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Registration is now open for 2010, April 23-24!
And how long will it remain open, many of you have asked. . . Until April 9th or until we reach 175 teams, whichever happens first. Stop procrastinating and get those registrations in so you're not left out!
Register now and share in the fun!
The North Face Partners with the American Odyssey Relay
We are delighted to welcome The North Face as our newest sponsor for the 2010 American Odyssey Relay! The team that best exemplifies the spirit of the American Odyssey Relay will receive $50 gift certificates for all of its runners from The North Face for use on its wholesale website. Additionally, we will have a number of Team Captain gift certificates to distribute for other categories to be determined soon.Start Times and Safety
Start times will be available in early April. For general planning purposes, those predicting that they will run 10 minutes per mile will likely start around 7:30 am, give or take, 8 minutes per mile around 11:00 am, give or take, and 6-7 minutes per mile, early to mid-afternoon. You should be able to fill in the blanks for now!We have now posted the Odyssey Safety Manifesto . Please read it and take it to heart. We want you back next year, the year after that and every year after that!
Experience an Odyssey Relay!
- Twelve teammates
- Gettysburg, PA to Washington, DC --
200 miles in total, more or less - Two days and one night in a van... with intermittent bursts of running
- Civil War landmarks, gorgeous countryside, the monuments of DC and a great new finish line!
- More fun and memories than you can imagine!
Testimonials
Thank you so much for a wonderful race. Our team had an absolute blast. I have been meaning to write you to tell you that the canal legs were lovely.
We had more fun than any seven people "we had a driver" should have stuffed in a van for 24 plus hours with a little running now and again.
Congratulations on an amazingly successful relay! The Wolf Pack is still fired up and reveling in all the fun times we had over the past two days. I can't believe the race is really over. We've been planning and anticipating it for so long. What are we going to do with ourselves now?!!!
I want to thank you for an incredible experience. This was my 2nd relay race and I absolutely loved it.
Thanks so much for organizing such a great event. It was hard - really hard - but also allowed us all to get out of our box to see that we can meet new challenges. As a team, we had a great time; as a relay participant, it will be a memory of a lifetime!
I know i am not the voice of experience here, but my whole team was blown out of the water. WE WILL BE BACK, stinky van, the sequel!
The American Odyssey Relay was a great event! How do I know? About halfway through the race (and also at the end!) our scouts were already discussing and planning for next year's race.
Bob, congratulations on a great race. What a spectacular course. We had a great time!
Thank you (and Kelly) for organizing such a wonderful experience. All of the MMAMs had a great time and we are coming back next year. In fact, there may be two teams from Mount Airy as there were several Moms who wanted to race this year but we didn't have enough spots!
Hi, Bob. What a great run and fun time with all the participants. (I was part of the Butt, Sweat, and Beers team).
I just wanted to let you both know that I had a fantastic time on Saturday- from where I was standing everyone was having a great experience with the relay!
The teams were first class all the way.......encouraging you while you ran.....even when you were the competition. It was heart-warming to see such good sportsmanship throughout the adventure.
What more can one say but WOW to the whole Odyssey adventure! And special WOW's to you, Kelly! Your communication prior to the event was excellent...Unbelievable how involved and connected you were to us all throughout the race!
Thanks for an awesome event. This by far was more challenging and most rewarding race I have ever run.
The Inaugural American Odyssey Relay was an absolutely incredible experience for our group Rebels Run Amok. The volunteer army was incredible. Every single member of our team said that we want to do it again next year - how often does that happen after a challenging event?
Congratulations to you and your team on executing such a wonderful event! We, Team McLean, had an absolute blast. Some are already talking about the t-shirt design for next year's race. It exceeded our expectations in every way and I expect this to be an even more popular event in the years to come.
I was proud to have participated and completed the inaugural running. The instructions, directions and courses were all fantastic. I've never done a race like this before but was very impressed by how smooth everything ran.
Thanks for staging an unbelievable event. We had a fantastic memorable and challenging experience. Hope you made it to the Sun am after party.
First and foremost: Great race!!!! We Hoosier lawyers (and 2 wannabees) absolutely loved our experience at your event. Excellent work for a first time event of this magnitude!
I just wanted to once again thank you for all of your efforts in making the Relay so special. Very few people could have put something like this together; but even fewer could have done it "right." You did it "right."
The race was awesome...I enjoyed the entire event and would love to come back next year. I've been highly recommending it and suggesting the event to our other training groups and customers without a second thought. Thank you!
Thanks SO much for the race! We had an awesome time. There's been a chain of emails among our team this week about how we expected to be sore and tired after the race, but not homesick for our vans and van-mates as many of us have found ourselves!
On behalf of the entire Running with Scissors team, congratulations on an incredible event you and your team have put together! We all had a fantastic experience and hope to run the race again next year!
Thanks for a great race! Our team (Team Sasquatch) had a blast and enjoyed every minute of the race. None of us really knew each other but since the race there has continued to be good communication and camaraderie - 4 people are even meeting in the mornings for daily runs now.
What an amazing race! It's awesome to take 12 people who haven't spent more than an hour or two together, throw them into an intense 29 hour race (as it was) and have them still smiling and having fun at the end.
My teammates and my excellent support staff of van drivers and cheerleaders were astounded and awed by how supportive you and everyone else out on the race course was. You made us feel very special in a time when we also tend to feel a bit like cannon fodder.
I'm still amazed at how well organized the race was. As a Realtor, putting out directional signs for an open house can be a pain -- but to do this for a 200+ mile course is beyond my imagination. The volunteers, maps, directions and "camp Boonsboro" were all fantastic.
Wanted to drop you a note and let you know that my entire team had an absolute blast during your race. I have done Marathon's, an Ultramarathon, and three Ironmen, and your race was BY FAR the most fun I have ever had. It was a blast. The course was great, the people were great.
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Volunteer Awards have been posted
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