1. ROAD RACE RELAYS Presenter: Sean Ryan

3. RELAY RUNNING – A BRIEF HISTORY 1893: University of Pennsylvania: University Track Committee adds a relay event. This event eventually morphs into the Penn Relays. 1910: Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) formally recognizes relays by adopting the Relay Racing Code. 1912: The Stockholm Olympics debuts relay running on the world stage. The baton is introduced for the first time. 1917: First Ekiden takes place in Japan. 1936: First Olympic torch is carried from Mt. Olympus in Greece to Berlin. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

6. RELAY RUNNING – A BRIEF HISTORY 1893: University of Pennsylvania: University Track Committee adds a relay event. This event eventually morphs into the Penn Relays. 1910: Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) formally recognizes relays by adopting the Relay Racing Code. 1912: The Stockholm Olympics debuts the marathon on the world stage. The baton is introduced for the first time. 1917: First Ekiden takes place in Japan. 1936: First Olympic torch is carried from Mt. Olympus in Greece to Berlin. 1982: Bob Foote founds Hood-to-Coast Relay, the longest relay in the country at the time. It is now the largest relay in the U.S. in terms of total participants. 1989: Vermont City Marathon becomes the first race to offer a marathon relay. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

8. MARATHON RELAYS

9. MARATHON RELAYS involve two or more people working as a team to complete a 26.2 mile marathon. HALF MARATHON RELAYS involve two or more people working as a team to complete a 13.1 mile half marathon. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

10. HOW MANY MARATHON RELAYS ARE THERE IN THE UNITED STATES? According to marathonguide.com, there are approximately 94 marathon or half marathon relays in the country. This equates to just over one quarter of the estimated 340 marathons in the United States. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

12. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, HAS YOUR RELAY GROWN, SHRUNK OR STAYED THE SAME? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

13. HOW DOES THE RELAY’S GROWTH COMPARE TO THAT OF YOUR OTHER EVENTS? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

15. NUMBER OF RUNNERS ON MARATHON RELAY TEAMS (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

20. ARE TEAMS PERMITTED TO DRIVE THEMSELVES BETWEEN EXCHANGE ZONES? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

21. DOES YOUR RACE PROVIDE SHUTTLE TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM EXCHANGE ZONES? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

23. DO MARATHON RELAY PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A FINISHERS MEDAL ? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

24. IS THE MEDAL THEY RECEIVE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE MARATHON RELAY? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

25. DO MARATHON RELAY PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A T-SHIRT ? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

26. IS THE T-SHIRT THEY RECEIVE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE MARATHON RELAY? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

29. RELAY REGISTRATION OPTIONS RELAY RUNNING EVENTS WHO PAYS? WHO REGISTERS? OPTIONS Captain pays ALL at one time. Captain registers ALL at one time. #1 Captain pays ALL at one time. Captain registers team only; Individuals “join” later. #2 All members pay separately. Captain registers team only; Individuals “join” later. #3

32. MARATHON RELAY REGISTRATION FEES Early Registration Fees PER TEAM (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) AVERAGE = $149 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

33. MARATHON RELAY REGISTRATION FEES Early Registration Fees PER PERSON (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) AVERAGE = $35 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

36. WHICH AWARD CATEGORIES DO YOU INCLUDE FOR THE MARATHON RELAY? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) Other categories mentioned include Clydesdale, military, municipal, schools, seniors, hometown and veterans. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

38. DO YOU OFFER PRIZE MONEY FOR THE MARATHON RELAY? (Per Road Race Management Survey, October 2008, 40 respondents) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

39. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS

40. MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS Assumptions: Existing Relay, 5 runners per team REVENUE PER TEAM $ 150.00 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

41. MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS Assumptions: Existing Relay, 5 runners per team VARIABLE EXPENSES T-Shirts ($4/ea x 5)…………………….. $ 20.00 Medals ($3/ea x 5)…………………….... 15.00 Timing ($3/chip x 1 chip/team)……….. 3.00 Bibs ($0.25 x 5)…………………………… 1.25 Miscellaneous (shipping, etc.)………… 0.50 Shuttles? RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

43. MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS GETTING “VARIABLE SHUTTLE EXPENSE” Shuttle Usage Percentage ÷ Teams Per Shuttle x Daily Shuttle Rate x Exchange Locations Needing Shuttles = Average Shuttle Cost per Team x 50% ÷ 50 x $110 X 2 ≈ $2.25 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

44. MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS Assumptions: Existing Relay, 5 runners per team VARIABLE EXPENSES T-Shirts ($4/ea x 5)…………………….. $ 20.00 Medals ($3/ea x 5)…………………….... 15.00 Timing ($3/chip x 1 chip/team)……….. 3.00 Bibs ($0.25 x 5)…………………………… 1.25 Miscellaneous (shipping, etc.)………… 0.50 Shuttles…………………………………… 2.25 TOTAL ……………………………………… 42.00 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

45. MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS Assumptions: Existing Relay, 5 runners per team REVENUE PER TEAM $ 150.00 VARIABLE COST PER TEAM 42.00 GROSS PROFIT PER TEAM $ 108.00 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

46. MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS FIXED EXPENSES OF MARATHON RELAYS Awards…………………………….…….. $ 250.00 (Male/Female/Mixed x 3 deep x 5 per team) Infrastructure……………………..…….. – 0 – (start, finish, tents, signage, etc.) Labor / Exchange Staffing……………. – 0 – Promotion……………………………….. 5,150.00 “ Yet-Another-Damn-Event ” Expense ???? TOTAL FIXED COSTS………………….. 5,400.00 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS Potentially ZERO or covered “IF” you have a Relay Sponsor!

47. MARATHON RELAY COST/BENEFIT BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS Assumptions: Existing Relay, 5 runners per team TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES $ 5,400.00 DIVIDED BY: GROSS PROFIT PER TEAM $ 108.00 EQUALS: BREAK EVEN (TEAMS) 50 RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

48. EKIDENS

49. WHAT IS AN EKIDEN ? Ekidens are a road relay format first popularized in Japan. Ekiden, in Japanese, means “messenger between stations,” a reference to an old communication system. Team of typically 5-6 runners each run from one "station" to the next, and then hand off a cloth sash, or tasuki , to the next runner. Ekidens vary from 20 km up to hundreds of kilometers. Television viewership of Ekidens in Japan is tremendous. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

50. HISTORY OF EKIDENS 1917: Yomiuri Shimbun , a Japanese newspaper, sponsors the first Ekiden race in Japan. 1983: The Yokohama Ekiden, the world’s first international Ekiden, is hosted in Japan with national teams invited from around the world. 1988: New York City and NYRR host America’s Ekiden , the first Ekiden in the U.S. as a five stage, 50 kilometer relay on the streets of New York. Approximately 305 runners (61 teams) from around the world and a few dozen spectators show up in cold, windy weather. 1992: International Amateur Athletics Federation stages an Ekiden-style World Relay Championships in Hiroshima, Japan. The annual event is discontinued after 1998. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

51. HISTORY OF EKIDENS, continued 2003: North American Men’s Marathon Relay Championships debuts in Akron, Ohio, in conjunction with the Akron Road Runner Marathon. At the prompting of consultant Creigh Kelley, the marathon relay is structured as an Ekiden-style marathon relay. International Standard Ekidens are usually held over the standard marathon distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) and split into either five (i.e. 2 x 5K, 2 x 10K, 1 x 12.195K) or six (i.e. 3 x 5K, 2 x 10K, 1 x 7.195K) stages, although distances and stage order varies from race to race. RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

52. AKRON ROAD RUNNER MARATHON 5-Person “Ekiden Style” Relay PROBLEM: EXCHANGE LOCATIONS! 12.2K 7.6 18.6 mile/30K Fifth 5 5K 3.1 15.5 mile/35K Fourth 4 10K 6.2 9.3 mile/15K Third 3 5K 3.1 6.2 mile/15K Second 2 10K 6.2 0 mile/0K First 1 KM Miles Starting Point Leg Relay Point RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

55. ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS

68. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1965 Lake Tahoe Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

69. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1981 Hana Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

70. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1982 Hood to Coast Relay Haney-Harrison Relay Klondike Trail of ’98 International Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

71. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1983 Edmund Fitzgerald Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

72. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1985 Baker Fitzgerald Relay Banff-Calgary Road Race Ocean to Sound Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

73. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1986 North Georgia Lake-to-Lake Relay Coors Island Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

74. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1987 Kananaskis Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

75. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1988 Cabot Trail Relay Illinois River to River Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

76. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1989 Mt. Rainier to Pacific Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

77. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1990 Portland to Coast Walk Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

78. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1995 The Relay (Napa Valley) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

79. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1997 Portland to Coast High School Challenge RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

80. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1998 Colorado Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

81. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 1999 Reach-the-Beach Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

82. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2000 Tussey Mountainback Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

83. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2002 Skeena River Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

84. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2003 Canandaigua Fifties Relay Whistler 100 – The Gold Rush Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

85. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2004 Barkerville Rush Relay Trek Relay Ragnar Relay - Wasatch Back Red Eye Relay (formerly Hoosier 200) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

86. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2005 Blue Ridge Relay Madison Chicago Relay Heart of Vermont Relay Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Wild Miles Relay Wild West Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

87. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2006 Fall 50 Relay Great Lakes Relay Green Mountain Relay Avon Need for Speed Relay Ragnar Relay - Great River RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

88. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2007 Arizona Odyssey Ragnar Relay - Northwest Passage Ragnar Relay Del Sol Westover Shore to Shore Relay Sunrise to Sunset Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

89. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2008 Cascade Lakes Relay Ragnar Relay - Florida Ragnar Relay - Texas Ragnar Relay - Washington D.C. Texas Independence Relay RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

90. INCEPTION OF ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS 2009 American Odyssey Relay (Washington, DC) Epic Relays – Cache-Teton Relay (Jackson Hole) Epic Relays – Prelay (Eugene, OR) London Odyssey Ragnar Relay – Los Angeles Ragnar Relay – New York Southern Odyssey (Georgia) RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

91. NORTH AMERICAN ULTRA-DISTANCE RELAYS CUMULATIVE TOTAL RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

92. This sudden growth raises an obvious question... RELAY RUNNING EVENTS WHY NOW?

94. “ The expansion of interest in Hood To Coast and interest in ultra distance relays in general was a slow simmer that is just now starting to boil over. The whole thing has been a geographically-outward-moving long-term process.” - Bob Foote, Founder of Hood To Coast Relay “ Without a doubt, our biggest challenge is education – getting runners to understand the format. Every runner knows what a marathon is. I spend as much time at race expos explaining the concept in general as I do promoting our events!” - Tanner Bell, Ragnar Relay Series RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

99. “ It’s hard for our participants to experience the ‘loneliness of the long distance runner’ when five of their training partners are roaring by in a van, honking the horn and shouting words of encouragement (or hurling insults) at them.” - Eric Lerude, Reno-Tahoe Odyssey RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

111. “ The fact that Bob Foote [Hood to Coast Relay] was able to achieve the success he did, in the era he did, to attract the large number of participants he did and have the solid execution he did… all without the advantage of having the Internet as a promotional and informational tool… it’s really nothing short of a MIRACLE!” - Steve Hill, Ragnar Relay series RELAY RUNNING EVENTS

115. QUESTION & ANSWER