It is a long wandering. A relay run ideally suited for teams of 12 runners on a 178 mile course. Starting in Downtown Reno along the Truckee River. Traveling through the Sierra Nevada mountains and along the shores of Lake Tahoe. Circling back through the Northern Nevada high desert to where you began in Reno. The race begins Friday. It is a staggered start, with waves of teams starting every 15 to 30 minutes. The slower seeded teams will begin around  9 a.m. and the faster seeded teams will begin in the afternoon. Exact start times will be announced in the month before the event. Plan to get to Reno by Thursday night. The only changes of fortune you will experience will be for the better. You will have a great time. And when you finish, you will enjoy an overwhelming feeling of accomplishment and teamwork. And be the special guests at a party to celebrate your achievement.

So why the Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay Run Adventure?

A scenic course like no other. Guided by the high mountain peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Running by mountain lakes, rivers and streams, including the one and only Lake Tahoe as well as the Truckee River. Running under the stars and past the neon of South Lake Tahoe's casinos. Descending Kingsbury Grade looking down on the lights of the Carson Valley. Climbing the Comstock Highway into Virginia City, then dropping down Geiger Grade with an eyeful of Mount Rose. The scenery. The vistas. The blue waters and skies. The bright stars. The neon lights.

A mighty challenge. 178 miles divided into 36 legs of varying lengths and difficulty. Continuous running, starting one day and ending the next, until each runner has run 3 legs. A course that begins and ends at 4490 feet and reaches a maximum elevation of 7334. The high altitude. The crisp air.

Get close to history. You'll run along the trails where the emigrants, including the infamous Donner Party, traveled to reach California. You'll follow the tracks of the original transcontinental railroad into Truckee. You'll travel along the Pony Express route. You'll pass through Virginia City and neighboring ghost towns, where Comstock Lode silver mines roared, and miners and Mark Twain frequented many a saloon, some still open today to quench your thirst.

Fun and entertainment all around you. Both day time activities and night time action for you, your teammates and your families to enjoy. Come for the relay but stay for the week.

The convenience of finishing a long relay run where you began it, in Downtown Reno. Only minutes from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Interstate 80.

Three good causes. Angel Kiss Foundation, Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway, Avon Foundation's Need For Speed Against Domestic Violence.

Do you think it may be too hot? Don't be concerned. The average high temperature in Reno in early summer is a comfortable and dry 85. The average high temperature in the mountains surrounding Reno then is 75. But you'll be running at all times of the day and night when the temperatures are even better for running.

And don't be worried about running at such a high altitude. People have been coming for a long time to the Reno-Lake Tahoe area to run, hike, bicycle, swim, ski, golf and do other athletic activities. Each year hundreds of people participate in the Death Ride, Silver State Marathon events, 50-50 and other Silver State Striders events, DeCelle Lake Tahoe Relay, Trans Tahoe Swim Relay, Pyramid Lake Triathlon, Donner Lake Multi-Sport Challenge events, Xterra Triathlon events, Lake Tahoe Marathon events, Big Blue Adventure Series events, Escape From Prison Hill Half-Marathon and other events put on by the Tahoe Mountain Milers and Sagebrush Stompers, and Tour de Nez bicycle races, to name a few. So come up and join the rest of us.

An event brought to you by Event Director: Eric Lerude
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