DETAILS , FORMAT AND RULES
CHALLENGE FORMAT
• Run or walk 4.167 kilometres ( 100-kilometre challenge ) or 4.167 miles ( 100-mile challenge ) on the hour , every hour , for 24 hours
• The challenge is self-supported
• Seconders / Supporters are permitted
• A cowbell is rung 3 minutes before the start of each lap to alert / awaken Challengers
• A Spartan war cry is played 30 seconds before the start of each loop to get Challengers focused
• Rewards are available for challengers if they are brave enough to run a loop wearing a Spartan helmet
• If challengers quit or are DQ ’ d they are required to ring a bell and then stand to attention while TAPS is played to them on the bagpipes
• Challengers are required to help raise funds for CHOC
“ There ’ s no room for softness ... not in Sparta . No place for weakness . Only the hard and strong may call themselves Spartans . Only the hard , only the strong .” - Dilios , 300
CHALLENGE RULES
• Challengers need to be in the starting zone before the Spartan war cry finishes or they will be DQ ’ d
• Challengers need to complete each loop within the hour to be eligible to start the next loop or they will be DQ ’ d
• Challengers may not run more than 4.167 kilometres / 4.167 miles in an hour
• 100-mile challengers are free to change to the 100-kilometre challenge at any stage but will still receive an official DNF – even if they do more than 100 kilometres in total
• The rules will be adhered to without fear or favour – in the true Spartan way
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