Marathon Relay

Relay Option for Mathews Marathon

Create a Team Relay!

October 17, 2026
7:00am ET

You want to participate in the Mathews Marathon event but want a shorter run option? Grab some friends and sign up for the Marathon Relay! Teams of 2 to 5 members are welcome. We’ve got recommended transition points and instructions for a 5-person team – but you can participate with fewer folks and divide up the course to fit your unique needs.

2 or 3 Person Teams = $135
4 or 5 Person Teams = $200

Register

“We have to shuttle ourselves and time our own splits!
What exactly does your event offer for relay participants?”

Marathon Relay Bling

All team participants will receive a commemorative plaid shirt and finisher medal. Top finishing teams will also be recognized with an event award.

IMPORTANT RELAY LOGISTICS

Timing Considerations

The Marathon Relay Race Teams will be provided with an overall finish time; teams will be responsible for tracking individual member splits times for each leg.

Two big reasons for the timing: providing teams with flexibility in the number of relay team members will not result in consistent splits for each team, so overall results only will be used for determining the relay awards, regardless of the team composition (2, 3, 4 or 5 members).

Secondly, having timing equipment at all transition areas requires WIFi and additional volunteers – we cannot guarantee these with two items with any degree of certainty. Mathews is moving toward countywide broadband access, but some areas are not yet WiFi accessible.

New Relay Course Record Set by 3-Member Team in 2025

3:39:00.3

Three-member team of runners completed the 26.2 mile marathon course as a relay and broke the previous course relay record.

Current relay record holders

2025 Relay Team “3s Company, 26.2s a Crowd” from Madison Alabama took first place relay honors. Stephanie Bacon, Evan Wood and Brandon Suttle.

Virtual Relay Option

Love the relay idea but can’t make it to the event in October? Run the course with your team on your own time whenever you’re in Mathews. The route map & turn-by-turn directions can be downloaded and used by anyone at any time.

Virtual competitions don’t provide the same atmosphere as in-person ones, but are ideal for practice runs & for a course preview. If you do complete the relay on your own schedule, feel free to send along your overall and/or split times and we’ll record them in our record books (we’ll share them here and on our race blog). Email christine@mocva.net.