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Teams can enter in a variety
of different categories from lone runner, through to school children, mixed
adults and veterans. The
team events are run in relay with team members riding on a slowly moving
vehicle normally driven along the centre of the road. One team member sprints
along pushing the wheelbarrow for a time selected by their coach (normally
between 15 to 30 seconds). Another
team member then jumps from the vehicle and takes over the pushing of the
wheelbarrow, while it is still moving the previous runner jumps back onto the
vehicle. This continues for the
duration of the race. Teams
are usually sponsored by Pilbara businesses.
Many teams wear T-shirts advertising their main sponsors and also
display advertising banners and stickers on their vehicles and wheelbarrows. Team members may also seek individual
sponsorship.
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