Brew to Brew — Race Information

Race Information

DESCRIPTION: A point-to-point 44.4 mile relay or solo race consisting of 10 legs of about four miles each. Teams may have from one to 10 persons. Teams are allowed one vehicle in the exchange stations and that vehicle must display the supplied team number sign in the windshield. A second vehicle will not be allowed at the exchange stations this year.

REGISTRATION PROCESS: Registration will close when there are 4,000 runners registered. In past years this has occurred as early as one month prior to the race. We prefer you register on line and there is no added online processing fee. You can register your entire team at one time or have each runner register themselves ensuring each member includes the same team name and team captain. If you absolutely cannot register online print the paper registration form and mail to Kansas City Track Club, 3965 West 83rd St. #234, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Make checks payable to KCTC.

FEES & DONATIONS TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: This year it will be easy to see how much of your entry is a charitable donation. Every runner will be donating a minimum of $10 to help defeat this dreaded disease. The total fee to enter is $30 + $10 = $40 per runner until midnight February 29th. Entry fee will increase to $40 + $10 = $50 per runner March 1st. In 2011 we were able to donate $51,000. to Cystic Fibrosis. The median life expectancy of someone with CF is 37 years, but we are working to add more years. Thank you for your generosity.

FOOD & APPAREL: Food and beverage (beer or soft drinks) ($12), short sleeve 100% cotton tees ($8), long sleeve dry release shirts ($10), black henley 100% cotton short sleeve shirts ($10). Please order everything you need when you register. If you forgot to buy shirts or food you can do it on-line by clicking here.

TEAMS: Will include 2 to 10 persons. Teams (but not solo runners) donating more than $200 automatically become a generous team and
will be able to increase their handicap 1 minute for each $10 contributed. Yes, you can finish before you start!

“THE SIX LEG SPECIAL”: Teams of two to six can just run 6 legs. Of course, all solo runners and all teams are eligible to run the full 43 miles. Teams of 2 to 6 runners chosing the shorter Six Leg option, will run only legs 1,2,3,5,6,7 (drive leg 4) for a total of 27.4 miles and a faster time to the beer in Lawrence. Six Leg Teams must start at 9:30 am. You must specifiy that you are running the Six Leg Special when you register.

VEHICLES: Teams are allowed one vehicle at the exchange points and that vehicle must display the team number that we supply in the windshield. Additional vehicle will not be allowed. Large vans are okay, but please not a big bus. Teams are asked to calculate the arrival of their runner so as not to spend a great deal of time at the exchange points. Parking is tight at every station. You may have to drop your next runner and then find a place to park. Do not leave your car on a street unattended or you may get a ticket. Park well off the road and resist the urge to wander out into the line of traffic.

DROP 1- GET 1: At the leg 9 exchange point – cars will drop their leg 10 runner and pick up a spent runner from another team. NO PARKING OR WAITING. That’s right, you’ll get into a car with strangers for the short ride to Lawrence, where you’ll hook up with your crew and head off to eat, drink and celebrate. Details and maps in packets and on brewtobrew.com. We tried this for the first time in 2010 and it works!

START: Solo Runners start at 6:00 a.m., Military Teams start at 9 a.m., Elite Teams start at 10 a.m., out-of-town teams are encouraged to start from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Six Leg Special Teams start at 9:30. The start is at the Boulevard Brewery, 2501 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, MO. The closest hotels are The Westin Crown Center, Hyatt, and Best Western (on Southwest Boulevard). Click here to see Available Parking close to Boulevard Brewery

COURSE A & B: To relieve the traffic congestion at certain exchange points, there will be two slightly different courses (A & B) with different exchange points. You will have to check your MAP to see if you are on course A or course B. If your driver enters the wrong exchange point your team could be disqualified.

RELAY LEGS: See course tab for maps. (Aid stations subject to change) LEG 1: Blvd Brewery to Station 1, 3.9 miles, moderate LEG 2: Station 1 to Copart 5.3 miles, moderate LEG 3: Station 2 to 3A or 3B, 5.4 or 5.6 miles, easy LEG 4: Station 3 to 121st St, 2.3 or 2.5 miles, easy LEG 5: 121st St to Loring & Loring, 4.8 miles, easy LEG 6: Loring to Hog* or Hair**, 3.3 miles, moderate/hardLEG 7: Hog or Hair to Linwood, 4.7 by sea or 5.7 miles, moderateLEG 8: Linwood, KS to 230th and Golden Rd, 4 miles, hardLEG 9: 230th St. to Levee & RR Tracks, 4 miles, hardLEG 10: Levee and RR Tracks to Bridge by Lawrence City Hall, 4.7 miles moderate *Hog = Station 6A Hog Farm **Hair = Station 6B Hair Salon

If you drop out of the race, please give your bib number tear off tag to the closest exchange point volunteer and ask them to call Lou to let him know.

PACKET PICKUP: One team member should pick up the packet for the entire team. You must specify at which GGRS you want to pick up your packet when you register. Garry Gribble Running Sports, Ward Parkway Shopping Ctr., State Line Rd. and 85th St., Saturday March 31st, Noon until 5pm. or Garry Gribble’s Running Sports, 839 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS, Saturday March 31st, Noon until 5pm .

AWARDS: (most awards are age and gender adjusted) first male and female solo, first five-person scratch team, first ladies team, Mike Ott first age & gender-adjusted team, first military team, best name, Jack Boyer Spirit Award, first two person team, first generous team, first racewalk team, first six leg special team, dead last team.

WHAT TIME CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE OUR RUNNERS:

Station Miles First Runner Last Runner

Start 00.0 06:00 AM 10:00 AM

KC Hardwood 04.3 06:50 AM 10:25 AM

Copart Auto Auctions 09.5 07:37 AM 11:10 AM

Edwardsville 14.8 08:08 AM 11:55 AM

Easy World 17.1 08:27 AM 12:25 PM

Loring & Loring 22.1 09:06 AM 01:23 PM

Tinberg Farm 25.5 09:30 AM 01:40 PM

Linwood Fire House 30.3 10:01 AM 02:00 PM

Milleret Farm 34.3 10:30 AM 02:45 PM*

Levee at 254^th St. 38.5 11:00 AM 03:50PM*