How long hood to coast

Known as the Mother of All Relays , the event takes 8 to 12 member relay teams miles or miles from Portland from the iconic top of Mount Hood to the beaches of the Pacific Ocean. The event has sold-out for 30 straight years and on lottery opening day for 23 consecutive years! Experience the greatness of the Mother of All Relays, and begin your mile journey to the coast from Portland, Oregon with your team of twelve!

We have very limited spots available, so register fast! The Mother of All Relays reaches its capacity every year on opening day of registration. All participants are encouraged to wear high visibility colors during all hours. Teams or participants found sleeping in un-designated sleeping areas such as exchange parking MUST move to one of the designated sleeping areas Exchange 18, 24, and 30 or risk being disqualified.

Participants are allowed to use small tents in designated sleeping fields — except Exchange 30! This is a safety issue of high important. Music must be at a sound level considered appropriate to both the general public and other participants. Participants must still be able to hear instructions and general traffic noises. If a Volunteer or Race Official deems the music too loud, the participant must turn down the volume immediately, failure to comply will result in immediate disqualification. Look for them, wearing race official shirts, reflective vest, LED flashers and have event radios for communication if needed.

Save the celebration for the Finish Party! Police will be strongly enforcing this law on the course. Great care must be exercised at all times by participants and team vehicles. Participants must travel along the right road shoulder or sidewalk unless otherwise stated , and obey all Oregon traffic laws and signals.

Self-policing of our event is the reason we will have a lack of injuries or traffic-related mishaps. FIRST AID Teams are responsible for supplying an adequate first aid kit to treat: blisters, abrasion, headaches, heat exhaustion, and other common ailments.

We strongly recommend bringing a cooler filled with ice remember R. E: Rest Ice Compression Elevation. If you see anyone in need of assistance, please get their race number, and if possible, let the Exchange Leader with a radio know at the next Exchange Point. They are capable of bringing in an ambulance or even Life Flight if necessary. Remember to write your emergency medical info where provided on the back of your race bib! Attached here is our Tsunami Evacuation Route Map if needed while at the beach.

Each team vehicle should carry a fire extinguisher, shovel, and gallon s of water. Requirement of three volunteers per local team set. Race seeding method revised. P2C Walk is launched thanks to the inspiration of two competitive women!

Cindie McKenna runs first solo H2C! Temporary bridge over Hwy in Seaside created. Fundraising partnership with American Cancer Society begins. Volunteer Training session implemented.

H2C fills for the first time in one day. Hood To Coast website launched! ABC television one hour special on the race. P2C High School Challenge comes to fruition. Five H2C category records set, eight P2CW category records set, including winning team who averaged walking per mile. Oregon Governor Kitzhaber runs in H2C. Couple married at race start, part of honeymoon spent running H2C. H2C reaches milestone 20th year!

Canada, breaks P2C walk record by over 4 hours, in ! Film documenting the epic Hood To Coast and four teams is filmed during the race. Hood To Coast maintains itself as the largest running relay in the world.

Prying my tired body off the cold ground to run my last leg was so surreal. I thought, I never do this in my real life. Yet it was me running, and the Hood to Coast might just become part of my real life. You learn so much from running it once like bring a phone charger for the van and to take hill training seriously that you have to run it again to put all the hard-earned knowledge to use.

Have you run in a distance relay? Share what you learned in the comments section below. Running Fitness. You May Also Like. Under Armour. Fitness Gear. Healthy Living. Tight After a Long Run? Close modal View Source. Zoom image. Hood to Coast Relay, Source www. Written by Joy Margheim. Last updated March 17,