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How many people can be on my Bellamy Kia Relay team? I figure if I get 60 of my closest friends all on one team, this event will be a snap.
You are more than welcome to get 60 of your closest friends to register…they’ll just have to be on 12 separate Relay teams, is all.
Bellamy Kia Relay Marathon Teams must consist of no less than 3 members and no more than 5 members. Depending on whether you have 3, 4 or 5 members on your team, you can assign those course legs as you like. For example if you have 4 members, perhaps the first member runs legs 1 & 2, the second member runs leg 3, the third member runs legs 4 and the fourth member runs leg 5. Heck, if you are really organized and ambitious, the first member could run leg 1, then skip ahead and run leg 5, too.
As long as your Bellamy Kia Relay Marathon Team consists of no less than 3 members and no more than 5 members, you’re okay.
Is there an age restriction?
Participants in the Bellamy Kia Relay event must be at least 14 years of age, as of race day.
Are there separate Mens/Womens/Mixed team categories?
There are no separate mens/womens/mixed team categories at this time.
Is there a Bellamy Kia Relay Team event for the HALF Marathon distance?
No, the Bellamy Kia Relay Team event is only for the 42.2km full marathon distance.
Can our team WALK the relay?
The SaskCentral QCM does not currently have a specific walk category for this event. The Full Marathon course (which is also the relay course) is officially open for 6 hours (8:00 AM - 2:00 PM) and all relay teams should have the ability to finish within this 6-hour time limit.
Aid stations and traffic control close once the last participant has passed, or at 2:00 PM, whichever comes first. After that point, participants still on the course become, essentially, "informed pedestrians" and must abide by regular pedestrian regulations (e.g. using sidewalks, crossing streets at controlled intersections, yielding to vehicle traffic, etc.). The SaskCentral QCM assumes no responsibility, including medical and aid station support, for participants on the course after course closing at 2:00 PM. However, a skeleton finish line crew, including timing and medical personnel, will remain until the most determined participant is across the finish line.
Whether a team is running or walking, the full marathon/relay course is only open for 6 hours. Therefore, the team that is walking would need to feel very confident that they can complete the 42.2 km course within or very near that 6-hour limit.
What are the distances of the Bellamy Kia Relay legs?
The approximate pre-set distances of the Bellamy Kia Relay legs at the SaskCentral Queen City Marathon are:
Leg 1. – Approx. 7 km (starts at starting line)
Leg 2. – Approx. 10 km (starts at Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zone #1)
Leg 3. – Approx. 11 km (starts at Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zone #2)
Leg 4. – Approx. 9 km (starts at Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zone #3)
Leg 5. – Approx. 5 km (starts at Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zone #4)
Do you care who on my team runs which leg of the Relay?
No, we don’t, although we suggest you let the less-experienced members run the shorter distances. All that is required is that each member of your team be wearing their team race number bib on the front of their clothes, where it can always be seen clearly by course officials and photographers. Also, each team member must wear the timing chip on his or her ankle, passing it from one to the other like a baton, in order for your team to receive an official time. No chip on the ankle – no time.
Do we have to run the Relay legs as they are marked out, or can we just switch whenever we like?
We strongly encourage all Bellamy Kia Relay participants to use the marked exchange points.
The Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zones are positioned on our course for their relative access to portable toilets and ease of parking space. Splitting the course into your own legs will mean that some of your own exchange points could be on parts of the course that are quite awkward for parking or access to services.
We've set up our exchange points based on our best experience for the convenience and comfort of the Relay participants, as well as giving some shorter and longer distances to allow people of different running abilities to take part on the same team.
Do the Bellamy Kia Relay teams receive medals? How do they receive them?
Each Bellamy Kia Relay Team member receives a medal. In previous years, medals were awarded at each of the Relay Exchange Zones, as each team member completed their leg of the course, with the last team member running Leg #5 receiving their medal at the finish line.
However, to ensure that no team member misses receiving a medal at a Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zone, ALL MEDALS FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM WILL NOW BE PRESENTED TO THE FINAL TEAM MEMBER AS HE/SHE CROSSES THE FINISH LINE. The final team member can then distribute the medals to the rest of his/her team.
Can I pay the extra $10.00 each to upgrade any of my team members’ shirts to the tech shirt AFTER the June 15th upgrade deadline?
All optional tech shirt upgrades MUST be requested AND paid for prior to the June 15th deadline. This is to allow enough time for the shirts to be ordered, delivered, printed and ready to go for package pickup. The BEST THING to do is to decide which members of your team are going to purchase the optional shirt upgrade BEFORE you register your team (but be sure to register before the June 15th deadline).
When ordering a tech shirt upgrade, remember that tech shirts are available in separate Mens and Womens sizes. Please take that into account when choosing your size. The standard cotton shirts are available in Unisex sizes only.
Can I run the full or half marathon as an individual AND ALSO run the first leg (or first couple of legs) of the Bellamy Kia Relay as a member of a team?
Yes, you can. Any person running the full or half marathon individual event may also run the first relay leg (or legs) as a member of a Relay team, under the following conditions:
Remember, the total number of members on a relay team (including yourself) must be no less than three and no more than five.
NOTE: If you are running in the Half Marathon, you cannot run more than the first 2 legs of the relay, as that is how many relay legs can be completed on the half marathon course.
You are required to wear two race number bibs: one for your individual event and one for your relay event. Once you have completed your portion of the relay event and passed the Velcro-strap timing chip to your next team member, you may remove the relay race bib, if you wish…unless you want people to see you running with two bibs and go "Wow, she's running in TWO events! How impressive is that?"
You will also be required to wear two ChampionChip timing chips: one for your individual event that stays attached to your shoelaces for the entire race and one on a Velcro strap for the relay event that you must "hand off" to the next member of your team at the appropriate relay exchange zone.
The upside for you, of course, is that you would receive two SaskCentral QCM shirts and two SaskCentral QCM medals: one shirt/medal for your individual event and one shirt/medal for being part of your Relay team. You don’t get to eat twice as much post-race food, unfortunately, but you can brag three times as much as anyone else, so it all balances out.
I want to register my team, but I don’t have all my team members confirmed yet. Can I register the team with the members I have now and then add the rest of the team later?
Yes you can register a team without knowing all the team members. Assuming that you will be registering online, all you need is one member's information (your "team captain", if you will) to register a team. When you are done listing that person's information (or however many team members you have at the moment), at the bottom of the registration page you will see a button that says, "Confirm and skip to questions". Click on that and it will skip you forward in the registration form.
At the end of the registration form you will see something asking you to set up a Running Room member's profile or Athlete Profile (sometimes called an Athlete Dashboard). In order to change your team information later, you have to fill this out. This is your personal pass to get back into the Running Room online registration system and edit/change your team members at a later date.
When you want to add/change your team members, log onto www.runningroom.com/dashboard and enter your member user name and password. Your Relay Team registration will pop up on the screen. There will be a little icon that looks like a pencil. That is the "edit" button. Click on that and you can edit/change your team members' information.
If you have already registered your Relay Team, but still need to add/change your team members, you can still create an athlete profile/dashboard on the Running Room site at www.runningroom.com/dashboard, which they can link to your team registration. Oh, and only one person on the team needs to have this Running Room athlete profile, not everyone on the team.
What if I have registered my team using the paper registration forms? How do I update my team information then?
Changes to the names and information of members of your team must be made by emailing runqcm@hotmail.com.
Please include your team’s name, your name, and all the information that requires changing. On emails, please make the subject line “Change to Team (your team's name here) ”. It’s very important that you tell us your team’s name, as that is how we can find you on our Relay database.
Any change in names and information of any team member made after August 31st will be subject to a $5.00 processing fee for each team member changed.
How are the Bellamy Kia Relay Teams timed?
For information about timing CLICK HERE.
Where are the Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zones and how do I get to them?
The relay legs and exchange zones are located at:
Leg 1.
Leg 2. – Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zone #1
Is there any transportation provided to and from the Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zones and the Start/Finish area?
We currently do not provide transportation to and from the Bellamy Kia Relay Exchange Zones. Participants and their drivers are asked to leave for their exchange zones WELL IN ADVANCE, to allow lots of time to find a parking spot and to be ready to go.
Basically, if you are running the second leg of the relay...and you are watching your first team member leave the starting line...you're already very late!
REMEMBER: Many of the obvious routes you would normally take to get to these locations may be blocked to traffic, since our participants are running on these very same routes. Plan your driving route well in advance to avoid the course. WHEREVER POSSIBLE, DO NOT DRIVE ALONG THE COURSE TO GET TO YOUR RELAY EXCHANGE ZONE.
Can our team meet up before the finish line and run across the finish line together? If so, where is the best place for us to connect with the last runner on our team?
Some teams like to reconnect near the finish line and run across the finish line together holding hands. We currently allow this, but your team must NOT block or interfere with any other participants as they approach the finish line. You must allow individual runners to go past and then, once your team has crossed the timing mats, please clear the finish line area quickly because runners may be coming up right behind you.
There is a spot on the course about 300 meters from the finish line, on Memorial Way just north of the T.C. Douglas Building, across from Avenue K., and before “Heartbreak Hump”. There is a wide, flat grass area next to a large metal sculpture. This is a good spot for the team members who are finished to wait for the last member of the team.
Any closer to the finish line than that and things become far too congested between teams and spectators and other runners. Please be aware of the other participants as they make their way to the finish line. Your team must NOT block or interfere with any other participants or, unfortunately, we may be forced to prohibit teams from crossing the finish line together at future events.
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