The Seneca 7

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Race Rules

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2025 Pre Race Briefing

Early Registration

Teams or Captains who have completed 7+ years and the division podium teams from the year prior, are able to access early registration on October 29 and 30. In 2025 early registration teams approved totaled around 100, and of those, 84 registered.

General Registration

General registration opens each year at 7:00 AM on October 31st. In 2025 open registration was opened to 212 teams to reach the regular registration cap of 296 team cap, a total it hit to close out in only 3 minutes.

Charity Team Registration

There are also 16 charity team slots offered which opened on November 1st. Charity slots assist in raising resources for Geneva-area non-profits who have also worked to make the race possible. As of this edit there are 3 charity team spots remaining. You can register here.

Registration Process Details

You want to get around Seneca Lake quickly. We want to get you around Seneca Lake safely. So, here are the rules governing the 77.7 (‘ish)-mile journey. Follow them and we'll have a great time. Violate them and suffer the consequences!

Format Rules

1. Relays must have 7 team members, registered, with waivers signed by March 31st. and ALL members must be present at the start prior to the starting of their wave.

2. At least one runner must attend the virtual pre-race briefing on April 14th.

3. Teams must rotate runners in the same sequence throughout the race. "Mix and match" of course legs is not allowed.

4. If a runner is injured or unable to complete their three legs, existing relay members must fill in, picking up additional legs, but remaining in the original leg sequence.

5. Relays will be provided a slap bracelet to be used as a baton, BIB#’s to be worn on the front, and one BIB# with the timing chip. The slap bracelet must be passed on as the baton throughout the day and the chipped bib must be worn by the final leg runner.

6. Teams must have a printed or downloaded copy of the course guide. It has info on course legs to review before each leg, driving directions, and time stamps. Some areas of the course will not have cell reception, so print or download in advance.

7. Certain exchange points have time considerations. If your team reaches the checkpoint at Exchange 7 too early, you will be held. If your team arrives too late to the cut-offs (exchanges 17 and 20), you will need to return to your vehicle because the course will be closed after that point.

Rules With (Including) Disqualification Penalties

1. Teams must provide an accurate pace projection for the relay as a whole. These times are necessary for smooth exchange points, the safety of both teams and volunteers, and to be sure all teams have the best chance at getting in before the course cutoffs and sunset. Teams overshooting their projected pace by more than 10% will be held at Glenora, and, if needed, again at Bonavista, be levied a 27 minute time penalty to the finish result, and be disqualified from category awards.

2. Team vehicles must not travel or idle alongside runners, pull over to cheer for their runners, and must follow the instructions found in the Course Guide. During certain legs motorized vehicles must take a different route than runners. Failure to follow Course Guide instructions will result in immediate disqualification.

3. Some exchange points require a road crossing between the exchange area and the vehicle parking area. At these exchanges, there will be a single, designated crossing point that must be used by all participants AND per the direction of volunteers. No runner is permitted to cross outside of designated points or outside of the discretion of volunteers. Standing in the roadway or the vehicle right-of-way is prohibited.

4. We’re stoked for you to visit a number of partnering Vineyards on course. Support them in purchasing a case. But, there is NO CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL during the race at any time. Save it for a post race gathering.

5. Relays may only use ONE vehicle. Said vehicle must fit in one standard parking space. All vehicles outside of the singular in-race vehicle MUST park in City lots or streets outside of the Welcome Center Staging area. The ONE race vehicle is the only one permitted to be parked at the Welcome Center for the start or at the finish. The ONE vehicle policy will be “policed” in 2025 and teams found to be in violation will be disqualified.

6. Participants are permitted to relieve themselves in event portajohns, businesses open to the public, or parks used along the way. Any teams found or reported to have entrants relieving themselves outside of these, and including on private property, will be disqualified. It’s gross and a sure fire way to get communities to despise runners and the event. Along this line, no littering. Pack it out.

7. A safety vest must be worn on certain legs (indicated in the Course Guide), as well as by any runner on the course after 7pm. (If you expect to be mid-leg at 7pm, don the vest at the beginning of that leg.) Your runner will not be allowed to exit the exchange point until the vest is on. A safety vest will be made available to your team; you may use your own if it is *at least* as reflective as the one provided.