by any single organisation.
CORPORATE FUN RUN & MEDIA MOCK RACE PRIZES
Merit Prize money is equal for men and women.
| TEAM PRIZES CORPORATE FUN RUN |
| 1st winning Team |
N1,000,000 |
| 2nd winning Team |
N750,000 |
| 3rd winning Team |
N500,000 |
| 4th winning Team |
N250,000 |
| 5th winning Team |
N100,000 |
| INDIVIDUAL PRIZES |
| First 10 Corporate Runners |
N100,000 airtime |
| Next 10 Corporate Runners |
N60,000 airtime |
| MEDIA MOCK RACE |
| Winner : Male & Female |
A Nokia E66 Handset + N120,000 Airtime Each |
| Runner-up : Male & Female |
A Nokia E66 Handset + N90,000 Airtime Each |
| 2nd Runner-up : Male & Female |
A Nokia E66 Handset + N60,000 Airtime Each |
Prize Giving
Prize giving for Corporate and Media Mock Marathon will be held at at Oceanview Resturant, Victoria Island Lagos.
RUNNING RULES
- Forms: Full names of members of the registered team must appear in the corporate runners form. Each team will be given a unique serial number. Team members’ copies of Company ID card must be attached during submission of forms. In addition to the registration form, we have also enclosed a Contribution Form (for donations to the NHF).
- Bibs: All registered corporate runners must run with corporate bibs with corresponding tag number. Others can run without bibs.
- Running
- All teams must complete the courses as instructed and marked. No motorized forms of transport are allowed unless otherwise required (e.g. during an emergency).
- Planned or pre-arranged outside assistance is not permitted at any time. runners must be identifiable members of staff (at least 3 months before the race day)
- Team members at start line must start within the same line, next to each other but may mix up during the race.
- All team members must pass within the designated checkpoint funnels for officials to register lawful participation unless otherwise specified.
- Failure to run through a checkpoint or a finish area may incur a time penalty or disqualification of the team at the discretion of the race director.
- Team members must follow the course and must comply with the spirit of the race.
- Apparel: All registered runners must wear the official running gear. However, the provided running gear may be co-branded with the registered companies’ corporate logo.
- Running aid: The use of any wheel-run objects for projection run is not permitted. Also the use of performance-enhancing drugs is not allowed. Any participant doing so will be requested to exit the course immediately by the officials.
- Wheelchairs: Any corporate runner with wheelchair can only participate in the non-registered category of this race.
- Animals: Animals & Pets are strictly not allowed on the race route (except for guide dogs)
- All team members must go to the finish area for results to be announced unless otherwise instructed.
- Running Equipment: Teams may carry their cell phones, cameras, whistle, timer and sports drinks.
- Phones: Teams are responsible for ensuring their mobile phones and other properties are kept safe.
Late/ Non Finishers: The organizers may impose cut-off time and require slower teams to take an alternative route to the finish line.
TECHNICAL RULES
The races shall be run on made-up roads. The start will be from Bar Beach end of Akin Adesola Street. Finish point is at Oceanview Restaurant, Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island.
START AND FINISH LINE
The start and the finish of a race shall be denoted by a white line at least 5cm wide. The length of the course (approx 5Km) has been certified in advance by an IAAF approved course measurer (using the "Calibrated Bicycle Method”)
It is intended that parts of the course on race day will be defined by the use of non-permanent equipment such as cones, barricades, etc. and their positioning has been decided before the time of the measurement and the documentation of such decisions has been included in the measurement report.
The decrease in elevation between the start and finish has not exceeded one in a thousand, i.e. 1m per km.
The distance in kilometers on the route shall be displayed to all runners.
The Start
The races shall be started by the firing of a gun. As a result of the large number of participants, a five-minute warning before the start of the race shall be given, with additional warnings if required.
Safety and Medical
The Organising Committee of the Glo Lagos Corporate marathon has provisioned for the safety of runners and officials.
The Organising Committee shall ensure that the roads used for the competition are closed to motorised traffic in all directions.
An athlete shall retire at once from the race if ordered to do so by a member of the official medical staff appointed by the Organising Committee. Such staff shall be clearly identified by armbands, vests or similar distinctive apparel.
Drinking/Sponging and Refreshment Stations
Water and other suitable refreshments shall be available at the start and finish of the Glo corporate Marathon.
Drinking/sponging stations, where water shall be supplied, shall be placed approximately mid-way between the refreshment stations
Refreshments, shall be placed so that they are easily accessible to, or may be put by authorised persons into the hands of the runners.
Official Finish time
The official time shall be the time elapsed between the firing of the starting gun and the runners reaching the finish line. However, the time elapsed between an athlete crossing the start line and the finish line can be made known to him, but will not be considered as official time. The order in which athletes reach the finish line will be considered as the official finish position.
The organizers aim to provide fair and honest race and level playing field for all participants, corporate teams and club teams in the Glo Marathon – Corporate Fun Run.
The organizers reserve the right to refuse to invite or indeed to decline entry to any team (Club or Corporate) or individuals for any reason that they see fit. The event may be modified at any time by the organizers due to bad weather, security or any unforeseen circumstances deemed suitable by the race organizers.
