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Start Times |
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All races start at 7:00 a.m. Start Location (State St and Wyman) View Larger Map |
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Parking |
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Various paid parking lots surround the race start location (State & Wyman). Click Here for a map of locations (or see below). Please note: Street parking may be available, however be aware of any tow/ticket signage as it may be apart of the course. |
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Relay Instructions |
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Each relay team member must wear his/her race number in front on their outermost layer of clothing.
The relay will be timed using the ChampionChip®. Each team will be provided with one (and only one) chip attached to an ankle band. You must attach the chip to your ankle and transfer the chip and band at the end of each leg of the relay. The easiest way to do this is to have the runner beginning the relay leg bend down and remove the chip from the runner completing the leg and then attach it to his/her own ankle before s/he start to run. This sounds like a lot of trouble - but it is a lot better than carrying that blasted baton for 6 or 7 miles! You will not receive a time for your team unless you wear the chip - on every leg of the race - no exceptions!! There will be a $100 fee billed for lost chips - we rent them and have to pay the owner for lost chips. Relay runners will be directed into separate coned lanes at each of the transfer zones. While waiting for your relay team member in the transfer zone, please do not interfere with other runners. After the chip transfer, you may continue to run the course on your own. However, only one relay member may cross the finish line. Only one member of the relay needs to be present to pick up your team packet. Each member will receive a packet and a t-shirt. Please be sure to grab a couple of gear check bags for each person on your relay and write your team's bib number on each bag. Relay Exchange Zones Leg #1 - Start to 6.0 (Bauer Pkwy, between forest preserve driveway and toll bridge) Leg #2 - 6.0 to 13.3 (Jefferson Ave and Church, next to 2nd Congregational Church) Leg #3 - 13.3 to 19.5 (Halsted and Kilbourn) Leg #4 - 19.5 to finish Runner #1 Length: 6 miles Starting Point: Starting Line Ending Point: Bauer Pkwy west of toll bridge Gear Check: Please place your gear check bag onto the bus labeled Relay Exchange #1 by 6:30am. This bus will be waiting for you when you finish your leg of the race. It will have your clothes on it and take you back to Davis Park. Runner #2 Length: 7.3 miles Starting Point: Bauer Pkwy west of toll bridge Ending Point: 2nd Congregational Church at Jefferson and Church Streets Gear Check: Your gear check will be the gear check tent at Davis Park. Transportation: Please meet at Main and Chestnut for your bus marked Relay Exchange #1. The bus will leave at 6:30am. You may leave a bag on the bus at the beginning of your leg, but make sure that you or your teammate retrieves your merchandise when it returns to Davis Park. After you finish your leg volunteers will help instruct you on how to get back to Davis Park. Head towards the river (east) on Jefferson, and then take a right on Wyman Street. The distance back to Davis Park is about 600m. Runner#3 Length: 6.5 miles Starting Point: 2nd Congregational Church at Jefferson and Church Streets. Ending Point: Corner of Halsted and Kilbourn Gear Check: Please place your gear check bag on the bus labeled Relay Exchange #3 by 7:00am. Transportation: You will have to take yourself to the beginning of this relay point. To get to here, head north on Wyman, the same start as the race, and then make a left on Jefferson. The distance to the church is about 600m. The bus labeled Relay Exchange #3 will be waiting for you when you finish your leg of the relay. This bus will also take you to the finish line. Runner#4 Length: 6.7 miles Starting Point: Corner of Halsted and Kilbourn Ending Point: Finish Line at Chestnut and Wyman Gear Check: You can use the gear check at Davis Park. You can also leave a bag on the bus you go out on, but please remember to retrieve your things when you are done. Transportation: The bus labeled Relay Exchange #3 will be waiting for you at Chestnut and Main, one block west of Davis Park to take you to your relay point. This bus leaves at 7:30am. |
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Awards |
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Marathon and Half Marathon Medals will be given out to the following:
All finishers will receive a custom made finisher's medal Marathon Relay Top 3 teams in the following divisions will receive medals:
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About the Beneficiary: Community Foundation of Illinois |
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Proceeds from the Rockford Marathon will be used to support the Community Needs Fund. The Community Needs Fund is administered by the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois and focuses on projects related to:
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