Event Description

What is the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY?

After years of cheering for your Tobacco Road school and proudly wearing your school colors...it's time to bring your unbridled passion and step into the arena.  Whether you are a student, alumni or dedicated fan, gather up a posse of 6 runners who bleed the same color and get prepared to battle on Tobacco Road.  (If your posse of runners bleed different colors or aren't passionate for a Tobacco Road school...that's ok...this race is still for you.)

Even if you don't bleed shades of blue, red or black/gold, running the Tobacco Road Relay will be a tour of North Carolina's triangle, its beautiful cities, historic and protected greenways, roads less traveled and roads often traveled.  It's a day of challenge, adventure and memories for you and your best friends.

The Tobacco Road Relay is a one day, 75-mile relay-style running race.  The 75-mile course, which begins on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill, will run through Durham through the campus of NC State to the finish at Raleigh Brewing Company in Raleigh.  The course is divided into 12 legs (6 runners = 2 legs/runner), with each leg ranging in distance from 4.5 - 9.3 miles.  Over 29 miles of the course will be run on greenways, including the American Tobacco Trail.  One runner per team will be active at any given time.  Teams will be permitted one team vehicle to navigate between exchange zones and to carry their inactive runners, food, water, sports drinks, first aid, ice and other needed supplies.

When is the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY?

Saturday, April 30, 2022

What time does the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY start?

Rather than a mass start like most races, the Tobacco Road Relay will start in waves.  Waves of approximately 10 runners (teams) will start every 10-15 minutes.  Using a staggered start will minimize the race impact along the course and will keep the event within an approximate 5 hour spread.  Start times may range from 6:00am - noon.