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Race 4: Swamp Dash Relays 🍄

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Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM

at Gators Bike Park

We head back to Gators Bike Park for the series finale. The Swamp Dash Relay is a fun race format to close out the season. Relay Riders sign up as an individual then coaches build teams of 4. Teams complete as many laps as possible 1 hour. Standard races are also available for balance bike through pedalers 6U.

Riders must register to participate.

Relay registration closes the Monday night before race day at 11:45PM.
Standard race registration will remain open through Wednesday at 11:45PM.

Tip: Click on the side menu icon in the map below to reveal details about all markers and outlined areas.

Balance Bike & 3-6 Course	Relay Race Course

0.3 miles	0.5 miles, 16 feet elevation
Novice course for 3-4 pedalers through the grass bowl and skills loop in the woods.	Novice course for 5+ relay racers through the grass bowl, skills loop in the woods, and flow trail in the field.

Rider Category	Estimated Start Time	Race Format	Who rides here?
Balance Bikes	9:30 AM	Standard/Individual	Balance bikers of all ages
Ages 2-4 (Pedal Bike)	9:40 AM	Standard/Individual	Pedal bikers 4 years old and younger
Ages 5-6 (Pedal Bike)	9:50 AM	Standard/Individual	5 and 6 year old pedal bikers who aren’t ready for riding multiple race laps or having downtime in the tent while teammates are riding NOTE: This age group has the option of riding the individual race OR the relay race.
🏅Awards & Course Change
Relay Group 1 🍄 Mushroom Cup	10:30 AM	Team Relay	The Mushroom Cup features our younger Novice riders. NOTE: This relay race uses a slightly shorter course than the others.
🏅Awards
Relay Group 2 🌺 Flower Cup	11:45 AM	Team Relay	A little older/faster/more experienced than Mushroom Cup
🏅Awards
Relay Group 3 ⭐️ Star Cup	1:00 PM	Team Relay	A little older/faster/more experienced than Flower Cup
🏅Awards
Relay Group 4 ⚡️ Lightning Cup	2:15 PM	Team Relay	The Lightning Cup features our older Advanced riders
🏅Awards

When a racer completes a lap, they will dismount their bike before they enter the *Exchange Zone*, their lap will be recorded, and they run their bike to their tent. Once at the tent, the next racer runs their bike to the end of the exchange zone and then rides their lap.

Relay Race Rules

Cheer for your teammates!
The lap must be fully completed by the conclusion of the hour in order to count.
Racers are not permitted to ride their bikes in the pit/exchange zone. They must jump off and push their bike.
Incoming racers must reach their tent and high-five their coach before the next rider can leave.
Riders must go in order (1,2,3,4,1,2…). The exception is the last 4 minutes of the race. Teams may have any racer start a lap in the last 4 minutes (i.e. you can pick your fastest rider to try to sneak in 1 more lap)
No laps will be allowed to start after the 58-minute mark. Not even Justin Reeves rides a lap in less than 2 minutes!
Ties will be broken based on the time each team takes to complete all of their laps. (For example, completing 12 laps in 57 minutes would beat a team that completes 12 laps in 59 minutes)
If a team member is a no-show on race day, the team will compete with only 3 riders. If multiple team members are no-shows on race day then we will reshuffle some of the teams to ensure every team has a minimum of 3 riders.
For safety reasons, there are several sections on the course where passing is NOT permitted. Do not pass in these areas.