TCC Expedition Run: Team Rules and Strategy   
(3-6 Runners on a Team)

Rules:

1. There are 3 Rankings: Expedition Run, Adventure Run and “Corredor”. Corredor is Spanish for runner. A DNF for an individual on any stage and regardless of your Category will place you in the Corredor rankings.
   
   
2. At least 3 team members on every Expedition Run Team must complete each stage and make designated time cut-offs in order to remain ranked as an Expedition Run team. These cutoffs are listed in your Race Guide.
   
   
3. If the team becomes no longer ranked in the Expedition Run they may continue as a team in the Adventure Run category so long as at least 3 team members are still in good standing (have not been issued a DNF). Team members who remain in good standing will also continue to be ranked as individuals in the Expedition Run if they make all time cut-offs or Adventure Run if they miss a cut-off. Those who fail to complete a stage (DNF) will be taken off the long course and no longer ranked in Expedition or Adventure but can continue on the short course (Adventure Run). (This will allow the stronger runners on a team to continue on the Expedition Course if they choose, even if the team itself is no longer ranked in the Expedition Category)

Strategy:

1. If you have more than 3 people on your team you may choose to keep a runner in reserve or allow part of the team to relax their pace but you then risk that if less than 3 members make the time cutoffs on any stage the entire team is then knocked out of the Expedition Run as a team.
   
   
2. The following is IMPORTANT for both teams and individuals who start out in the Expedition category: If you fail to meet a time cut off, you drop to Adventure and your cumulative daily times are now counted toward your overall time in the Adventure Category. In practical terms this means the longer you stay in Expedition the harder it will be to get a good ranking if you do eventually fall back to Adventure because some days you may have been on course 1 or 2 hours longer than someone running in the Adventure category the entire time.  In terms of rankings the worst possible thing is to DNF at any point. The next worst thing would be for a ranked Expedition Runner to miss the time cut off on Stage 4.
   
   
3. As the race progresses, with item (2) to consider, you may voluntarily choose to switch from Expedition to Adventure by stopping at a time cutoff or at the end of any stage. You must notify timing officials or race management of your decision ASAP. 

**  Being part of a team will not affect your individual ranking since individual rankings are kept independent of team rankings.