Skate Race Details and Rules

During the race, at the tour reading point and at the finish line, you will walk on a soft carpet. While passing to a softer surface from a harder one, in order not to lose your balance, please kneel and sit up, step your other foot forward. In the meantime, transfer your weight backwards on the skates. Learn the braking methods which would decelerate or stop you. While preparing for the race, first in order to find your normal tempo, test yourself by skating for 10 km without pushing yourself. To measure the distance you have covered and the time, you can use various mobile apps.  

Allowed skate types: Inline Skate or Quad Skate can be used. For the inline skate, the maximum wheel diameter is 125 mm. 

Participants can use such Inline Skate types as Fitness, Urban, Aggressive, Speed, or Street Hockey. 

Helmet use is mandatory. In addition to that, knee, ankle and wrist protectives are recommended. As skating is a high-speed sport, it could cause serious injuries in case of falls. Protective Equipment will prevent injuries in such cases. 

The racecourse is 10 km consisting of 5 tours each tour covering 2 km. Each participant is obliged to follow up on his / her own number of tours. The participants who want to leave the race can quit before 5 tours. In such a case, he/she must complete the race by skating the finish line shown.

 

The time will be measured using the chips provided to participants. The chips must be installed correctly according to the instructions and be carried through the race. The participant without a chip will not be timed. They must put on the race numbers visible. 

Time Limitation: The time limitation for the race is 40 minutes. 

Race Format:
Wait in the start line in the queue suiting to your speed. Do not forget, this is only fun. 

Drafting during the race is free. Drafting means all skaters are following the foremost skater in a single line. This form of skating means less wind friction for the followers. Replacing the foremost skater in a row would be gentlemanly. Please allow overtaking by the faster ones in the race.

If, while drafting, the skater in the front decelerates, try to keep the clearance by pushing the skater on his / her belly level with your two hands; avoid contacts which would cause the front skater’s losing his / her balance. The skaters who complete the race receiving assistance from outside or other participants will not be counted even they are in the first 3, and their rank will be transferred to the next skater. 

Slow skating participants must use the outer side of the course leaving the inner side to the faster skater. While approaching the arrival end of the tour turning, a track will be allocated on the outmost side using skittles. The participants who will leave the race must take that track and pass the finish line. Slow skaters must skate rightmost track, leaving the left side to faster ones. 

The skaters must form a single row as much as applicable, and avoid skating crowdedly. 

Please be careful in order to prevent collisions while there are other skaters around. Reduce your speed to a safe level at the U-Turn points and complete the turn safely. 

Please signal the skaters following you about the impaired grounds on the racetrack.