Relay guides

Plain advice for relay captains and runners: how to captain a team, how to assign legs, what to pack for the van, and how to split the costs.

How to captain a relay: a first-timer’s checklistWhat a relay captain does, in the order you do it: pick the race, build the team, assign legs, sort out logistics and get ready for race day.
How to assign legs on a relayHow to split a relay’s legs among your runners: read the legs, start with the runners, spread the hard ones, watch the night and the heat, and check the totals.
Relay van packing list and logisticsWhat to bring in a relay van, how the two vans leapfrog, and the logistics a captain should settle before race day: the meet-up, lodging, drivers and the team chat.
How to split relay team costs fairlyHow to share the costs of a relay team: decide the rules first, choose a split that fits each cost, keep track of who fronted what, and settle up with a short list of payments.

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