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The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Relay allows runners of all levels to participate in this great event.

Marathon Relay Race Team Format:

Each Marathon Relay Runner will cross a corresponding Relay Race Finish Line at the end of your leg of the Relay Race. 
The Relay Station, at the end of your leg of the Relay Race, will award you with your Relay Race Medal. Upon completion of your leg of the race, you will have the ability to ride the Relay Bus Shuttle back to the Reunion Area, to cheer on the member of your team running the final leg of the Relay Race. The only member of your team to cross the Marathon Finish Line, will be the Relay Team member running the last leg of the Relay Race. This will be the corresponding Relay Race Finish Line for this members leg of the race.

The corresponding Relay Finish Lines for each member of the relay team are as follows:

This 5-Person Relay follows the Eikeden format (see notes at bottom *)

1st Leg – 10km/6.2 miles
2nd Leg – 5km/3.1 miles
3rd Leg – 12km/7.6 miles
4th Leg – 5km/3.1 miles
5th Leg – 10km/6.2 miles

Race Start: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 6:30 AM CDT

Start Line: The start line is located on Robinson Avenue between NW 6th Street and NW 5th Street (at the east entrance to the Oklahoma City National Memorial).

Finish Line: The finish line is located on Broadway between NW 6th Street and NW 5th Street (one block east of the Oklahoma City National Memorial).

Traffic control for at least 6 hours. Later finishers will be supported.

Timing:
We are using the Chronotrack timing system to ensure that everyone receives an accurate time.  Per USATF Rule 245.1, Open Men's and Women's and Master Men's and Women's top three awards in the Marathon and the Half Marathon will be based on gun time (the order in which the athletes cross the finish line).  Age group and Relay awards will be based on timing system time (the actual time elapsed between an athlete reaching the starting line and finish line).  Digital clocks will be located at each mile and at the 5K splits to indicate the unofficial running time.  The digital clocks at the finish line display your unofficial time.  Official time is determined by the Chronotrack timing system.
 
Walkers are welcome in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Relay!
 
A relay team can consist of fewer than 5 members (one or more members running more than one leg), but the entire team fee must still be paid.

A relay team member can participate in more than one event as long as he/she is registered in each event. For instance, someone could register and pay the full marathon entry and also register as a team member on a relay team. This person would then have the chip they receive for the marathon with them the entire race and would also carry the team chip (strapped to their ankle) during their leg of the relay.

Goodies: All marathon relay participants receive a goody bag, t-shirt, poster, and heartland hospitality both on and off the course (food, beverage and availability of medical care and massage to aid your recovery). Marathon relay finishers also receive a custom marathon relay finisher’s medal.

EXCHANGE ZONES & TRANSPORTATION

Buses will pick up and drop off at the Oklahoma City Metro Transit Transfer Station that is located at the corner of 5th and Hudson, 1 block west of the Reunion Area at the National Memorial.

Exchange zones are located at:
RELAY Leg 1 (10K): starts at start line
RELAY Leg 2 (5K): to start at N Walker & NW 36th St, First Christian Church
RELAY Leg 3 (12K):to start at NW 72nd & Classen Blvd
RELAY Leg 4 (5K): to start at N Portland & Lake Hefner Drive, Stars and Stripes Park
RELAY Leg 5 (10K): to start at N Grand Blvd. & NW 63rd St.

Shuttles to the Relay Exchange locations will all start at the OKC Metro Transit Transfer Station located at 5th and Hudson, one block west of the start line.

Shuttle Schedule:  The shuttles to the exchange locations will begin leaving the downtown transfer station at the below times, with 3 shuttles buses per location, and will continue running until there is no longer a need. * **   .

Relay beginning Leg 1:  No transportation, begins at start
Relay beginning Leg 2:  First shuttle leaves downtown at 6:10 AM
Relay beginning Leg 3:  First shuttle leaves downtown at 6:15 AM
Relay beginning Leg 4:  First shuttle leaves downtown at 7:00 AM
Relay beginning Leg 5:  First shuttle leaves downtown at 7:15 AM

*Relay shuttle buses provide transportation to relay exchanges and back to the finish line ONLY.

**Approximate ride times to the exchanges vary from 15 to 20 minutes depending on the distance to the exchange from the start**


CATEGORIES

Teams can compete in the following categories:

Open Division – no age restriction
Male (all males)
Female (all females)
Mixed (at least one of each gender)

Masters Division – all team members 40 or over
Male (all males)
Female (all females)
Mixed (at least one of each gender)

Corporate Division – all employees from the same company
Male (all males)
Female (all females)
Mixed (at least one of each gender)

Groups – no age or gender restrictions
Fire, Police or Military (all active duty or retired firemen, policemen or military personnel)
Government Agency (all current or retired from same government agency)
High School Students (all current high school students)
College Students (all current college students)
Family (must be legal relatives)

* The lengths of the relay legs are approximate. The first leg is short, as the 10K point is the bridge over the creek a little down the road from the church where the exchange takes place. This makes the second leg a little long (276 feet) but it does finish on the 15K mark. The 3rd leg should finish on Lake Shore Drive right before the road goes over the Lake Hefner Parkway, but space and traffic issues move that exchange back into the park making the 3rd leg about .3 miles short, or 7.3 miles. This of course makes the 4th leg .3 miles long, or 3.4 miles. Additionally, the 4th leg should have finished in the middle of 63rd St. which would not work well, so you have to run to the other side of the road. The 5th leg is very close to 10K.


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