FAQs for Relay Runners
This page is also on our festival website: Relay FAQ on runbethlehem.com. Questions? Email info@runegades.com.
Sunday, October 18 · 8:00 AM
Relay-specific questions. For everything else, see the Runner FAQ.
How is the relay split?
Three runners: two 5-mile legs and a final 5K.
How does my company enter the B. Braun Corporate Cup?
Put your company’s name at the front of your team name (for example, “B. Braun FastFlash”). Every company-named team is automatically scored — no extra form or fee. The fastest company team gets its name on the four-foot Corporate Cup.
Is the Corporate Cup separate from the relay?
No — it’s an extra award. All teams, corporate or not, compete together for the overall relay awards.
What are the awards?
Members of the top 3 male, female, and co-ed teams receive awards, and the fastest company team wins the Corporate Cup.
Does every relay runner get a medal?
Yes! Every relay runner gets a half marathon finisher medal with a special relay ribbon, handed out at bib pickup.
How does bib pickup work?
One team member picks up all the bibs at the expo Friday (12–7 PM) or outside ArtsQuest Saturday (10 AM–2 PM). On race morning, your first-leg runner picks up the team’s ankle chip at the timing tent.
Does the chip have to stay on the ankle?
Your team shares one chip that’s passed from runner to runner. You can carry it in your hand or on your wrist, but it must pass low over every timing mat — start, exchanges, and finish — or it may not read.
Where are the exchanges?
- Exchange 1 (mile 5): the lot across from the Wawa at 1584 8th Ave. Map pin
- Exchange 2 (mile 10): the Spring Street lot at Spring & Main Streets. Map pin
How do I drive to the exchanges with roads closed?
Don’t follow your GPS — roads will be closed. Keep the relay parking pass from your packet on your dashboard to show police at barricades, and use these routes:
Start → Exchange 1
- Exit the ArtsQuest lots on Founders Way or Polk Street to 3rd Street.
- Right on 3rd Street.
- Right onto the 2nd Street ramp and over the Hill to Hill Bridge (378 North).
- Take the 8th Avenue exit; right on 8th Avenue.
- Right on Eaton Avenue. (8th Avenue is closed at Eaton — show your pass to police. This takes time!)
- Left on Schoenersville Road. Parking is on your right.
Exchange 1 → Exchange 2
- Leave the lot with a left on Schoenersville Road.
- Right onto Eaton Avenue.
- Left on 8th Avenue.
- Left onto Spring Street. (Show your pass to police to reach the Spring Street lot.)
Is there transportation back to the start?
No — teams provide their own transportation to and from the exchanges.
What’s at the exchange when I finish my leg?
Water and finisher snacks.
Can the whole team watch the start and still make it to the exchanges?
Yes! Just follow the routes above instead of your GPS.
A teammate can’t make it. Can someone else run?
Yes. Arrive early and visit the day-of packet pickup table in front of ArtsQuest, open Sunday 6–8 AM.
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