Race & Course Info

Course Maps and Planning Guides

The information below describes the length and difficulty of each leg and contains specific points of interest. Clicking on the link will open a printable PDF for the leg noted. The PDFs are broken out into two pages each for ease of use. One page contains the map, elevation chart and runner directions. The other page contains the van directions and points of interest. Please also consult the Leg Difficulty Chart to see our view of how the legs stack up against each other.  Remember that the Leg Difficulty Chart is purely subjective.  Part of the fun of the relay is arguing about which legs are more difficult and why!

Please note: distances are approximate. Because of mapping limitations, MapMyRun data is less accurate and might not exactly match the distances on the Leg Chart or on your GPS. So, if the leg you run is a tenth or two different on your GPS than you thought, please don't get nutty on us! This is a relay, not a Boston Qualifier!!  If there is a conflict, rely on the turn by turn directions, not the map.

2011 American Odyssey Relay Handbook (12.3MB) - Please note that this is the 2011 Handbook!  The 2012 version will be posted in early April.  As of now, it looks like we will be changing legs 3,4 and 5 back to what they were in 2009 and 2010.  We need to verify a few more permits before we finalize.  Stay tuned! 
 

Just the Legs (11.5MB) - Contains just all 36 Leg Directions for Runners and Vans

Off Van Directions - Contains Off Van Directions Only (direct car directions between every 6th transition)

NEW! GPS DATA - Contains GPS Data for Each Transition

Check out the Start Times for each Team

Legs Breakdown

Leg 1 - 5.8 miles - Medium

Leg 2 - 6.2 miles - Medium

Leg 3 - 6.6 miles - Medium

Leg 4 - 8.3 miles - Very Hard

Leg 5 - 4.7 miles - Medium

Leg 6 - 6.7 miles - Very Hard

Leg 7 - 4.9 miles - Medium

Leg 8 - 4.9 miles - Hard

Leg 9 - 5.7 miles - Hard

Leg 10 - 5.7 miles - Medium

Leg 11 - 5.6 miles - Medium

Leg 12 - 5.1 miles - Medium

Leg 13 - 4.8 miles - Medium

Leg 14 - 4.0 miles - Medium

Leg 15 - 4.5 miles - Medium

Leg 16 - 5.7 miles - Medium
(Boonsboro Campus Detail Map)

Leg 17 - 5.2 miles - Medium
(Boonsboro Campus Detail Map)

Leg 18 - 2.8 miles - Easy
(Boonsboro Campus Detail Map)

Leg 19 - 5.5 miles - Medium

Leg 20 - 3.5 miles - Easy

Leg 21 - 4.6 miles - Medium

Leg 22 - 4.7 miles - Medium

Leg 23 - 3.4 miles - Easy

Leg 24 - 3.2 miles - Easy

Leg 25 - 8.2 miles - Hard

Leg 26 - 6.9 miles - Medium

Leg 27 - 3.2 miles - Easy

Leg 28 - 6.6 miles - Medium

Leg 29 - 7.6 miles - Medium

Leg 30 - 8.1 miles - Hard

Leg 31 - 4.0 miles - Easy

Leg 32 - 4.8 miles - Medium

Leg 33 - 8.3 miles - Hard

Leg 34 - 6.8 miles - Medium

Leg 35 - 4.7 miles - Medium

Leg 36 - 6.5 miles - Medium