EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND RACE DAY SAFETY ISSUES

The safety of all the Colorado Relay runners is one of our top priorities. We have organized a risk management crew, in which each member has training and skill in both front country and back country risk management. The crew will be circling the relay course for the entire duration of the race and will be directly available, at any time, via wireless/satellite phones. (Wireless numbers for event staff will be provided to team captains on race day.)

Thankfully, we have never had a life-threatening emergency or incident during the Colorado Relay and the information below is given to help ensure that if anything would happen, all teams would have the proper contact information and receive immediate assistance.

Safety Requirements:

• Both vehicles must each have a wireless phone to ensure communication in any type of emergency. Teams are required to present both phones during check-in.
• Both runner vehicles must display a "CAUTION! Runner's on Road" sign. This sign may be hand-drawn, but must be clearly visible to traffic through the window. Teams without signs in their vehicles may be assessed a time penalty or be disqualified from the race. Teams are required to present both signs during check-in or acknowlege that signs are present on their vehicles.
• From 6:00 p.m. on Friday until 7:00 a.m. on Saturday all runners MUST wear a reflective vest and carry a working flashlight/headlamp that is on. Any runner seen during these hours without the above equipment (or in working order) may be disqualified by ANY event staff or assessed a time penalty. Please be safe. Teams are required to present 2 sets of Vests and headlamps during check-in.
• All runners must be carrying a map of the leg they are currently running while on the race course. Maps will be distributed prior to the race to the team captains upon checking in (the leg book).
• All teams must have two medical kits -- one in the Vehicle A and another in Vehicle B. Teams are required to present both kits during check-in.
• At the beginning of the Georgia Pass Leg, runners may be asked to bring along additional clothing. In the event of environmental conditions that warrant it (wind, precipitation, temperature, other) Race Officials may require that runners leave with hat, gloves, wind-breaker style shirt, and full-length leggings. This clothing can be carried (instead of worn), but must be carried for the full leg to ensure that if conditions worsen OR if the runner is injured they can sit tight until safety staff reach them. Any runners seen discarding or refusing to carry these items on this leg or any other leg may be assessed time penalities or disqualified. Be prepared to carry additional clothes for any leg. This leg goes through the pass at over 12,000 feet and is often much colder and windier than the start of the leg. Safety staff monitor the temperature and conditions at the pass during the race.

• Dial 911. Please be sure to be as detailed as possible when describing your location
• Contact the Colorado Relay Risk Management Coordinator and explain the emergency situation. Please let them know if you have contacted 911 and follow any emergency instructions of the Safety Coordinator *.
• If you are unable, for any reason, to contact the Race Managers and/or the Risk Management Coordinator, please contact the nearest police station or hospital. Law enforcement agencies have been contacted and are aware of the Colorado Relay and its route.
  

*NOTE: The phone number for the Colorado Relay Risk Management Team and Race Managers, will be given to all team captains at the registration table on race day.

INJURED RUNNERS:
If a runner is alone and hurt on the race course, please wait on the side of the course for a safety crew member to pass. The safety crew will continually be circling the route to ensure all runners are in good condition. If, while waiting, another runner passes, please let them know you are injured and ask them to tell the volunteers at the next exchange point. All volunteers at each exchange point will have communication with the Risk Management Crew. These staff will "sweep" the entire course, ensuring that all runners complete all sections of the race.

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Race Area Sheriff and Police Departments:
Idaho Springs: 303/567-4291
Clear Creek County(Georgetown): 303/567-3251
Summit County (Breckenridge): 970/453-2232
Summit County (Frisco): 970/668-3579
Vail Police Dept.: 970/479-2200
Eagle County: 970/328-6343
Town of Eagle: 970/328-6351
Garfield County (Glenwood): 970/945-9151
Glenwood Springs: 970/945-8566

Surrounding Hospitals:
Frisco Medical Center
Hwy 9 and school road
Frisco, CO
970/668-3300

Vail Mountain Medical
181 W. Meadow Dr.
Vail, CO
970/476-5695

Eagle Medical Center
948 Chambers
Eagle, CO
970/328-6357

Valley View Hospital
1906 Blake Ave.
Glenwood Springs, CO
970/945-6535

Glenwood Medical Center
1905 Blake Ave.
Glenwood Springs, CO
970/945-8503

SAFETY NOTE TO ALL RUNNERS:
PLEASE ALWAYS USE EXTREME CAUTION during the entire race. The roads and trails along the course will NOT be closed or restricted. In addition, several of the Exchange Points are along roads with high traffic. All runners and teammates must be very aware of vehicle traffic at all times. ALWAYS RUN AGAINST THE FLOW OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE!