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A COLORADO TEAM DISTANCE RELAY RACE
FORT COLLINS TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
36 LEGS, 195 MILES ...
"... it was the most fun I've ever had while running."
John Meyer, Denver Post
The
Wild West Relay is a 195-mile distance team running relay race
adventure in Colorado designed for runners of all abilities. The fifth
annual running of the Wild West Relay will be Friday - Saturday, August
1st - 2nd, 2008.
COURSE
This Colorado relay race begins by the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
in Fort Collins, and finishes in the beautiful ski and summer resort
town of Steamboat Springs. Held on open public roads, much of this very
scenic and remote course
runs through National Forests or on dirt roads. The route winds through
Roosevelt, Medicine Bow, and Routt National Forests, and through small,
mountain and ranching communities.
TEAMS
There
are two main divisions of teams in the Wild West Relay: 12-person and
Ultra teams. Both divisions have competitive and non-competitive
options.
12-person teams (7 - 12 runners) have seven competitive categories
to choose from: Mens, Womens, Mixed, Open, Masters, Flatlanders (all
team members live below 2,500 feet), or Hash House Harrier (the red
dress division) categories. Each person on a competitive 12-member team
runs three legs of the race in rotation, with legs averaging 5.25 miles
in distance.
High School teams are also invited to participate and have a discounted registration fee.
Ultra teams (4 - 6 runners) have three options to choose from. Ultra teams can choose the 6 x 1 option where each runner is responsible for one leg of the race averaging 32.5 miles or the 6 x 6 option where each runner is responsible for 6 legs run in rotation as the 12-person teams does. The Super Ultra option is for ultra runners who want the challenge of running to route solo or with a team of up to three runners.
The Helter Skelter
category is available for both 12-person and Ultra teams and is a
non-competitive category. Whereas competitive teams must follow the
standard relay rules of keeping the running order of their team intact,
the Helter Skelter category is for teams that choose to have their
runners run in any order they want. No prizes are awarded to the top
teams in the Helter Skelter category.
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