June 2008

Hello Runners,

It's been a busy June with our Green Mountain Relay in Vermont last weekend over the Summer Solstice. Now our attention is focused on the Wild West Relay in August.

5th Annual Wild West Relay

Late registration begins July 1st with registration (and the runner database) closing July 8th, so don't wait until the last minute. The High School Category has filled but there are still a few spots left for 6 & 12-person teams.

For entry information, please click here.

Team Matching Message Boards

For those of you interested in running in the Wild West Relay but aren't on a team, check out the team matching message boards ( WWR).

One suggestion - if you are a runner looking for a team to join, post your interest under the heading RUNNER(S) LOOKING FOR A TEAM. Some have posted their interest and availability only under a post from someone with a team looking for runners. Not every person who is looking to fill their team will go through all the other posts to find available runners so you are limiting your chances of hooking up with a team. So we suggest that you post under the RUNNER(S) LOOKING FOR A TEAM heading as well as responding to an individual post.

Also, if you see a post that interests you, you can click on the email button to email the person directly in addition to leaving a response to their post on the message board.

Thanks again for your support and interest in our relay events. We hope to see you out there.

Volunteers With A Purpose

Giving back to the local communities is very important to us. We figure that, while we limit the size of our relays so as not to overly inconvenience local residents, most of the exchanges that we use are on private property, owned by the county, the town, a business, or even a private individual. Over the last three years, $56,000 has been raised and distributed to participating local non-profit organizations through our 'Volunteers With A Purpose' program. We are on pace for $25,000 to $30,000 this year alone!

Some of the non-profit organizations that will be out there supporting participants are:

We are also members of 1% For the Planet - one percent of our gross revenue is donated to environmental organizations. And both relays are part of the Avon Foundation's 'Need For Speed Against Domestic Violence' fundraising program.

We look forward to seeing you out there. Any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Have a great spring!

Paul Vanderheiden
Race Director