General do’s and don’ts
- Do take care of each other if someone needs help
- Do be good neighbors — Cotatitarod’s permit depends on it
- Do return your cart in good shape if you borrowed it
- Do take your cart home with you if it’s yours
- Do not leave garbage on the streets, use a garbage can
- Do use the sidewalks, Cotatitarod is a pedestrian race
- Do have all 5 racers stay with the cart whenever you are not at a checkpoint
LEAVE NO TRACE! Littering is lame. Picking up trash is hot & sexy.
- Bike Marshals herd you away from danger, listen to them and stay on route
- Bike Marshals & Checkpoint Leads can DQ your entire team for not following rules!
- No public urination, you’re not an actual dog
- No public drinking, especially right outside a Checkpoint
- Zero tolerance for physical violence or destruction of property
- Be a douchebag to a volunteer = you will be DQ’d
The primary mission of Cotatitarod is to harness the love and energy of the North Bay to forge positive relationships and do good in our community. The (mostly) annual Cotatitarod race aims to accomplish this goal by fostering a culture of mutual care and creative community engagement.
Flagrant violation of this core philosophy will result in exclusion from the event. Violations include, but are not limited to:
- Disrespecting others or the property of others
- Displaying inappropriate racial or cultural stereotypes
- Participating in or promoting hate speech
- Enacting sabotage that borders on assault
- Wasting food for sabotage or other ill-conceived purposes
- Theft is NOT allowed (personal belongings, carts, anything)
Such behaviors bring harm to members of our community and are therefore harmful to all of us. We are all there to have a fun day! This is an all volunteer run event to benefit a local charity so let’s treat each other well and have fun doing good.
REFB Food Drive
NO GLASS PLEASE
- Do bring at least 60 lbs. of food per team to registration
- Ideal foods are: Tuna and canned meats, peanut butter, low sodium soups and stews, whole grain rice, pasta, and oats, dry beans, low sugar cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, low sugar granola bars