#1. You must complete all 50 miles.

#2. Assistance in the form of cheering, provision of beverages, or provision of food on the course and at the exchange points IS PERMISSIBLE. The only assistance that is not permitted is physical transportation.

#3. You must start with the rest of the solo wave at 7 am.

#4. You must finish prior to 7 pm (sunset).

During registration, teams will be asked to submit each of their member's anticipated pace (minutes per mile). This information will be used to efficiently assign teams to the appropriate wave. The objective is to have the slower teams start earlier and the faster teams start later so that ALL of the teams finish within a 3-4 hour window in the afternoon. This will require honesty on the part of the registrants. If a team finishes two or more hours ahead of their projected pace (an average differential of 2:24 per mile over the entire 50 miles), they will be disqualified. If a team falls behind on their pace, there will be no repercussions although the finish line will close at 7 pm.

Teams will be assigned to waves based on anticipated pace with slower teams starting earlier and faster teams starting later. The assignments will be announced 5 days prior to the event. Teams are required to start with their wave.

There is no rule regarding how many legs each team member must run nor the order in which the team must assign the legs. A veteran distance runner could run three legs enabling a novice runner to only run one leg. The first runner could run the first two legs OR he/she could run the first and sixth legs; it doesn't really matter. Bottom line: It's a 50 mile run; the team needs to work together to complete the 50 miles.

In 2006 (the inaugural year), teams were permitted to exchange whenever and wherever they pleased. While this led to some interesting "short interval" strategies during the final miles of the event, the new format makes allowing this practice dangerous. The number of participants is expected to increase in 2007. In addition, the wave format will lead to increased congestion during the final miles of the event along Bay Shore Drive just north of Sturgeon Bay. Given these circumstances, it is important from a safety perspective that teams use the designated hand-offs. Exception: If a teammate breaks down in the middle of their leg and is forced to withdraw from the event, another member of the team may take over where that runner left off in order to ensure that the 50 miles are completed.