COURSE INFORMATION

THE RELAY COURSE INCLUDES MANY TOURIST DESTINATIONS.
Teams of 12 travel 194 miles through 36 cities including Calistoga, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge near midnight, San Francisco, Palo Alto and Silicon Valley to Davenport.

COURSE CHANGES INCLUDE New Legs 7-10 AND Leg 23 Van Bridge.
After 20 years of planning, road improvements in Napa and Sonoma Counties are being completed allowing the safe return to the course used from 1995-1998 which eliminates traveling on Hudson Vineyard (Leg 7) and Triangle G Ranch (Leg 10).

Construction on Crystal Springs Dam will require a van bridge on Leg 23.

CAUTION - THINK SAFETY
Run on the Right with traffic except Legs 1, 18. Obey traffic laws including stopping at red lights and crossing roads in crosswalks or at intersections. There are no road closures, traffic control or aid stations.

COURSE TRIVIA
The course is divided into 36 segments called "Legs" with 74 turns (37 left, 37 right). Legs vary in length (3-8 miles) and difficulty ("Easy" to "Very Hard"). Runners travel 189 miles on shoulders of roads, 4 miles on five bicycle paths (Legs 6, 17, 21, 26) and 1 mile through a quarry (Leg 35). Eight legs have ocean views (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31, 36) and five legs border reservoirs (13, 22, 23, 24, 28).

TRIMBLE NAVIGATION PROVIDED GPS SATELLITE MAPPING
accurate to within a meter to generate 36 maps. From 24 satellites, 32,000 positions were recorded. Progress of the race is monitored using GPS and Amateur Radio APRS.

FOR WEATHER UPDATES, WATCH NBC 11
Spring in the Bay Area is dry and warm with light fog. Runners travel through Napa Valley during the day, Sonoma in late afternoon, Marin during evening, across the Golden Gate Bridge and through San Francisco after midnight (Legs 18-20 may be cold), through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties reaching Santa Cruz County by morning.