Want to be part of the excitement of a Marathon, but would prefer not to run the full 26.2 miles? You can! Find a few friends and form a Marathon relay team. Relay teams may have either 2 or 4 members, and may be all male, all female or mixed gender. The 4 legs of the relay will vary in distance, but each is approximately 6.5 miles. The La Crosse Marathon Relay will be held on Sunday May 6, 2012, as part of the Festival Foods La Crosse Fitness Festival.

Time
The Marathon Relay will start with the Marathon & Half Marathon near Pettibone Park. All races will start at 7:00AM sharp.

The Course

The Marathon Relay will begin near the entrance to Pettibone Park with the Marathon. The Marathon Relay will follow the Marathon course to the finish in Myrick Park close to the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. The first relay exchange will take place near Green Island Ice Arena (at about 6.25 miles); the second exchange will take place near the intersection of 33rd Street & Levy Lane (at about 13.1 miles); the third exchange will take place near a parking lot on Townsend Street near East Ave (at about 19.2 miles). Each relay transition point will be identifiable by a banner and volunteers. Participants running the second, third or fourth legs of the Marathon Relay are responsible for their own transportation to and from the exchange points.

Registration
Registration opens at 12:01AM on Saturday, October 1, 2011.

• Register online through Active.com

Registration will close on April 30, 2012. Registration for the Marathon relay is only available online in the months leading up to the event. There will be extremely limited registration at the Packet Pickup and absolutely no registration on race day.

Entry Fees
The entry fee is for the full team of either 2 or 4 runners and is non-refundable. Entry fee schedule:

• $120 - on and until January 14, 2012
• $140 - on and between January 15 - February 29, 2012
• $160 - on or between March 1 - April 30, 2012
• $180 - at the Packet Pickup

Awards

All team members will be awarded a high-quality finisher’s t-shirt. An award ceremony will begin at 12:00PM near the finish line in Myrick Park. Prize bags will be awarded to the 1st place team (based on gun time for the finishing team member) in each of the following divisions. (Please note that there are no age categories in the team competition.)

• Male Team
  - All members of the team must be male.
• Female Team
  - All members of the team must be female.
• Mixed Team
  - A 4-person team where not all team members are of the same gender; a 2-person team must have one male and one female member.

Cell Phones, Headphones, and iPods
For reasons of safety, we strongly discourage runners from using any such devices during the race. If you feel that you must have one with you, please keep the volume low so that you can hear vehicular traffic, instructions from police or course marshals, and comments from nearby runners.

Wheelchairs
Wheelchair competitors are not permitted in the Marathon relay competition.

Cancellation
If you cannot participate, the entry fee is not transferable and is not be applicable to next year's marathon. We will, however, upon written request be happy to provide you a t-shirt from the race. This shirt can be picked up after the race at the La Crosse City Hall in the Parks and Recreation Department. For a mailing and handling fee of $10, you can have a finisher's shirt mailed to your home. Send us the request via email or regular mail, including your name, street address, phone number, and t-shirt size.

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