Regulations of the 2015 edition of Run In Lyon

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1 Regulations of the 2015 edition of Run In Lyon Article 1 - Definition Run In Lyon is a sporting event which combines three individually-timed road races which will take place on Sunday 4 th October 2015 in the city of Lyon: a 10km, a half marathon and a marathon. The start time for the Half-Marathon and the Marathon is 8.30am and the start time for the 10 km is 11.15am. This 6 th edition is organised by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) and under the authority of the Fédération Française d Athlétisme (F.F.A. - French Athletics Federation). Article 2 - Routes The routes, covering a distance of 10 kilometres, 21.1 kilometres and kilometres comply with international road race (IAAF and FFA) regulations. Details of the routes can be consulted on the race s website ( The competitor undertakes not to anticipate the start and to cover the whole distance before crossing the finish line. Article 3 - Participation Conditions - The 10km race is open to runners be they licence-holders or not, subject to them being at least 16 years old on 31 st December Entrants born after 4th October 1997, who are minors on the date of the race, must provide a parental consent form (downloadable on our website). - The half marathon is open to runners be they licence-holders or not, subject to them being at least 18 years old on 31 st December Entrants born after 4th October 1997, who are minors on the date of the race, must provide a parental consent form (downloadable on our website). - The marathon is open to runners, be they licence holders or not, subject to them being at least 21 years old on 31 st December The age categories will give rise to a separate ranking, in agreement with the FFA. Runners are reminded that checks will be carried out during the race to ensure that it takes place according to these regulations. It is expressly indicated that runners take part in the competition at their own risk and solely under their own responsibility. Participation in sports events which are organised or approved by the French sports federations is conditional upon presentation of a licence which is proof that the holder has been issued with a medical certificate stating that there are no contra-indications for participating in athletics competitions or, for those who do not hold such a licence and who are eligible to take part in these competitions, presentation of this certificate itself (or a copy), which must have been issued less than a year before the date of the race. PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to Circular No.13 of 21 st April 2008, it is specified that the medical certificate must include the wording non contre-indication à la pratique de l athlétisme en competition ( no

2 contra-indications for participating in athletics competitions ) or non contre-indication à la pratique de la course à pied en competition ( no contra-indications for participating in running competitions ). FSCF, FSGT and UFOLEP competition licences will be accepted if they specifically mention the word athlétisme ( athletics ). Other licences will not be accepted. Article 4 How to register Registration for the race may only be done via the online registration form available on the following URL: Each person must indicate his or her last name, first name, date of birth and address on this form prices 10km Group 1: 4,000 race bibs price: 17 Group 2: 6,000 race bibs price: 22 Half Marathon Group 1: 1,000 race bibs price: 26 Group 2: 4, 000 race bibs price: 32 Group 3: 5,000 race bibs price: 36 Marathon Group 1: 1,000 race bibs price: 40 Group 2: 1,300 race bibs price: 45 Article 5 - Registration Registration is personal, firm and definitive, and registration fees cannot be refunded for any reason whatsoever, apart from runners who have taken out specific cancellation insurance. Registrations cannot be transferred under any circumstances. Anyone who gives his race bib to a third party will be held responsible in the event of an accident caused by or involving the latter during the race. The organisation declines all responsibility should such an accident occur. The race bib must be completely visible throughout the race. Article 6 Collection of bibs

3 Race bibs must be collected on presentation of the licence or the medical certificate (stating that no contra-indications for participating in course à pied en compétitionˮ ( running competitions ), the notification letter, and a proof of identity, on Friday 2 nd October from 10am to 7pm and on Saturday 3 rd October 2015 from 9am to 7pm in the village situated on: Place Bellecour Lyon The assigning of a race bib to a runner is firm and definitive. No race bibs will be sent by post, nor distributed on Sunday 4 th October Article 7 - Refreshments Refreshment stations will be set up every 5km as well as at the finish. Refreshment stations, offering bottles of water and fruit, will be set up along the entire route. There will be one refreshment station for runners for the 10km, 3 refreshment stations for half-marathon runners and 8 refreshment stations for marathon runners plus an additional station after the finish line for all the runners. Article 8 The Official Jury The official jury consists of an adjudicating judge from the FFA whose decisions are final. He or she is assisted by race judges and commissioners who are also appointed by the FFA. Participants have a maximum of 6 hours to complete the Marathon, 2 hours and 50 minutes for the Half Marathon and 1 hour and 50 minutes for the 10Km After the end of race vehicle has passed by, competitors must comply with traffic and road regulations. Article 9 General Services Security on the route is ensured by the Préfecture de Police and medical services are provided by an approved civilian security association. These staff may decide that competitors must leave the race on medical grounds. Article 10 - Timing All entrants will receive a timing chip when they collect their race bib (in the form of a strip, stuck directly on the back of your race bib) which will be automatically initialized on the start line and will be used to monitor each competitor s time during the race every 5 km. A competitor who doesn t follow the route cannot be placed at the finish. The timing chip will be detected at the start, at the finish and also at several points along the route (apart from during the 10km, where there will be a single race mat at km 5). Competitors will be placed after the race. Article 11 - Insurance Civil liability: In accordance with current legislation, the organiser has taken out insurance covering the financial consequences of its civil liability, that of its officials and that of all the participants in Run in Lyon. As for the civil liability of the participants themselves,

4 the afore-mentioned insurance policy will only cover accidents caused by participants during the sporting event. This policy can apply in addition to or in lieu of other insurance policies that participants might take out. A copy of the insurance policy is available to all participants upon request. Personal accident: All Run in Lyon participants, whether or not they have licences issued by a sports federation, may take out insurance when they register for the race or, at the latest, when they collect their race bibs. This policy will pay out a sum in the event of physical injury (death or permanent disability) as a result of an accident which has occurred on the race route. Compensation, according to the damages, will be paid if the insured person has an accident while participating in the race. This insurance is optional but strongly recommended. It can be taken out in addition to or instead of any similar insurance cover and, in particular, any cover provided by a sports licence. The information notice and application form are available on the event's website. (Registration -> Insurance) Material damage: The organiser will not be held responsible for damage (theft, breakage, loss, etc.) to participants personal belongings, not even those left in its care. Participants may not, therefore, take action against the organiser for any damage caused to their equipment. Taking out insurance against such risks is the responsibility of the participant. Article 12 Image Rights By participating in the 2015 edition of Run in Lyon, the participant gives his express permission for the organiser, its delegates and its successors to use and reproduce, in any medium and by any means, now and in the future, with no compensation of any kind, his name, voice, image, and, more generally, his athletic performance in the 2015 edition of Run in Lyon, in any form, in any existing or future medium, in any format, for public communication throughout the world, for any use including advertising and/or commercial purposes, and for the entire duration of the protection granted by current copyright laws and regulations, judicial and/or arbitral decisions issued in any country, and existing or future international conventions, including those that may result from the extension of this duration. Participants grant their full and irrevocable permission, to the organiser, its beneficiaries, and its successors, for the purposes of conducting advertising, promotional or sales campaigns to: 1) Make any changes, additions or deletions which it judges necessary to use his or her image under the conditions defined above; 2) Include or combine his or her image with any signatures, catch phrases, slogans, legends, brands, distinctive signs, legal information, visuals and, generally speaking, anything of any kind which the organiser uses, particularly to illustrate communications material in which they are used. The participant guarantees that he is not bound by an exclusive contract relating to the use of his image and/or his name and/or his voice.

5 The organiser, its beneficiaries and its successors are expressly forbidden from using a participant s name, voice or image in any format of a pornographic, racist or xenophobic nature, and more generally are forbidden from any use that is detrimental to the participant s dignity. Article 13 Data Protection A.S.O. will respect the confidentiality of personal information and data provided by the User and will handle them in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of 6 th January Information provided by Users will be stored and used by A.S.O. to process their orders, personalise communication with them, and provide them with information and/or offers from A.S.O. Challenges and/or from A.S.O., and for those who expressed their agreement when creating their account, to receive information and offers from A.S.O. s partners. It may be necessary for A.S.O. to securely transfer certain data, including personal data, to third parties in order to carry out tasks relevant to processing orders, organising the delivery of goods and the provision of services, preventing fraud and, more generally, any other criminal activity, and for certain customer service actions. Moreover, A.S.O. may be required to share this data in response to an injunction by the legal or regulatory authorities. In accordance with the provisions laid out by French law no of 6 th January 1978, modified by law no of 6 th August 2004, on information technology, databases and civil liberties, the User has the right to access, rectify and delete data concerning himself, free of charge. The User can exercise these rights at all times, by sending a request by to the following address: runinlyon@aso.fr or by writing to: A.S.O. Run In Lyon 253 quai de la Bataille de Stalingrad Issy les Moulineaux, France In doing so, the participant can demand that any information concerning him which is incorrect, incomplete, ambiguous, or no longer valid, or whose collection, use, communication or storage is forbidden, be rectified, completed, clarified, updated or deleted. The Internet user s data is stored either by A.S.O. or by the subcontractor(s) it selects specifically for the fulfilment of its obligations. Data is stored in accordance with the aforementioned Data Protection Act for a duration determined by the purpose of the data processing in question. Our processing of the data we collect has been declared to the CNIL (French Data Protection Agency).

6 Article 14 Respecting the environment In order to respect the environment and the natural surroundings in which the event takes place, it is strictly forbidden to leave litter (paper, plastic wrappers) on the route. Bins will be provided at all refreshment stations and in collection areas which will be installed and indicated on different points of the route. Competitors must make use of them when disposing of waste. Participants must hold onto their litter and wrappers and wait until they reach the places set up by the organisation to dispose of them. The management of the race reserve the right to apply time penalties or to exclude competitors from the race who deliberately dispose of their waste elsewhere than in these specific areas. Article 15 Forbidden equipment Bicycles, wheeled and/or motorised vehicles are strictly forbidden on the route. Article 16 - Newsletter By registering for Run in Lyon, the participant is automatically subscribed to the race s newsletters and must remain so until the race takes place. Article 17 - Acceptance of the Regulations Participation in Run in Lyon implies each competitor's express agreement with the regulations filed with Maître Astrid Desagneaux, a scrutineer in Paris 8 th arrondissement, situated at 4 Rue Quentin Bauchat. The competitor undertakes not to anticipate the start and to cover the whole distance before crossing the finish line. In the event of an inconsistency between the French and English versions of the present Regulations of the 2015 edition of Run In Lyon, the French version of the present Regulations of the 2015 edition of Run In Lyon shall prevail.