General Info

GENERAL INFORMATION

When: Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 8:00a.m.

Where: Auditorium Shores

What: 5 person Marathon Relay Race benefiting Junior Achievement. The five relay legs are run in the following order: 10K, 11.1K, 11.1K, 5K, 5K. All relay legs will hand off in the same location near the start/finish line. Registration is online HERE; you will be able to pick up a paper registration form at any RunTex location starting in August.

Beneficiary: Junior Achievement (JA) is an economic education non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children about financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness. JA teaches kids how America works!

Packet Pick-Up:
Friday, September 19th at RunTex Riverside during store hours

Saturday, September 20th at RunTex Riverside during store hours

Course: Start/Finish and all Exchange Zones are located at Auditorium Shores. The final Course Map will be posted in June.

Parking: Parking will be available at both the 200 W. Cesar Chavez and 400 W. Cesar Chavez parking garages.  Drivers must present runner bibs for access. 

Picnic Area: Auditorium Shores will be open for all teammates, families and volunteers to gather. There will be food vendors, a place for runners to warm up and activities for the spectators. We encourage you to bring a picnic with your food and beverage of choice (alcohol is not allowed to be brought onto the premises).

Timing: The event will be timed by Run-Far Racing Services and will use the ChampionChip technology. All five runners on the Relay team will be chip timed.

Divisions:

Open Men Open Women Open Mixed
(at least 2 women)
Masters Men
(team of 5 men, 40-49 yrs)
Masters Women
(team of 5 women, 40-49 yrs)
Masters Mixed
(at least 2 women, all runners 40-49 yrs)
Seniors Men
(team of 5 men, 50+ yrs)
Seniors Women
(team of 5 women, 50+ yrs)
Seniors Mixed
(at leat 2 women, all runners 50+ yrs)
High School Boys
(5 boys from same HS)
$50 reg fee
High School Girls
(5 girls from same HS)
$50 reg fee
High School Mixed
(at least 2 girls, all from same HS) $50 reg fee
Corporate Open Men
(all runners are employed by the same company)
Corporate Open Women
(all runners are employed by the same company)
Corporate Odds & Ends
(all runners are employed by the same company)
Odds & Ends
(any combo of men/women of any age)
Family
(any combo of relatives, men, women, or children of any age)
College Team
(5 college/university students) 
Military/Public Safety
(any combo of men/women of any age that are registered Military personnel)
City Employees
(any combo of men/women of any age that are currently employed by a city. Teams compete for the Mayor's Cup.)
Municipal Government Employees
(any combo of men/women of any age that are currently employed by a government entity that is not a city. Teams compete for the Governor's Cup.)

2 Person Half Marathon
(Any 2 person combo of men/women of any age. )

Premier Team
(any combo of men/women of any age that are employed by the same company. Teams compete for the President's Cup) *$1,000 reg fee. Includes a company logo runners jersey; VIP tent and parking access