chickEkiden 26.2 Mile Relay
Saturday April 26, 2008 in Downtown Gainesville, Georgia
Relay Begins at 8:30am
The 2008 chickEkiden 26.2 Mile Relay is a team event. The event is run on a 4.3 mile loop course. All exchanges will be made in an exchange zone at the finish line. Teams will have four to six members. Each member will run one or more legs to complete the 26.2 mile distance. Each team must complete six legs to be scored. Each team will be divided into two sub-teams with two or three members. The sub-teams will concurrently run three legs to make up the half marathon distance. Sub-team times will be added together for the final team marathon time. Each team member will run a minimum of one leg. Team competition will be encouraged with awards within the following divisions: Open (Men, Women, Mixed), Masters (Men, Women, Mixed), Grand Master (Men, Women, Mixed), Fire/Police/Military (Men, Women, Mixed), High school (Men, Women, ) and Middle School (Men, Women). A Men’s team can include one woman. A Woman’s team must be all women. A mixed team must include two women. This will be a great time to get 4-6 friends together, select a captain, challenge others in your division, and have a great time while supporting the Gainesville Spring Chicken Festival and the Keep Hall Beautiful Tree Replacement Fund.
Team captains will receive packets with specific details, relay T-shirts, pins Rubber Chicken Batons and bib numbers for each team member. Team members will be responsible for being at the transition area when it is their turn to run. Each relay sub-team will be given a rubber chicken baton that will be carried initially by the first runner. The rubber chicken baton will be handed to the next runner at the transition exchange area. The exchange area will be monitored by a course marshal to ensure the fair exchange. Each member of the sub-team will be wearing identical numbers and each bib must be worn in a manner to be easily seen from the front. Awards will be presented to each member of the top team in each division. If there are more than four teams in a division, a second place award will be presented to each member of the second place team.
All registered runners will receive a unique high quality short sleeve, Dri-Fit shirt.
Teams can register by mail (go to the Registration Forms page to print a copy), in person or at www.Active.com. Mail entries must be received on or before April 24, 2008. Teams can register in person at the Registration Tent at the Finish Line area on Friday April 25th between 6:00 and 8:00PM or on Race Day between 6:30 and 7:30AM.
Changes in team members may be made at the Registration Tent at the Finish Line area on Friday April 25th between 6:00 and 8:00PM, prior to obtaining runner packets. The new team member MUST be present to sign the waiver or the team entry will NOT be changed.
Team packets can be picked up at the Registration Tent at the Finish Line area on Friday April 25th between 6:00 and 8:00PM or at the Registration Tent at the finish line area from 7:00am to 8:00am the day of the race.
Contact: Mike Lunsford at 770-533-1128 or mikeat4833ssd@charter.net
Jack Haire at 678-316-3043 or jwhaire@bellsouth.net
The Race Registration and Finish Line is located in the parking lot behind First National Bank of Hall County, 311 Green St NW, Gainesville, GA 30501 (next to The Times) in beautiful downtown Gainesville, Georgia.
