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"We are thrilled to be laced-up for another go at a race that should be found
on EVERY southern runner's annual must-do list."
A Blue Ridge Relay Team Captain
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The Blue Ridge Relay
Consider All Others a Warm Up!
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NEW DATE for 2010!
September 17 and 18, 2010
Registration Opens: November 30, 2009
Field Limit: First 120 teams to submit a complete registration
The Blue Ridge Relay is being pushed back to the new date (above) because of the
75th Anniversary Celebration of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Happy Anniversary Blue Ridge Parkway!
And Thank You for Supporting the Blue Ridge Relay.
In 2011, the Blue Ridge Relay will return to the first weekend after Labor Day, September 9-10, 2011.
Blue Ridge Relay is named the 2nd Best Road Race (behind the Susan G. Komen Race Series) in the
Best of 2010 edition of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. Thank you to the runners, volunteers, exchange
zones and to Blue Ridge Outdoors!
The 208 Mile Blue Ridge Relay (BRR208), which is one of the longest running
relay races in the United States, takes place in the picturesque Blue Ridge and Black
Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. The BRR208 consists of maximum 12 person
(4 person minimum) teams that rotate through 36 transition areas as they cover the
208-mile distance of the race. Each relay team member runs 3 legs of varying lengths
and difficulty and will cover an average total distance of ~16.6 miles. The runners rotate
in a set order once the race begins and will be obligated to follow this rotation until the
final runner finishes in Asheville, North Carolina!
The BRR208 starts at Grayson Highlands State Park, Grayson County, VA, which is
near the base of Mount Rogers (5729'), the highest peak in Virginia. The course
primarily follows scenic, country roads as it winds its way through North Carolina's High
Country to the finish in Asheville. The course features some of the region's most spectacular
scenery including the balds of Grayson Highlands State Park, the New River, the Blue Ridge
Parkway, Grandfather Mountain (5964'), and Mount Mitchell (6684'), the highest peak east
of the Mississippi River.
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