The 17th annual Sawtooth Relay will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2008.

We welcome returning and new teams to the 2008 Sawtooth Relay. If you are new to the Sawtooth Relay, we hope it will become a favorite on your event calendar.

NEW THIS YEAR

The Wood River YMCA if offering free day passes (June 14 only) to Sawtooth Relay athletes. Now you can get cleaned up before you head back to camp or home!

In order to allow all volunteers to attend the party, we will schedule teams to arrive an hour earlier than in past years. Expect to arrive between 1 and 5 pm with the post-relay party scheduled for 3 to 6 pm.

Teams of 6 using one van will complete 12 legs beginning at Stanley, Idaho's elementary school and finishing in Atkinson Park, Ketchum. The 62-mile course is open to running and walking teams and ultra-marathoners. If your team has one or more teammates that live within 60 miles of Boise or 100 miles from Stanley or Ketchum, you are required to provide a volunteer to assist the relay organization.

The daylight course and start times provide teams with a view of the Sawtooth Mountains at dawn. The Stanley to Ketchum course will also provide spectacular views of the White Cloud Mountains to the east as participants wind their way south along the Salmon River. Don't miss the meadows of multi-colored wild flowers on each side of the highway along the Salmon River valley floor. Half way through the 62-mile course, participants will crest Galena Summit and view the Big Wood River drainage with vistas of the Pioneer and Boulder Mountain ranges. If you haven't traveled to the Stanley area before, be sure to view our relay photos on this website.

Team entry fee is $330. Entries must be postmarked by Wednesday, May 14. Solo ultra-marathoners entry fee is $75.

Late team entry is $390 per team. Late team entries must be postmarked by Saturday, May 24. No team entries are accepted after May 24.

If you are looking for a team or a team mate, go to our message board link located on the right side of this page. Team additions and substitutions to existing teams must be postmarked by Wednesday, May 14 to avoid a $10 per person late fee. The last day to mail additions or substitutions is June 6. After June 6 bring all additions and substitutions to the relay start in Stanley.

T-shirt sizes are not guaranteed for entries received after May 23.

Teams can travel to Stanley the night before the relay, camp out under the starlit skies with a glowing campfire nearby, swap stories, and bond. If you like modern conveniences stay in the Mountain Village Lodge (1-800-843-5475) in Stanley or Clarion Inn in Ketchum (1-800-262-4833). Be sure to tell them you are a Sawtooth Relay participant. The Stanley Chamber of Commerce (1-800-878-7950, stanleycc.org) and the Sun Valley Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau can also help you (800-234-0599, www.visitsunvalley.com).

Enjoy the post-relay party with great food, drinks and while listening to a live band. We will be serving Clear Springs Food trout fillets, Falls Brand polish sausages, Simplot potatoes, Albertsons cole slaw, strawberry short cake, Coca Cola soft drinks and Bridgeport Brewing beer. Tickets for food and drink items will be provided to each participant and volunteer at the completion of the relay.

Sawtooth Relay is a non-profit corporation benefiting two charities including the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (www.pkdcure.org) and the Idaho Donor Network (www.yesidaho.com). We invite you to register to be an organ donor at the yesidaho.com website.

Invite your friends and family to meet you in Ketchum/Sun Valley and stay and play for the weekend. The relay is an opportunity to create new traditions and memorable moments.

Have a safe, fun-filled Sawtooth Relay.