Relay Details & Registration
The 3rd annual Whistler 50 Relay takes place on the beautiful Valley Trail system around Whistler Village. Then the road running community's wind-up party of the year will get going!
Start Time: 8:00am
All teams will start together.
Registration & Confirmation
Click here to register a new team online or modify your registered team.
You don't need to name all your team members when registering. You can add and change information, including team category, later.
Online registration will close at midnight on October 8, 2013.
If you have any questions or issues regarding payment please contact Tom Skinner at . For registration and other types of questions, see the Contact Us page.
Confirmation of Entry:
NOTE: ALL RACE FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE. THIS INCLUDES RACE CANCELLATION DUE TO ANY ACT OF GOD OR FORCE MAJEURE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WEATHER, FIRE, FLOOD, STRIKE, LABOUR DISPUTE, CIVIL COMMOTION, RIOT OR THREAT, OR SIMILAR CAUSE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF BC ATHLETICS.
Team Limit
250 teams maximum.
Entry Fees 2013
Team entry includes 8 souvenir garments. All teams will get the garments but if registered after September 23, we cannot guarantee delivery by Packet Pick-Up time.
Fees include all applicable taxes and service charges.
| Team Entry Fee | Early: by midnight Aug 26/13 | Regular: by midnight Sep 23/13 | Late: starting 12:01am Sep 24/13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-Person Relay | $640* | $680* | $720* |
| Extra Garments | $30 + 12% tax each | $30 + 12% tax each | $30 + 12% tax each |
* BCA Member Discount
For team members with BC Athletics Road & Trail, Junior, Senior, or Masters membership, or equivalent from another province or state, $3 can be deducted from each members' entry fee. For info on becoming a BCA member, please see www.bcathletics.org/main/membership.htm.
Souvenir Garment 2013
The 2013 Whistler 50 running garment is a gender-specific, double-mesh, wicking, short-sleeve tee. Purple for women, black for men. Please note there are no exchanges for garment sizes after orders have been placed, so please have a look at the sizing chart to see what size will suit you best. These size suggestions are just that—Whistler 50 is not responsible for size exchanges.
NOTE: Garment sizes not selected will automatically default to Large. Changes can be made online until Sep 23/13. Additional garments (for your volunteer, family or friends) may be ordered until midnight September 23 using the 
extra garment order form.
Conditions of Entry
Team Composition
Each team should consist of eight (8) runners. In extraordinary circumstances (e.g. medical), with written application to, and approval from, the Race Director, a team may be permitted to compete with 7 runners. Substitutions on Legs 1-7 are permitted but a 2 minute penalty may be assessed if an unfair advantage is gained. Substitutions are not permitted on the last leg (Leg 8).
Volunteer Requirement
ALL TEAMS (from any town) are required to provide volunteer assistance with the running of this race:
- All teams will provide one volunteer per team who will be given a choice of locations / times at which to volunteer, or will be assigned where needed.
- Volunteers can be team members running an early or late leg, and assigned to a corresponding late or early volunteer position.
- Listing complete volunteer information is a pre-requisite for team registration.
- Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older.
- A volunteer cannot volunteer for more than one team (teams cannot "share" a volunteer).
Waiver
Each team must bring a completed and signed Release, Waiver & Assumption of Risk to Packet Pickup.
Team Race Plan
Changes/substitutions can be made by the team captain: online or when picking up race packets.
Please review your team plan. Team Race Plans (team category, running order, name, gender and age of each runner, and shirt sizes) must be submitted online by September 23 at midnight. This is done by the team captain by logging into the Team Administration Area (password sent with registration confirmation). Please contact Tom if you need your password resent: .
If you have a runner drop out for any reason you can change the runner list at packet pick-up or at the exchange station on Saturday morning.
There will be a FORCE-START on Leg 6 of the relay at 2:30pm from Whistler Olympic Plaza for safety considerations. If a team's leg 5 runner has not reached the Exchange by 2:30pm, the leg 6 runner will start at 2:30pm and the extra time it takes the leg 5 runner to arrive at the Exchange will be added to the final finish time.
Packet Pick-up
See details on the Schedule page.
Awards
Awards to top teams in each Club/Competitive and Corporate division as shown below. Divisions and depth of awards in each category depends on number of entries.
Please note: teams need a minimum of 4 women to enter a 'Mixed' category.
Club & Competitive Teams
| Category | Awards to: |
|---|---|
| Open Men (no age limit) | Top 3 |
| Open Women (no age limit) | Top 3 |
| Open Mixed (no age limit — min. 4 women) | Top 3 |
| Masters Men (40+) | Top 1 |
| Masters Women (40+) | Top 1 |
| Masters Mixed (40+ — min. 4 women) | Top 1 |
| Masters Men 50+ | Top 1 |
| Masters Women 50+ | Top 1 |
| Masters Men 60+ | Top 1 |
Corporate Teams
(Min. 5 employed by same company)
| Category | Awards to: |
|---|---|
| Corporate Open (any age, any sex) | Top 3 |
| Police/Fire/Emergency/Military (any age, any sex) | Top 3 |
Recreational Teams
(Do not have to be present to win prize.)
| Category | Awards: |
|---|---|
| Open (any age, any sex) | Team draw prizes only |
Individual Stage Awards
Presented to the fastest open male (<40) and female (<40) for each leg, and the fastest masters male (40+) and female (40+) for each leg.