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Marathon Relay
The Rocket City Marathon Relay consists of 2-5 person teams and it serves two important purposes:
To promote running in all shapes and sizes. For a variety of reasons including experience, training, or scheduling, not everyone is ready or desires to participate in the full or half-marathon, but there is still a desire to participate in a fun, non-competitive atmosphere.
To give back to the community. During registration relay runners will be given the opportunity to donate to one of several designated non-profits. Marathoners and half-marathoners will have the same opportunity.
Each team will consist of 2-5 people.
Each runner will register individually; however, the first team member to do so will create the team, while the others will simply join when they register.
The team member running the first leg may also run the complete marathon if he/she registers separately for the marathon. In this case, the first runner will wear two bibs, one for the relay and one for him/herself.
Registration will be $50 per team member regardless of the number of runners on a team. A two-person team will pay a total of $100, while a five-person team will pay a total of $250.
Additional donations for non-profits are entirely optional.
Registration will be limited to 200 teams.
The first runner will start with the marathon at 7am (or 6am for early starters).
A race belt/bib will be provided. This will serve as the team’s baton and must be handed to the next runner in a relay exchange zone. There will be 4 exchange zones located approximately:
Zone 1 - mile 4.2 (Maple Hill Cemetery)
Zone 2 - mile 9.1 (Bud Cramer Park)
Zone 3 - mile 15.5 (UAH)
Zone 4 - mile 20.9 (exit of Botanical Gardens)
Relay teams will be subject to marathon time limits.
Shuttle service to/from exchange zones will NOT be provided.
A pre-finish reunion area will be established so all team members may cross the finish line together. It is the responsibility of team members to return to this area before the final runner reaches the finish.
There are no awards for relay teams based on time.
In the event of an exceptionally fast team, the baton will be held at each exchange zone long enough to give the marathon leader at least a 5 minute buffer.