WALK OVERVIEW

24 LEGS, 24 FEET...
The Relay Walk is a 128 mile, 12-member team walk from Marin, across the Golden Gate Bridge to the beach in Santa Cruz, promoting donation through Organs 'R' Us ("ORU"). Pledge your support for 98,000 Americans waiting for organ donors (see Fundraising).

DEADLINES FOR ENTERING A WALK TEAM
1. By March 1, enter team online (requires team name and Captain's minute/mile pace).
2. By March 1, mail one nonrefundable $720/team ($60/walker) check payable to The Relay.
3. By March 8, check Registered Teams for team name indicating that the entry fee has been processed. Instruct up to 11 walkers to enter online (requires individual minute/mile paces) before March 8 by selecting team name from drop down list.
4. By April 10, raise mandatory $600/team ($50/walker) donation (payable to ORU, 501 (c) (3) Tax ID 94-3333306) by sending the sample email to contacts, building a webpage to solicit online donations and/or asking your employer to match your entry fee with a tax-deductible contribution. Print Pledge Form (optional). Contact ORU if you would like to walk for a transplant candidate.

START – 7-9 AM AT MARIN FRENCH CHEESE COMPANY
7 am-9 am staggered starts on Saturday during the Marin Health Expo. Captains must check in one hour prior to the assigned start time.

START TIMES
are calculated using walker paces to reduce congestion and ensure that teams do not miss the fun by walking ahead or behind the race. There is a $100 fee to request or change a start time.

COURSE
Boasts the largest number of tourist destinations of any walk with 24 legs (two legs per walker, 3–7 miles each) through 28 cities and across the Golden Gate Bridge. Walk Legs are numbered 13-36 (and not 1-24 to avoid issues with emergency responders, volunteers and permits).

CAUTION
Walk on the Right (with traffic) except Leg 18. Obey the California Vehicle Code including stopping at red lights and crossing roads in crosswalks or at intersections. There are no road closures, traffic control or aid stations. Exercise caution always.

FINISH – 10 AM-8 PM AT THE BEACH BOARDWALK
on Sunday during the Santa Cruz Beach Party & Expo, with exhibitors, food, music, Pacific Ocean, Awards Ceremony and Victory Party at Ideal Bar & Grill. Walkers should join their final team member on the beach and finish as a team.

REQUIREMENTS
Captains: must register online and mail one (1) $720 nonrefundable check for the team via US mail by March 1. Teams may participate with 12 or fewer walkers.

Donation to ORU: $600/team ($50/walker) minimum is due April 10. Raise $1800 to receive lunch for the team on the beach. Raise $7,200 to waive the $960 team entry fee. See Fundraising to send the sample email to contacts and tell your team story or build a webpage and solicit online donations.

Walkers: After confirming their team's entry at Registered Teams, walkers must enter online by March 8 (to avoid $20 late fees). Walkers must stay off the road when spectating and wear their team number (bib) and baton when walking.

Safety: Teams must provide two flashlights, two reflective vests and two vehicle signs, "CAUTION-WALKER ON ROAD" (minimum 17 x 22 inches); bring signs or purchase at Start. From sunset to sunrise, wear reflective vests and carry lighted flashlights (see Rules). Reflective vests are recommended during daylight to increase visibility, especially on blind curves.

Vehicles: Teams must provide two vehicles (maximum 6.5 x 19 feet). No buses, extra vehicles, limousines or motor homes. Vehicles must display team number (provided) on front and rear windows and a rear sign, "CAUTION-WALKER ON ROAD." Vehicles may not trail walkers, but must drive ahead to ready the next walker. Receiving a police citation will disqualify a team. At Exchanges, only Active Vans (vehicles waiting for incoming walkers) may park. Active and Resting Vans may park in Van Exchanges (18, 24, 30).

Volunteers: If any walker lives within 50 miles of the course, two volunteers, age sixteen or older, must register via the Online Entry. On a first come basis, volunteers may choose a shift of 4-5 hours along the course. Teams with every walker living more than 50 miles from the course are exempt from the volunteer requirement.

HELP FUTURE RELAYS:
		Follow the Rules and obey the California Vehicle Code.
		Park safely off the road. Do not obstruct traffic or private driveways.
		Do not force walkers onto the road by obstructing the shoulder.
		Only Active Vans may park in exchanges.
		Stay off the road and away from the Baton Exchange Area unless waiting to receive the baton.
		Use bathrooms or portable toilets and not private property.
		Keep Exchanges clean, dispose of trash and be quiet at night.
		Be courteous and express thanks to law enforcement, property owners and volunteers.

COMPETITIVE VS NONCOMPETITIVE TEAMS
Competitive Teams: Teams desiring to be recognized as winners for finishing first, second or third in a division must follow all Rules. Submasters and Masters teams must submit a copy of each walker's driver license at the Start.
Noncompetitive Teams: Teams participating for fun and adventure (the majority of teams), do not need to maintain the order of walkers submitted on the Roster/Waiver at the start, however, it is logistically advantageous to do so.

DIVISIONS
Corporate: Walkers must be employees of the same company.
Public Safety: Walkers must be active military or employees of a law enforcement agency.
Masters: Minimum age 40
Open: Minimum age 16
Submasters: Minimum age 30

CATEGORIES: (within each division). Categories with less than 5 teams will be eliminated.
Men's: (0 to 5 women). Open Men's is the default division.
Mixed: (6 to 11 women). Mixed teams with 10 or 11 walkers must have at least 5 women.
Women's: (12 women)

SUBSTITUTIONS OR ADDITIONS
Until March 8, a captain may substitute a walker or a walker may add to a team with less than 12 without cost. For substitutions, the captain must log into his/her Captain's Online Entry as a returning user and delete the walker to be dropped. A new walker may then join the team using the Walker Online Entry as a new user.
After March 8, substitutions and additions are $20 per walker at the Start using the form in the Racebook. No email, fax or phone substitutions or additions.

FIND A WALKER OR A TEAM ON THE MATCHING MESSAGE BOARD
Match and make new friends! Entries from individual walkers will not be accepted until they are matched with a team.

SPONSORSHIP
Many companies sponsor teams and display corporate names on shirts/vans and feature company teams in corporate communications. Donations to teams may not be deducted as charitable contributions to Organs 'R' Us. View sponsor benefits.

BE IN THE NEWS
NBC 11 provides pre-race and race coverage. Many participants contact local television and newspapers with team stories resulting in more than fifty articles. (See Press Release).