Run Details :: Relay Instructions
RELAY Instructions
In this section:
Please read and become familiar with all the information!
BUSES WILL LEAVE AT 9:15 AM SHARP from 116 King St. W. in front of the Sheraton Hotel to transport relay runners to their exchange points – upon finishing their relay legs, buses will transport relay runners back to COPPS COLISEUM.
All Relays start at 9:30am with the 30K race.
Relay Exchange Points
- 10K - 900 Woodward Ave. N.
- 15K - Beach Blvd. just prior to the canal lift bridge
- 20K* - Burlington Golf and Country Club – North Shore Blvd. Burlington
*Note: this exchange point is actually at the 19.5 km point along the route!
All runners should take the bus to their exchange points, to guarantee them getting there. If you do not take a bus, WE ARE not responsible if you should have problems getting to the exchange points.
3 PERSON RELAY - Your exchange points are at the 10k and 20k marks.
Please have the second member of the relay team board a bus marked, 10k BUS #1, #2, #3, #4, or #5.
The bus will drop you off at the 10k point for the first exchange. The buses will stay until they are full for the return trip back to Copps Coliseum.
Please have the last member of the relay team board a bus marked, 20k BUS #1, #2, #3, #4, or #5.
The bus will drop you off at the *20k point in Burlington (*Note: this exchange point is actually at the 19.5 km point along the route!)
The buses will stay until they are full for the return trip back to Copps Coliseum.
2 PERSON RELAY - Your exchange point is at the 15K mark.
Please have the second member of the relay team board a bus marked, 15k BUS #1, #2, #3, #4, or #5. The bus will drop you off at the 15k point for the exchange. The buses will stay until they are full for the return trip to Copps Coliseum.
Bib Numbers
3 Person Relay bibs will be numbered along with a letter, A, B, or C. The first runner will wear bib A, the second runner bib B and the last runner bib C. Please affix the bibs to your front.
Each runner must affix the bib labeled RELAY to his or her back.
2 Person Relay bibs will be numbered along with a letter A or B. The first runner will wear bib A, and second runner bib B. Please affix the bibs to your front.
Each runner must affix the bib labeled RELAY to his or her back.
Relay Exchange Details
The first relay runner will wear the Velcro Ankle Champion Timing Chip, which will be exchanged with the next runner.
All relay runners must wait behind the barricaded waiting area until their relay member arrives for the chip exchange. Please keep off the road, until you must go out to do your exchange. REMAIN ORDERLY AND DO NOT CROWD THE ROAD!
The Champion Chip must be returned at the end of the race or a $40.00 fee will be assessed.
Baggage and Clothes
The Bay Race is NOT RESPONSIBLE for any items left on the buses by relay runners.
All relay team members are responsible for their own property. Please make arrangements between your team members on the safe keeping and removal of items from the buses.
Water and Food
Water and food will be provided to finishing relay runners at the 10k and 15k and 20k* relay exchange areas. *Note: this exchange point is actually at the 19.5 km point along the route! Relay runners finishing in Copps Coliseum will have water and food provided there.