Welcome to the 
"HELLS CANYON RELAY"

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2013 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
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What more could you ask for than a Pioneer Spirit  to conquer the Hells Canyon Relay, starting at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center outside Baker City, Oregon? You and your team mates will be running on some of the same routes used by the early pioneering settlers along their journey to the riches of the Northwest. Now is your time to capture the spirit and true grit of these determined people and to make their adventure your own!

The Hells Canyon Relay covers 210.6 miles as teams exchange runners through day and night to complete 36 continuous legs of varying lengths; meanwhile, teams for the Walking & High School Challenge will be covering 148.4 miles to complete 24 exchange points starting at Halfway, Oregon. All teams will finish at Pioneer Park in La Grande, Oregon the next day. 

Hells Canyon Relay offers peaceful and plentiful views of rivers, canyons, valleys, wild life, stunning sunrises and sunsets, friendly communities, and challenging ascents and descents on Northeast Oregon’s Scenic Hells Canyon Byway.

Come and enjoy the Fall Season in “America’s Alps” where the seasonal average temperatures are:
High 72 degrees/Low 38 degrees.

Plan to register your team today to catch the Pioneer Spirit!

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**ANNOUNCING THE ELITE RUNNING COURSE FOR THOSE WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT**

Are you ready to step up your pace to the next level?
Are you tired of the same old “treadmill” relays and want something new and different?

Then you and your friends are ready for the Hells Canyon Relay with their Elite Course in beautiful Northeast Oregon!  Elite teams all over the world will be invited to come to Northeast Oregon to challenge each other to an ultra-elite running experience. 

Both the Start and Finish line for the Elite Run Course will be in La Grande, Oregon at Pioneer Park. This course features an additional 12 legs (A – L) on multi-surface roads that will run through the rural communities such as Cove, Union and Pondosa, utilizing the Medical Springs Highway, where you will connect to Highway 86 just a few miles from the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (NHOTIC). Elite Runners will then continue through legs 1 -36 of our traditional relay course. The total number of exchanges will be 48 and the distance will be 286 miles. Elite Runners must complete the course in 36 hours or less.