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Hood to Coast Relay

Hood to Coast Relay

Mt. Hood to Seaside, OR, United States

Not announced yet

Last cycle opened Oct 7, 2026

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2028 key dates

Dates for the 2028 edition haven't been announced yet.

How entry works

Teams get in through a once-a-year lottery for the following August's relay: the captain fills in an online application, then mails a signed form that must be postmarked on the single Lottery Day in early October, no earlier and no later. Selected teams are emailed a few weeks later and the rest hear in late October. A paid Hood to Coast membership gives automatic entry, and a sponsor's second-chance sweepstakes is another route.

Previous cycle

  • Lottery Day: mail-in window (postmark this day only): Oct 7, 2026 (source)

  • Lottery Day: last day to postmark team application: Oct 7, 2026 (source)

  • Relay begins (45th Hood to Coast, two-day event): Aug 27, 2027 (source)

Entry

Lottery

Distance

Relay (~199 miles)

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