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Training

Good training will help you enjoy this race and prevent injury. If you need help in setting up a training program, please contact a fitness consultant.

What to Wear

The relay is scheduled at a time of year when the weather will likely be mild. However, weather is uncertain. Be prepared for hot and cold weather extremes as well as rainy or even snowy weather. The race will be run unless extreme weather conditions make it unsafe.

Figuring out Day of Race Logistics

Your team is encouraged to meet prior to the event to figure out logistics. It may be helpful to discuss the following things:

Race logistics and rules
How to communicate between vehicles
What to do if a runner gets to an exchange and the next runner isn't there
What to do if a runner and/or vehicle gets lost
What to do in the event of an emergency

Team Check-In

Team captains must check-in at the starting area at least a half hour before their team's official start time. When they check-in, teams will receive runner t-shirts and numbers, vehicle numbers and a wristband to be handed off from one team member to the next.

Support Vehicles

Teams are responsible for transporting their own runners to each exchange zone where they will begin their leg of the race. Each team may have up to two support vehicles on the course (teams must provide their own vehicles). Support vehicles can stop to cheer on teammates at any legal spot along the race route that does not obstruct runners or traffic. Drivers, please be very cautious when getting on and off the road. Vehicle numbers will be assigned at check-in. These numbers need to be visible in the front windows of support vehicles.

Support vehicles may not park or stop along the left side of the road within 100 yards of the exchange zone. Please do not stop or slow down in places that will impede traffic or runners and do not turn your hazard lights on. It is not permitted for cars to follow behind runners at the runners' pace. We ask that all drivers be alert and drive at or below posted speed limits. Be sure to leave adequate time to arrive at exchange points so that there is no temptation to speed. Please be courteous of runners on the road.

Safety

Our number one priority in this race is safety. There are many potential hazards in a race of this type including but not limited to: automobile traffic, road conditions, and weather. We ask that all teams please take appropriate precautions to insure a fun and safe event.

We will have a protocol in place to check that each team's runner passes each checkpoint along the course. Orange traffic cones with directional signs will be stationed at each turn. "Caution: Runners on the Road" signs will be placed near each exchange zone and at key traffic areas along the course. Restrooms or porta-potties and garbage cans will be stationed at each exchange zone. Water and first aid kits will also be available.

In the Event of an Emergency

We will have medical personnel at the start and finish areas. They will be equipped to handle only minor sports injuries. Please be aware of this and plan ahead for how you will handle any emergencies. In the event of an emergency, notify the nearest race official and they will communicate with the nearest medical personnel or call for an ambulance if the emergency is severe enough. If you are not near any race officials, please call Doug Stutz (208) 496-2646. If the emergency is severe, call 911 then call Doug Stutz.

Extreme Weather Conditions

The race will be run rain or shine. However, under certain severe weather conditions we reserve the right to cancel the event. There will be no refunds given if the race is canceled due to weather. Conditions that may result in the race being cancelled include, but are not limited to, the following: severe electrical storm, heavy snowfall and drifting snow.

Lightning

If there is lightning at the start of the race we reserve the right to delay starts until the lightning clears. If you see lightning on the course after the race has started, get your runner off the road and into a support vehicle. Make a note of the time and the location where you exited the course. If lightning clears within one hour put your runner back on the road where he/she left and make a note of the time. If lightning persists longer than an hour, move ahead to the next exchange. For every hour of lightning you may move ahead one exchange. Keep track of where and when you left the course and where and when you returned to the course. At the end of the race we will have a form available for you to report these locations and times. We will then calculate your average pace and apply this pace to the segment of the course that you missed. In this way we will adjust all overall race times.