1. General
1.1 The VENUS RUN is organized by Singapore Athletic Association “SAA” (referred herein as the Organizers) in accordance with these Participation Rules and Regulations (PRRs).
1.2 The Participant, who is a person who has entered to take part in the VENUS RUN, is deemed to have given written permission to the Organizers for the Organizers to collect, analyze and collate any personal information relating to that Participant, as the Organizers may in their sole discretion deem fit.
1.3 All information furnished in the registration form is to be true, accurate, current and complete. If the Participant provides any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or if the Organizers have grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, the Organizers may suspend or terminate the Participant’s registration.
1.4 The Organizers reserve the right to modify or substitute any of these PRRs from time to time as they deem fit. If there is ambiguity in any of these provisions, the Organizers shall be the authority to interpret and in doing so, they will take into account the interests of all the affected Participants. Any amendments to these PRRs will be updated on the official website.
1.5 The Organizers reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time without prior notice to the Participant, to amend or change the VENUS RUN route or delay, postpone or cancel VENUS RUN for whatsoever reasons but not limited to any weather conditions as they deem fit for the safety of the Participants and/or to prevent any potential hazards in the running of VENUS RUN. In such event, all registration fees paid by the participants are non-refundable and the Organizers shall not be liable for any other loss or inconvenience caused due to such changes, delay, postponement and cancellation.
1.6 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there will be no refund of registration fees for incorrect entries, incomplete entries and Participants who wish to withdraw from or do not turn up for the VENUS RUN.
1.7 The Organizers, its related corporations, employees, independent contractors and/or event Organizers shall not be liable to the participant or any person for any loss, damage, injury, death, expenses and/or costs whatsoever incurred by the participant or any person or howsoever caused arising from participation in VENUS RUN and/or any use and/or enjoyment of any products, Prize(s) and/or services provided by the Organizers, merchants and/or third party in conjunction with VENUS RUN.
1.8 The Organizers reserves the right to disclose, use and/or publish the names, NRIC/Passport No., photographs, motion picture, recordings or any other records of VENUS RUN and its participants and winner(s) of the VENUS RUN prizes in any advertisements, marketing materials and/or any other forms of publicity from time to time.
1.9 The PRRs shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore and the parties shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Singapore courts.
2. Registration
2.1 The registration period for VENUS RUN shall be from 14 December 2016 to 10 Feb 2017. The registration period may close at an earlier date or upon receipt of the registration of the first 3800 participants, whichever is earlier.
2.2 Participants must be 13 years and above on the race day to participate in VENUS RUN.
2.3 Participants are required to register online and to pay the registration fee (View the fees rates here.) within the registration period.
2.4 Participants 18 years old and below (as of Race Day) are required to download, complete and submit the Parental Consent and Indemnity Form to the counter staff during the Race Expo. Note that Participants will not be allowed to collect their race pack if they fail to do so
2.5 All registrations are subject to availability and accepted on a first-come first-serve basis. The Organizer however reserves the right to limit and/or refuse any registration without assigning any reason.
3. Race
3.1 Only registered participants wearing assigned bib numbers will be allowed on the race courses.
No Number Bib = No Timing.
Participant who fails to wear the number bib properly or do not wear the number bib, or if participant is not recorded at one of the gantry checkpoints, she will not receive a finishing time.
3.2 All participants MUST cross the Start, Mid-point, and End-point timing gantry in order to capture their timing. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
3.3 The Organizers reserve the right to remove any participant deemed physically incapable of continuing with the Race to prevent her from causing greater harm and injury to herself.
3.4 The fastest 3 positions in a team will score for the team. In case of a tie, the team whose 3rd person is nearer to the overall 1st position is the winner. TEAM members are also eligible for INDIVIDUAL Prizes.
3.5 Teams who have registered as a team of four will be eligible for Team Prizes.
4. Agreement
4.1 By registering and participating in VENUS RUN, Participants are deemed to have:
4.1.1 Read, understood and accepted the PRRs mentioned herein. Where the Participant is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must also read and agree to the PRRs and fill up and sign the relevant indemnity and declaration section on the Parent/ Guardian Consent form; and
4.1.2 Agreed to abide by and accept the PRRs mentioned herein and any other instructions, whether announced on the day of VENUS RUN or otherwise. Participants are encouraged to read the updates to the PRRs the day before VENUS RUN.
4.2 All Participants should seek medical advice to ensure they are fit to participate in VENUS RUN. If a Participant becomes aware of any medical condition or is otherwise sick or injured prior to VENUS RUN, the Participant must withdraw from VENUS RUN.
4.3 The right to participate is not transferable or assignable.
4.4 The Organizer’s decision on all matters relating to VENUS RUN, including but not limited to the selection of the winner(s) of VENUS RUN prizes shall be final and binding on all Participants. In the event of any inconsistency between these PRRs and any brochure, marketing or promotional materials relating to VENUS RUN, these PRRs shall prevail and no correspondence or disputes will be entertained.