All information provided below is for your reference. The Tri for Acts of Kindness event is currently not a USAT sanctioned event but we are in the process to become USAT sanctioned. A status update will be sent to all registrants as the USAT advises us.
USA Triathlon Rules
— Article I Scope, Purpose and Construction
— 1.1 Scope. These Competitive Rules ("Rules") are adopted by USA Triathlon and govern the administration of all races and events sanctioned by USA Triathlon. These Rules are binding on all members of USA Triathlon and all persons who enter or participate in any event sanctioned by USA Triathlon.
— 1.2 Purpose. These Rules are designed to set forth a standard set of parameters within which athletes can participate in triathlons and compete in a positive atmosphere of equal opportunity. These Rules are intended:
— a. to promote and maintain sportsmanship, equal opportunity and fair play;
— b. to encourage and reward individual performance and initiative;
— c. to protect the health, safety, and well being of participants;
— d. to promote the integrity of sport and triathlon as a positive cultural force in modern day society; and
— e. to foster the foregoing ideals through the establishment and enforcement of punitive rules.
— http://www.usatriathlon.org/about-multisport/rulebook.aspx
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