6-Packs

The 6-pack offers small groups the opportunity to join the relay without the heavy lift of wrangling together a full 12 runners. Here's how it works

Register a 6-pack team for exactly 1/2 price of a Full Team, with up to 6 runners.
NxNW will pair off all registered 6-Packs into Full 12 person teams and put the two Captains in contact. See schedule.
Coordinate with your matched captain on team details like these:
- Basic Contact - Make sure you have good contact info and race day coordination for your 2 groups.
- Team Mixing - Will you meet-n-greet before the relay? Mix extra runners from one half to the other to fill holes? Pool any resources like vehicles, coolers, etc? Or will you just date it on race day?
- Team Name Are you keeping separate names or unifying under one?
- Team Theme Got a van decoration idea or team costume concept you want to work together on?

The Odd Team

If there's an odd-team-out, that team will be given the following choices:

Convert (at no cost) to an Ultra, Semi-Ultra, or Full Team (depending on how many additional people they can lure in by raceday).
Run as a "Beer Garden" Team. Run the legs you want, get the experience, shirts, medal, etc. You won't get an official time though. Details in Race Guide.
Take a 100% deferral to a future event.

Yes. For official standings you’ll be one team and your official time and team classification will be determined by the total of all 12 runners. So if one group is all women, and the second is all men, you’ll be a mixed team (though we will try and put like groups together).
Definitely a critical topic. When you register you’ll have your own team name, and will maintain two distinct team names when we pair you unless you inform us otherwise. In announcements and results, we will name BOTH team names.
Absolutely. If you want to mix and mingle your groups, go for it!
Again, we’ll consider you distinct groups unless you indicate otherwise. Each 6-pak is responsible to supply one volunteer, and will need to show all required safety gear at check-in. In the event of a problem like a no-show volunteer, it will only be held against the offending 6-pak NOT the full team (but none of that’s gonna happen!).
Yes. This is a great way to get registered at the best price you can early, and expand to a larger team when you've gotten them together. You'll need to contact the race director when you are ready to do this.
Our pre-match form asks each team if they’d be willing to be that odd-team. Out of region teams will be avoided if possible, and then generally we prioritize by when a team registers. Ultimately, the race director makes the final decision.