Relay Iowa
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Relay Iowa 2027 - Sioux City to Dubuque, June 11 to June 13, 2027
Relay Iowa is a team relay covering a total distance of 339 miles across Iowa over a long weekend. Teams may include up to 12 participants. One runner at a time advances along the route; teams run day and night and may share the road with vehicles.
Teams are self-organized. A team captain registers first, creates the team, and sets a password. Other team members then register using that password. Teams divide the total distance into segments they choose, control runner order and segment lengths, and may change the plan during the event.
Overall team pace must be about 10.5 minutes per mile or faster so the team can finish within the allotted event window. Organizers request an accurate per mile pace at registration and will confirm pace with the team captain before the event to set a start window. All teams begin the relay on the Friday of the event weekend.
The course may include loose gravel and running in darkness, and participants should expect varying weather and vehicle traffic along the route. The event is organized by a nonprofit that raises funds for Restoring Hope International, an orphanage in South Africa, and for various charities in towns along the route and in Iowa. Teams are encouraged, but not required, to raise funds; the event features a Club 339 fundraising category with a suggested minimum of $339. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
