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Race Report: Vermont City Marathon

Tuesday, 26 May 2009 07:04 Jenny White
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BURLINGTON, VT - St. Lawrence Alumni had a successful day of racing at the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon on Sunday, May 24, 2009.

John Ostler and Tyler Ludington teamed up in the 2-person relay defend their team title and run 2:27:09, placing them first in both their division and among all relay teams. 

In the 3-5 person relay category, it was a long-awaited reunion for team SLU SKIRTS (Sarah Smith Zentack, '00; Amy Barr, '03; Amy Farrell, '99; Stacey "ChacoChip" Chiappinelli Strouse, '01; and Jenny White, '99), who kept the Ithaca Bombers at bay and won the women's relay division in a time of 2:59:47.

 

 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 May 2009 08:18 )
 

About the Races: Long Distance Relays

Thursday, 14 August 2008 12:04 Sammy
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Long distance relay races consist of series of stages of differing length, run by one team member who then hands-off a “baton” (typically a bracelet) to the next teammate who runs the next stage.  Stages in these races have fixed starting and ending points, at designated transition areas, and usually range in length from 3.5 to 9 miles.    
 
While the team member is running his or her stage, the other team members ride ahead to the transition in the team vehicle, typically a 15-passenger van.   Teams follow a set rotation and each team member runs three stages as the team cycles through that rotation.  Teams start at different times throughout the day, with faster teams starting later, so that all teams finish in a relatively short window, regardless of a team’s overall speed. The Reach the Beach Relay is the nation’s longest distance running relay, with a course length of 200-215 miles (varying by year).  This means that each of the twelve team members will run an average of 16.6 miles over the course of their three stages.   The race is held the third full weekend in September and limited to the first 350 teams that register.   The race begins at Cannon Ski Area in Franconia Notch, NH on Friday, with the first teams starting around 8am.  
 
The race continues, non-stop, through the night, with most teams reaching Hampton Beach State Park between 2pm and 4pm Saturday afternoon.   Teams are allowed two team vehicles and the vehicle which doesn’t belong to the athlete running the current stage will typically drive ahead to the next transition zone where that vehicle’s first athlete begins their next stage.  Team members in that lead vehicle will typically try to rest (or even sleep) while waiting for the other team vehicle to arrive ahead of that vehicle’s final runner. 

The 100 on 100 Relay is approximately one month before RTB.  The format is essentially the same as RTB, except the 100 on 100 Relay is half the distance and teams are half the size.  Each of the six team members completes three stages of varying lengths throughout the course of the relay.  Teams begin the race in waves, beginning early Saturday morning at the Trapp Family Lodge in , Vt.  The first stage is along trails surrounding the Lodge, before winding out onto Route 100, from which the relay draws its name.  The remainder of the course follows Route 100 south through the center of Vermont and finishes with a two-stage climb over Killington Ski Area and ends at Okemo Mountain Resort.  Team start times are staggered so teams will finish between 8:30 – 10:30 PM.  Since teams consist of no more than 6 runners, each runner’s time between stages is also half of that at RTB.  Smaller team size means only one team vehicle is allowed on the course, per team.

  

 

 

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 August 2008 07:10 )