If you chose to participate in the relay along the Prince Rupert, Nass Valley, Smithers or Kitimaat Village routes, please be at your start point half an hour before your start time. This will allow for you to stretch and possibly start earlier, depending if we have some speedy runners ahead of you.

We will have a support vehicle with you. Even if you have your own, someone representing Tears To Hope will be there from the first runner of the day to the last. After your run is finished, someone will bring you back to your vehicle.

Safety of our runners and support vehicles is of utmost importance. Please familiarize yourself with the following rules and ensure that all team members are aware of these Relay Rules.

1.Vehicles will have a 5 min. maximum drop off allowed for participants. Every team must supply reflective vests for support personnel.
2. Participants must run on the left side, facing oncoming traffic and shall run on the paved shoulder wherever possible.​
3. Each runner needs to know where to start and complete his/her designated stage.​
4. Runners who have completed a stage, use extreme caution to cross the highway.
5. ALL vehicles MUST adhere to all traffic/parking signs along the route and at transition areas.​
6. All support persons MUST wear high-visibility safety vests when crossing the road to assist runners along the route.

Cautious and courteous driving is essential to the safe and orderly conduct of the relay run. To reduce congestion on the relay course and to alleviate traffic problems, please try to have only one team support vehicle on the course where your member is running. Runners must watch out for vehicular traffic at all times. Be especially careful when crossing the highway, whether to assist your runner or at the exchanges.​

Please familiarize yourself with the following rules:​

1. Vehicles may park on the right side only, where it is safe and permitted to do so. Parking is not permitted on the left side of the road, or on the marked areas directly opposite the hand off area at the end/beginning of each stage.
2. Throughout the relay, team support vehicles must not stop to assist runners unless there is a designated parking area or room to pull off the road.
3. Obey all traffic signs. Be extremely cautious around exchanges.
4. For safety, please limit number of vehicles at Transition Areas.
5. Support vehicles are not permitted to support the runners by driving alongside the runners.
6. Each runner is limited to ONE support vehicles. Drivers must comply with all regulations of the Motor Vehicle Act and obey all traffic regulations. Vehicles must travel on the right hand side of the highway at all times.

The beauty of the virtual 5km or 10km is you can run or walk from anywhere! You have the freedom to map out your own distance. So you can go for a scenic walk around a lake, a hike up the mountain or a stoll down a beach. If you are in the northern BC area and choose to run or walk along any of the routes (Nass Valley, Prince Rupert, Kitimaat Village or Smithers) there will be markers in 5km increments. You will be responsible for your own saftey and the safety of those with you. Please see the safety and traffic rules above.

Yes! Your Race Roster registration is connected to Asics Runkeeper. All you have to do is:

1. Sign in to your Race Roster account
2. Click on menu in the top right corner
3. Click on Dashboard.
4. There you can connect to your Asics Runkeeper or you can manually enter your time under your account