April 30 - May 1, 2011 (Saturday and Sunday)
Entry opens each year on September 1 and closes on March 1
RUN THE RELAY (200 miles), Calistoga to Davenport
From Napa Valley to the Pacific Ocean, "California's Longest Party" relays the message on donation through Organs 'R' Us ("ORU"). 12-member teams run 36 legs (3 legs per runner, 3-8.9 miles each) through 36 cities and across the Golden Gate Bridge at midnight.
The course is divided into 36 segments called "Legs" with 76 turns (39 left, 37 right). Legs vary in length (3-8.9 miles) and difficulty ("Easy" to "Very Hard"). Runners travel 191 miles on shoulders of roads, 4 miles on five bicycle paths (Legs 6, 17, 21, 26), 3 miles through two vineyards (Leg 8), 1 mile across a ranch (Leg 10) and 1 mile through a quarry (Leg 35). Eight legs have ocean views (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31, 36) and five legs border reservoirs (13, 22, 23, 24, 28). The date of The Relay varies each year to provide moonlight for course lighting.
CAUTION
Run on the Right with traffic except Legs 1, 18. Obey traffic laws including stopping at red lights and crossing roads in crosswalks or at intersections. There are no road closures, traffic control or aid stations.
DIRECTIONS TO START behind Rainbow Agricultural Services, 1856 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga
From San Francisco Airport (85 miles):
Hwy. 101 N 13 miles to Hwy. 80 to Bay Bridge.
S Hwy. 80 E 26 miles to Carquinez (toll) Bridge.
S 4.5 miles to Hwy. 37/Columbus Pkwy. Veer L on exit ramp.
S 2.5 miles west on Marine World Pkwy./Hwy. 37.
R Sonoma Blvd. to Hwy. 29 N 38 miles to Calistoga.
R Lincoln Ave. 0.7 miles.
From Golden Gate Bridge (70 miles):
Hwy. 101 N 54 miles to Mark West Springs Rd. exit (5 miles north of Santa Rosa).
R Mark West Springs Rd. 10 miles.
L Petrified Forest Rd. 4 miles.
R Hwy. 128/Foothill Blvd. 1 mile.
L Lincoln Ave. 0.7 miles (through Calistoga).
(L=Left, R=Right, S=Straight)
