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APPLICATION: Deadline is Friday, June 22nd at 5:00 P.M. No refunds will be made after Friday, June 16th at 5:00 P.M. Changes, substitutions and additions can be made up to Thursday, June 21st via email.

ENTRY FEE:

Corporate Team	$550
6 member teams	$450
5 member teams	$400
Pairs Teams	$225
Iron Solos	$175

$100 of Corporate Team fee goes directly to MTS Greenway

DIVISIONS: Divisions are as follows:

TEAM COED MASTERS
TEAM COED OPEN
TEAM OPEN MASTERS
TEAM OPEN
TEAM OPEN TANDEM PADDLE (6 MEMBERS)
COED MASTERS PAIRS
OPEN MASTERS PAIRS
OPEN PAIRS
IRON FEMALE MASTERS
IRON MALE MASTERS
IRON FEMALE OPEN
IRON MALE OPEN
ALL FEMALE OPEN PAIRS
ALL FEMALE OPEN TEAM (5 or 6 members)
TEAM OPEN CORPORATE (5 0r 6 members) Let us know if ALL team members are from one company.
IF YOU CHOOSE CORPORATE THAT IS THE DIVISION YOU WILL COMPETE IN, NO OTHERS
YOUTH OPEN DIVISION (5 OR 6 members) Ages 15 to 18
Thes new divisions are OPEN and include single and tandem paddles.

Note:
MASTERS is 40 and over (ALL MEMBERS)
OPEN is anyone 15 and over, male or female
COED is at least one female

TEAM and IRON SOLO PACKETS: Team and solo packets may be picked up Friday June 27th from 11AM to 5 PM and Saturday, June 28th from 11 A.M. to 4 PM at the Flagship REI Store at 222 Yale Ave N. Seattle , WA 98109 www.rei.com for store directions and contact. Questions email info@mountainstosound.com or 206 633 1121 Pick up for T-shirts, bibs and instructions.

PARTICIPANTS: The Mountains to Sound Relay is a relay race open to all persons 15 years or older. The relay consists of Mountain Biking, Road Biking, Canoeing/Kayaking and Running. Each Leg finisher need only 'Touch Off' to their next leg racer. It is recommended that all participants are in strong physical condition and are fully capable of negotiating their individual leg or legs with alacrity and safety.

TEAMS will consist of one person for each leg of the Race FOR FIVE TOTAL or SIX TOTAL for the tandem paddle. A person may compete on only one team, and in only one leg of the Race. A team will be disqualified if one or more of the race legs are not completed. However, remaining race legs may be completed and times will be recorded.

PAIRS TEAMS consist of two people each competing in every other leg. Two consecutive legs by one team member OK.

THE IRON solo division is for one person to complete all five legs and the full 100+ miles alone and be physically capable of negotiating the full distance.

Only single kayaks, surfskis, canoes and the like on the paddle leg for five member and pairs teams except for the six member Tandem Paddle Teams. No Oarlocks.
Paddlers must wear approved life vests.

The Committee reserves the right to disqualify any team member or iron solo who does not abide by established race rules or whose equipment is deemed to be unsafe for the event in which the person is entered. A team may also be disqualified if any team participant or affiliate displays unsportsmanlike conduct or brings illegal equipment into the exchange points.

RACE: The race will begin at 8:00 A.M. at the Iron Horse Trail Parking lot near Hyak. All paddlers will be sent on their way by 1PM and all runners will be sent on their way by 4PM. NO ONE OR TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR NOT MAKING THESE DEADLINES. THEY ARE SIMPLY TO KEEP THE EVENT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME TO LET OUR MONITORS MOVE ON. There will simply be a notation on the results that the maximum time was reached on that particular leg.

RESULTS: It is important for all racers to show their bib numbers when crossing the exchange areas. Timing of individual legs may vary based upon exchange area layout. Therefore, personal time kept by racers may not correspond to official results.

COMPETITION PROTEST PROCEDURE & RULES
Upon completion of his/her venue (leg) of the Race, the racer has fifteen (15) minutes to notify the designated race official at the exchange area of his/her intent to protest and to request an official protest form. A protest may only be made by and against racers in the same venue (leg).

The official protest form will require information regarding the incident including witnesses for verification by the Mountains to Sound Executive Committee. The protester will be required to fill out the official form and turn it in to the Mountains to Sound Protest Committee with a $20.00 fee at the finish area ( Golden Gardens Park ) within thirty (30) minutes after the completion of the Race by their team.

A quorum of the Mountains to Sound Executive Committee will be responsible for the final decision regarding any protest, including any notification by race officials or race monitors who have documented violations of race participants and those not specified in the race guide. Upon completion of the review, the $20.00 will be forfeited to the Mountains to Sound Relay Race if the protest is denied or refunded if it is upheld. The Protest Committee's decision is final and any unsportsmanlike conduct by any race team or their affiliates will disqualify that team from the race.

RACER CONDUCT
The Mountains to Sound Race Committee would like to thank each racer for their participation in the 2006 Mountains to Sound Relay.It would not be possible without the hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement officers that make the relay race experience happen. These volunteers go out of their way to provide you with the finest and safest racing environment possible.

PLEASE REMEMBER: ANY TEAM MEMBER THAT EXHIBITS UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT OR FAILS TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF ANY RACE VOLUNTEER OR OFFICIAL IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE RACE. WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU TREAT ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE RESPECT AND APPRECIATION THEIR EFFORTS DESERVE.