Marathon Relay

IMPORTANT RELAY LOGISTICS

Transportation

The Marathon Relay Race Teams will need to provide their own support vehicle to shuttle members around the course to the transition points.

If you’re using our recommended transition points, the first one is right there at the start/ finish area. Leg 1 does a 5.8 mile loop bringing them back to the start where Leg 2 will begin. You’ll park at the start/ finish area to check in for the event and hang around – once Leg 2 is on the course, your team can head to the next transition point for the beginning of Leg 3.

Likewise, our recommended transitions for Legs 4 & 5 are co-located at the same intersection (before and after the “Trident”) and align with the water stop & volunteer station.

Please refer to the route map for suggestions on the best transition spots. Mathews backroads are narrow with minimal shoulder and have ditches on both sides. That means that vehicle pull off spots are minimal. The map also notes other parking areas besides the recommended transition points. Make sure if you select a distance for each leg of your team, transitions are at a safe place for your vehicle to stop and swap runners.

IMPORTANT RELAY LOGISTICS

Timing Considerations

The Marathon Relay Race Teams will be provided with an overall finish time; teams will be responsible for tracking individual member splits times for each leg.

Two big reasons for the timing: providing teams with flexibility in the number of relay team members will not result in consistent splits for each team, so overall results only will be used for determining the relay awards, regardless of the team composition (2, 3, 4 or 5 members).

Secondly, having timing equipment at all transition areas requires WIFi and additional volunteers – we cannot guarantee these with two items with any degree of certainty. Mathews is moving toward countywide broadband access, but some areas are not yet WiFi accessible.