TEAMS AND RUNNERS

• Limited to 20 teams
• A minimum of 5 runners, and a maximum of 10 runners, per team
• Teams must choose their own name
• Teams must have one designated team captain
• Teams are responsible for their own support and aid along the way, including liquids, food, navigation, and anything else to keep their runners going
• A maximum of three support vehicles per team allowed on the route
• Each runner is required to run a minimum of one leg each day of the Relay
• Teams determine who runs which leg. Each team must complete all the designated legs
• Once a runner begins a leg, he/she must complete it. If a runner cannot complete a leg for whatever legitimate reason (e.g., medical condition), then another runner from the team must complete their leg
• Teams must run the legs in succession(i.e., one at a time), not two or more at a time (concomitantly)

THE RELAY COURSE AND ITS LEGS

• Teams begin and finish at the same point each day
• Each leg of the relay will be described and mapped out beforehand
• Detailed descriptions and maps of the legs will be distributed to each runner
• 95% of the legs are either dirt road or two track
• Legs range from 3-7 miles long

OVERNIGHT STOPS

• Ample lodging is available the night before the race, including Bozeman and Three Forks
• For the first two overnight stops along the course, teams can either camp or stay in lodging in nearby towns; teams are responsible for their own meals
• The last night barbecue is at Hellroaring Creek (where run ends, not at Henry's Lake)

WHO WINS?

• The winner of the relay is the team that has complied with all rules above, and has the fastest cumulative time over three days
• After each day of the relay, teams will be apprised of their time and place in the competition