The Cumby Race Rules

Please Read Carefully  Its a Pandemic Year.  Do your part to keep everyone safe.

Please also recognize that you represent the running community during this run

The Cumby Organizing Committee has come up with a great plan which will prevent COVID-19 transmission while providing you a race while not hosting an in-person event.  Phew.  We are stoked.  We have created two routes that will be marked for 9 days so that there will be fewer people on the trails at any given time.  Please do your part by running at different times than others.    If you are running on weekdays be particularly mindful of traffic on Davis Lake Main.  

 Children and youth must be accompanied by an adult. This is an important race safety issue. It is an unsupported race. We do not want young runners out there on their own. 

We are celebrating the Cumberland Community Forest that trail runners and racers have helped over many years to preserve.  2021 is the time to show it off.   

We are pleased you can join us for the Cumby 14 km or the Mini Cumby 7 km Trail Races.  You might also consider registering in the Cumby Combo. You submit your results for both races.  You can race the short and the long course at any time during the 9 days that the race course is marked, May 1 – 9th. 

Please read the following rules and guidelines so that you can keep yourself and others safe.  

• Download your bib and display it proudly.  Details for the download will be available closer to May 1.  
   
• We will continue to follow the current Public Health Orders (PHO) in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  There will be no ‘event’, on the trails, or in No. 6 Mine Heritage Park. The route starts and ends at the information kiosk below the beginning of Mama Bear.  There is no place to gather so please go home after your race.   
   
• Registrants are reminded to run according to the current PHO.  Do not gather before or after your run, and do not promote gathering before or after your run.  Please, show up at the start line, run your race and then just go home after your race.   
   
• All participants under 19 on race day must have parental consent, and parents/guardians must have signed a waiver on Race Roster.  Youth on the 14 km and 7 km course are required to have a racing adult with them at all times. This year we will have no one on the course to check on your child and provide support.  Parents and guardians or another responsible adult will need to be with them on the race route.    
   
• Please be aware that this is a wilderness course with some uphill climbs, rocky and rooty sections, and steeper pitches. Both courses will be well marked with lime on the ground for the 9 days of the race. Watch for the arrows on corners and lime spots on the trail every 50 meters or so.  If you notice that you haven't seen any lime on the trail for awhile you are likely off the course.  Go back to the last lime deposit.   We strongly recommend that you download the map. Print the map and follow the map and the description of the race route available on The Cumby website.
   
• Please carry a phone so that you can call for help.  Let someone know where you are going before you head out.  It is best to run with others while attending to the PHO (Public Health Orders).  There are no marshals, and there are no first aid people, or aid stations.  Please run safely. Carry your own first aid kit.  
   
• Carry all water and any energy requirements you need.  There are no aid stations.  
   
•  If you come across an injured runner, you must stop and provide assistance. Stay with the runner and call 911 for help.   
   
• We do not have priority access to the lands and they are used by many people, dog walkers, runners, children in small and large groups and mountain bikers.  Please respect others on the trails. These trails are for everyone.  
   
• Mountain bikers pose a significant risk to runners.  Be particularly aware of bikers coming downhill on runners going uphill with restricted visibility. In some situations it may be advisable to step off of the trail.  You have a role to play in  minimizing your risk. Be aware of your surroundings!   
   
• If you come across a bear or a cougar do not proceed.  Alert other trail users that there is a bear or cougar in the area.  Hopefully they will wander off.  Please see the links about travelling in bear and cougar country on our website.  
   
•  No smoking. No littering.   Both routes are unsuitable for baby strollers.  
   
• Please be cautious if you are choosing to run with headphones.  One earbud only.  You need to hear the mountain bikers, hikers, walkers, children, other runners  bears and cougars trying to get your attention.   
   
• We recommend that you walk all the bridges.  Assume all bridges and boardwalks are slippery. Keep to the center. Some bridges have a considerable drop off. Bouncing may occur.   
   
• All trails have been inspected and brushed. However there are always hazards. This is a wilderness race. Be especially mindful of branches at eye level, in addition the route along Perseverance Creek on Hai Gai can be tricky and dangerous.  On any steep pitches watch for unstable and solid rocks. Lift your feet!   There are no marshals or first aid attendants and no aid stations to help you for this race.  Maybe take it down a notch for this year.   
   
• After your race, please submit your results to Race Roster.  Then go home.