THERE SHALL BE NO ABANDONMENT OF GEAR.

This means, all your stuff needs to be either on you, with you, or in your transition spot. You may only leave gear in the locker rooms as noted below. No water bottles may be hidden in the woods. No “Gu” wrappers may be dropped anywhere on the course. We get invited back to use the parking lots, pool, locker rooms, roads, and trails because we don’t leave even a single tissue behind. And “we” means “you.” Abandonment of gear = penalty, which typically means two or more minutes added to your time. If you’re like most of us, you can’t afford any extra minutes added to your finish time.

May I leave my gear in the locker room? Yes… and no!

NO…BUT YES. No gear is allowed on the pool deck. You may use the pool locker rooms for gear during your swim; but you must take your gear with you at the finish of your swim. All gear must be removed from the locker room after your swim. The pool locker rooms are primarily a pass-through from completing your swim to Transition 1. If you plan to put gear in there you must enter from the hallway and follow all of the instructions of the volunteers. Safety is paramount. With a lot of people coming and going in the locker rooms, racers must exercise caution if storing gear in the pool locker rooms during their swim.

BUT YES. You may use the lockers in the locker rooms in the gym building to the right (south) of the pool (In the High School Gym). There are many lockers and showers for you to use there. You are welcome to leave anything you want in the locker room in the that building. However, please remember it is at your own risk. Use a lock on your locker. GNT is not liable for any lost, stolen, or left-behind items. If you leave an item behind, it is your responsibility to contact Bartlett High School (which will be closed for the summer after our event) to retrieve it. If we find it while cleaning, we will bring it to the banquet the following day.