DEFINITION OF TERMS

Definitions of Colorado Relay Terms

ACTIVE VEHICLE:
The vehicle carrying the 5 runners (1-5 or 6-10) who are runnning the current legs. The Active Vehicle, after exchanging runners, will go to the next 5 consecutive Exchange Points, until it then becomes the Resting Vehicle. The first Active Vehicle will always carry runners 1-5 and should be labeled with the team name and "A".

RESTING VEHICLE:
The vehicle carrying the 5 runners (1-5 or 6-10) who are not currently running. This vehicle will meet the Active Vehicle at a Vehicle Exchange Point, who just finished exchanges at the previous 5 Exchange Points. At this point the Resting Vehicle will become the Active Vehicle. The first Resting Vehicle will always carry runner’s 6-10 and should be labeled with the teamname AND "B".

LEG:
Distance in which the route has been segmented. The Colorado Relay has 30 legs and each runner is responsible for completing three.

EXCHANGE POINT:
The point in which one leg of the race ends and the next begins. The active runner finishes at an Exchange Point and passes the wristband to the runner competing in the next leg. There are 29 Exchange Points along the entire route.

RUNNER EXCHANGE AREA:
The small marked area in which both the runner who just finished the leg and the runner beginning the next leg exchange the wristband.

VEHICLE EXCHANGE:
The point in which the runner from one vehicle passes the wristband to a runner from the other vehicle in the runner exchange area. At this point, the Active Vehicle becomes the Resting Vehicle and the Resting Vehicle becomes the Active Vehicle. Vehicle Exchange Points are legs 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25.

VEHICLE ROUTE:
Specific driving directions that will guide Vehicles (both Resting and Active Vehicle) to their corresponding and proper exchange points.

TEAM TIME SHEET:
A piece of paper designed to record the individual times of each runner. Please note that the Colorado Relay is only responsible for the entire team’s total time. If teams are interested in tracking individual leg times, that is the responsibility of the team. The team time sheet is NOT an official document.

WRISTBANDS:
The team "baton" that is passed along to all teammates in the runner exchange area. The wristband is given to the team captain at the registration table and should be seen on team's active runner at all times.