Relay Iowa
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Relay Iowa
Relay Iowa is a team-based, 24-hour, three-day adventure run that covers 339 miles across the state of Iowa. Teams may include up to 12 runners, and first-time teams are recommended to have at least eight members. A team captain registers and creates the team so other runners can sign up under that team.
Participants divide the route into legs and rotate running while other teammates sleep, eat, and move ahead to the next meeting point. Teams commonly travel in two 15-passenger vans or three smaller vehicles and plan their own legs and stops. The event takes place day and night and includes sponsored pit stops and checkpoints along the route that can provide a hot meal, a quick shower, or a place to nap.
The course traverses a variety of surfaces and settings, including gravel roads, winding two-lane roads, farmland, and forest. The organizers publish a Survival Guide and a course map that list locations and resources along the route. The event also supports fundraising for local Iowa charities and for Restoring Hope International. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
