Being a team Captain is a big responsibility - but with a bit of planning your Banff Jasper Relay experience can be a great one for you and your team. 

Long Term Planning:

• Book Accomodation in or close to the Lake Louise Inn on Friday evening before the race for the South Phase runners.
• Book accomodation for the North Phase Runners at The Crossing for Friday night for your North Phase Runners.
• Book accomodation in Jasper at the Jasper Inn for Saturday night for the whole team.
• Plan to be in Lake Louise Alberta by 4:00 PM on the Friday before the race, with your North Phase Team Captain.
• If you are flying to the Relay, books your flights to arrive in Calgary Friday at noon and rent 2 vans - one for each Phase.

Friday Night Race Weekend:

• 6:00 PM:
• Team Captains (North and South) attend the Wildlife Update at the Lake Louise Inn at 6:00 PM.  Please note that this is a mandatory meeting - it's part of our permit requirements to hold this event in Canada's National Parks. 
• North Team Captain drives to The Crossing.
• Get some zzzz

Race Day:

• South Runners:
• Drive east on Highway 1 to Castle Junction - the south Phase Start by 6:30 AM.
• Get your Stage 2 Runners on the bus for transport to their stage
• North Runners:
• Be at the Crossing at 6:00 AM to get your race numbers

The Race Starts at 7:00 AM