COURSE INFORMATION

THE RELAY COURSE
boasts the largest number of tourist destinations of any walk. Teams of 12 travel 129 miles through 28 cities including Marin, Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Palo Alto and Silicon Valley to Davenport.

COURSE CHANGES - THE RELAY WALK 2009 IS 129 MILES
The Relay Walk will finish at the Swanton Berry Farm. Leg 35 has one additional turn and two additional hills. Leg 36 has sweeping ocean views along Hwy. 1 and 10 fewer turns.

CAUTION
Walk on the Right with traffic except part of Legs 18 and 26. 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 24 segments called "Legs" with 51 turns (25 left, 26 right). Legs vary in length (3-7 miles) and difficulty ("Easy" to "Very Hard"). Walkers travel 124 miles on shoulders of roads or sidewalks, 4 miles on four bicycle paths (Legs 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). The date of The Relay varies each year to provide moonlight for course lighting.

TRIMBLE NAVIGATION PROVIDED GPS SATELLITE MAPPING
accurate to within a meter to generate maps for 24 legs. From 24 satellites, 22,000 positions were recorded. Progress of the race is monitored using GPS and Amateur Radio APRS.

TEAM FINISH TIMES
are posted within one hour of finishing (view Results). Teams record leg times and cumulative times on Team Time Records.

FOR WEATHER UPDATES, WATCH NBC 11
Spring in the Bay Area is dry and warm with light fog. Walkers travel through Marin, across the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco during the day, through San Mateo County at night, and through Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties during the day.