Awards, Prizes and Swag

All runners will receive a finisher medal and pint glass at the finish line. Please pick up your team members items at the finish, they will not be shipped or available at a later date.

The fastest relay teams in three different categories, 6 person relay, 9 person relay and 12 person relay teams, will win a custom wooden coaster.

Overall winners across categories will also receive a substantial discount towards next year’s race entry. These team discounts are:

1. First place gets 40% off next year’s entry
2. Second place gets 20% off next year’s entry
3. Third place gets 15% off next year’s entry

Please note: To compete for these top awards, your team must complete all 36 legs in standard procedure. (Teams that have their Van #2  leave Exchange #30 prior to the arrival of Van #1 will receive an official time, but they will not be eligible for awards.)

In the case of an injury: a team competing for a top award must continue the rotation of runners as planned in case of an injury. You may not swap a runner from one van to the other. Bottom line: you don’t get to put your ringer in to run all of the remaining legs. For those teams who are just looking to conquer this challenge and have a good time, you can be a little more liberal in how you divvy up the remaining legs, but please do not swap runners from one van to another.

Additional Smoky Mountain Relay awards and prizes may be made available depending on our sponsors.  Interested in sponsoring the Smoky Mountain Relay? Learn how here!