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are pleased to offer the Meijer Derby Festival 5 Person Marathon Team Relay. This is an exciting way to show your organization's true Festival spirit. Come represent your organization and compete to display the Meijer Derby Festival Marathon Team Relay trophy.
Team Relays Brochure - (818k PDF)
Team Eligibility and Requirements
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All team members must be registered
by the entry deadline. (NOTE: Team
Relay participants do not fill out individual
entry forms!) |
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Each Team will consist of 5
runners. A team can have as few as three members
competing; however, this will require that some team
members run two consecutive legs. |
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Participants can choose to compete
on an "All Men's Team", "All Women's Team" or a
"Coed Team".
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Each team will be given one Velcro strap timing chip that will be passed from team member to team member at each of the relay exchange points. The team timing chip with the best time in each division will be declared the winner. |
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The top three teams in each division
will receive awards. |
 Team Relay Entry Fees and
Registration
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5 Person Team Relay Entry: $175 |
| Team Challenge Registration |
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Mail-In Registration |
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One Team Relay Entry form
filled out for each team. Only one team per
entry form (Participants do not fill out individual
entry forms) |
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Entry forms may be photocopied |
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Entry forms must have all information
complete. Payment must accompany form |
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Call 502-584-6383 for your
team relay entry form |
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Mail the completed form and
fees to:
Kentucky Derby Festival
ATTN: Team Relay
1001 South 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40203 |
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On Line Registration is available
for the Team Relay, please visit registration
link at the top of this page. |
 Team Relay Amenities
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Official Team Relay shirt |
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Official Relay medal |
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Official race poster |
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Special recognition in the official
results published in the Courier Journal |
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Express packet pick-up from 11 a.m.
- 6 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. on Friday
at the Kentucky International Convention Center
(Team packets will be separate pick-up area from
individual runners. Packets may be picked up individually
or as a team by one team member) |
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Team Relay completion certificates |
Building a Relay Team
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A team of five runners will cover the entire 26.2 mile distance. The team members will run the same course as the Marathon field, under the Ekiden format (10K, 5K, 10K, 5K, 12.2K). Each runner will run one leg varying in distances between 3.10-7.58 miles handing off a timing chip to the next team member at each relay exchange zone. For example, the first runner may run 6.21 miles to the first exchange zone and that runner will hand off to the second team member who may run 3.1 miles and so on. |
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A team can have as few as three
members competing; however, this will require that
some team members run two consecutive legs. For
example, if a team has only three members, the first
runner may run the first two legs of the relay and
the second runner may run the next two, while the
third runner runs the final distance to the finish
line. If a team has four members, one member must
run two consecutive legs of the relay. |
Numbers/Bibs
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Team members must wear a number visible on their front. Team members must also wear a "RELAY" bib on their back. |
Timing Chip
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Each leg of the relay will be timed. For this, each team will be given one ChampionChip attached to a Velcro strap. This strap should be worn around the runner's ankle. The runner must cross over the timing pad near each relay exchange zone, remove the Velcro strap with the ChampionChip, and hand it off to the next runner. The next runner should attach the strap around his/her ankle before proceeding to the next exchange zone. |
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The timing computer can only read a chip that passes within a foot of the timing pad. If a runner does not want to wear the Velcro strap around his/her ankle, he/she must bend over and touch the chip to the timing pad at the exchange zone. Failure to pass the chip within a foot of or touch the timing pad could result in the runner not being timed for his/her leg or the team not being timed for the team relay. |
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The last runner of each team must wear the ChampionChip for scoring the overall team finishing time. |
2007 Exchange Zones
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Leg # |
Exchange # |
Location (mile mark) |
Leg
Distance |
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Starting Line (mile 0.0) |
6.21 |
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2 |
1 |
Southern Parkway & Forum (mile 6.21) |
3.10 |
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3 |
2 |
4th
Street and Central
Ave. (mile 9.31) |
6.21 |
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Eastern Parkway near
statue (mile 15.52) |
3.10 |
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4 |
Grinstead & Everett (mile 18.62) |
7.58 |
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Finish |
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Finish
at 6th & Market (mile
26.2) |
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Relay Shuttle and Finish
Information
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Leg 1 - Take general shuttle buses
(3rd & Market, 4th & Jefferson, 4th & Main) to the
Start Area. After completion of leg 1, board
relay buses staged on Brookline at the corner of
Southern Parkway and Brookline (1 block from Forum) and they will depart for
6th & Jefferson once bus is full. 6th &
Jefferson is where relay participants can meet to
participate in a team run in to the finish. Leg 2
- Take general shuttle buses (3rd & Market, 4th &
Jefferson, 4th & Main) to the Start Area. This
leg takes the general shuttle buses because the
exchange zone is a short walk from the start of the
race over to the exchange zone at Southern Parkway
and Forum. Relay participants for this leg are
welcome to use the buses staged on Brookline for shelter purposes
prior to running their leg, but keep in mind there
is a short walk to the exchange zone. After
completion of leg 2, board relay buses on Central
Ave between 3rd and 4th Street and they will depart
for 6th & Jefferson once full.
Leg 3 - Take shuttle buses located at 6th and
Muhammad Ali that will take you to 4th Street &
Central Ave. These buses depart for the
exchange zone at 7:30 am. After completion of
leg 3, board relay buses on Eastern Parkway around
the Daniel Boone Statue and they will depart for 6th
& Jefferson once full.
Leg 4 - Take shuttle buses located at 6th and
Muhammad Ali that will take you to Eastern Parkway
near Cherokee Park. These buses depart for the
exchange zone at 8:00 am. After completion of
leg 4, board relay buses on Everett Ave off of
Grinstead and they will depart for 6th and Jefferson
once full.
Leg 5 - Take shuttle buses located at 6th and
Muhammad Ali that will take you to Grinstead Drive &
Everett. These buses depart for the exchange
zone at 8:15 am. This leg will be the person
crossing the finish line with the chip.
It is highly recommended that teams use the shuttle buses. You MUST have a race number on and it MUST be visible. If you do not have a number you will not be allowed on the bus.
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It is important that team captains visit this site on a regular basis for changes and updates. Announcements, such as exchange location/maps, specific shuttle schedules and any other important information regarding the relays will be published as necessary. |
Returning Relay Runners to the
Finish
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Shuttle buses will return near the
Finish with relay runners who have completed their
leg once a bus is full (or the last relay runner has
completed the leg). Returning runners will be
dropped off at 6th and Jefferson which is a couple blocks from the finish line.
The race cannot guarantee that relay runners from
the third and fourth exchange zones will be returned
in time to meet fellow team members for a team run
in to the finish. If runners wish to return sooner than the bus is scheduled they will need to make their own transportation arrangements. |
Relay Shuttle Buses as Shelter
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The relay shuttle buses will remain at the relay exchange points to act as shelter for the relay runners. You may remain on the bus until it is time for you to exchange with your team member and run your leg. |
Personal Items
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The Derby Festival Marathon/miniMarathon will not be responsible for the movement of sweats or personal items of relay runners. It is up to each team to figure out how to pass on sweats and personal items. As with all Marathon and miniMarathon runners, all teams may check in bags at the start of the race. These items will be available near the finish at 4th and Market Street between Market and Jefferson Streets.
DO NOT LEAVE PERSONAL ITEMS AT THE RELAY EXCHANGES, WE HAVE NO WAY OF INSURING THEIR SECURITY AND WILL NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY. |
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