Race & Course Info
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
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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
Leg 17 - 5.2 miles - Medium
Leg 18 - 2.8 miles - Easy 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 |



