Hi All,

We hope your summer is going great and that your team is training hard for the 2010 edition of the New Balance Reach the Beach Relay! We have quite a bit of news to bring you up to speed on so let's get to it.

The first one is big and something you have been asking us for since 1999! We have partnered with the Hampton Rotary Club and the Redhook Brewing Company to host a Beer Tent at the finish in Hampton! All proceeds from the beer tent will be donated to one of the Rotary Club charities. More details will be included in the handbook.

We are in the process of updating the handbook and course maps as there are some changes since last year. The updated versions for 2010 will be posted by August 1st. Please plan to download the latest version and review them with your team.

Oracle and the American Heart Association:
We are proud to announce an agreement with Oracle and the American Heart Association, Oracles official company charity. A team from Oracle will be running the event to raise money and awareness for the American Heart Association. If you would like to support their team and make a donation, you can use the following link:

We want to remind you about our new pre-race Performance Running Seminar. The seminar will feature 4 exciting speakers — each with a different perspective on how to improve your performance, energy, and wellness. The seminar will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Cannon Mountain's Peabody Lodge from 1-5 pm. The cost will be $45 pp (before Sept 1, $55 after) and will include instruction by our four expert speakers along with entry into our "seminar only raffle" that will feature some cool prizes. We're hoping this will be a huge plus to your race weekend! Tickets are available now through the RTB web store.

This year's New Balance Reach the Beach Relay has partnered with The Alzheimer's Foundation and The Lustgarten Foundation. To date, 30 teams have signed up and raised over $58,000. If you have not already made a donation please consider signing up your team to fundraise or make a donation to one of these teams. Make your 2010 relay really count!



More information and details can be found on our Beneficiaries page.

Last month, we issued the last in a series of 6 videos on our YouTube Channel. These chronicle the 2009 race and will give you a perspective not often seen about the event. So take a few minutes and check them out. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did! Thanks to Jack Brumm and the folks at Pixelwire Media www.pixelwiremedia.com.

We have partnered with Center Plate Catering at Cannon Mountain for our pre-race dinner. The dinner will be held in the newly renovated ‘Pub' in the expanded Peabody Lodge. In addition to live music and 2 complimentary beers from Redhook, the dinner menu will be:

Garden Salad with Ranch and Balsamic Dressing
Corn on the Cob Baked Potato w/ Sour Cream and Butter
Pulled Pork w/ Bulkie Rolls Grilled Breast of Chicken
Cajun White Fish Chef Choice Dessert
Assorted Beverages 2 Redhook Beers

The cost will be $20 pp in advance.
Tickets are available from the RTB web store until September 9th.

Lastly, we realize that "life" can sometimes get in the way of the best laid plans, which is why we're the only relay race that offers a refund policy. So as a reminder, if you need to withdraw from this year's race, you have until August 1, 2010 to do so. Please email Mark at registration@rtbrelay.com with your request.

Look for our next update in August.

Cheers!