The Fred Meijer White Pine Trail 200 Mile Relay's second year includes 36 relay "spurs" or legs, each ranging from 2 to 9.5 miles in distance, spanning the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail from Comstock Park to Cadillac in the State of Michigan. The Fred Meijer White Pine Trail consists of both paved and dirt trail as it winds its way through gorgeous Central and West Michigan.

Two types of team or "crews" can enter, an Ultra crew called "Wrecking Crew" having 6 runners OR a standard crew called "Yard Crew" of 7 to 12 runners. At the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail 200 Mile Relay, your crew decides how many "spurs" or legs each runner runs and in what order!! Crews begin running (based on the predicted finish time...more on that later) at 7:00am and continuing through Saturday morning, the crews will start the run in staggered "waves" based on their estimated crew "race paces" (the faster your crew's estimated race pace, the later in the morning your crew will start).

This sequence continues for your crew, without stopping, day into night and back into day again, until your crew finishes the race sometime on Saturday, when you arrive in Comstock Park.

Crew Manual--will be revised for 2012

This Crew Manual will be revised and additional information will be added as we get closer to the event. An e-mail notification will be sent to all conductors as changes are made.

Steeped in history,the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail began as the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad (GR&I). It traces its origins to the year 1857, so we've decided to give the relay a "railroad slant!" Download the glossary of railroad terms. Read them carefully, because all team names need to have a railroad spin!