Relay Iowa

For all the runners who are reading, you may be interested in Relay Iowa, advertised as the World’s Longest Relay.  I first heard about it in June, but I heard more of the details here.

Relay Iowa is a non-profit run that benefits Restoring Hope Village. It started after a volunteer went home from the Village and wanted to do something to help from home. He came up with a 339 mile relay across the state of Iowa.  There is a maximum number of twelve people to a team.  The average minutes per mile of each team must be no longer than ten minutes per mile.  Meaning one person may run a slower mile, but it's okay as long as another person on the team runs faster than a ten minute mile. You can decide how many miles each team member runs as well.  It’s really about working together as a team to finish, not a race.  Runners will run from Sioux City to Dubuque in three days and two nights.  You could also form a six person team if you are really up for a challenge!  The funds raised from the relay have are donated to Restoring Hope.  The relay is held in June and you can read more about it here: http://www.active.com/sioux-city-ia/running/distance-running-races/relay-iowa-2017.  It sounded very interesting to me, but it's definitely something that runners can appreciate more than I can!