The Road to Relay Blog
Welcome to the Gulf Coast Interstate Relay’s Road to Relay blog! GCI Relay is a cycling relay and an overnight relay. The 2nd annual run OR ride relay race happens April 4-6, 2014 across 4 states, 22 bridges, and 263 miles! You’ll begin the race in New Orleans, relay along the coast of Mississippi, through Biloxi, up into Mobile, AL and back down through Gulf Shores, finishing up in none other than Pensacola Beach, FL.
Keep up with us here to get the latest on relay happenings, relay road trips, endurance tricks and relay race training tips. You might also find team spotlights, our own past race adventures and favorite workouts, or general guest blogs from running or cycling rock stars. We also are working with some great brands for exclusive giveaways and contests. Subscribe to our newsletter on the right side of the page, or follow us on Twitter for the most up-to-date info!
Have a great race experience or story to share? We’d love to hear from you. Contact us for guest blogging opportunities!
Ready to learn more about the race? Check out running relay info, cycling relay info, or head straight to registration.
This race is a celebration of the Gulf Coast. What does the Gulf Coast mean to you?
It is our pleasure to introduce you to the Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic (AOC), PC, one of our sponsors for the inaugural Gulf Coast Interstate (GCI) Relay 2013! AOC is hosting Major Transition #18 at the Walgreens in Grand Bay, AL. AOC is generously donating soup and sandwiches,
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We are please to share the first press release ever for the Gulf Coast Interstate Relay! It has been doing very well getting posted on other sites. Please share with your bike, run and relay friends and help us spread the word about the best cycling relay
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It is my pleasure to introduce you to our hosts of Transition #24 for the inaugural GCI Relay 2013: The United States Sports Academy! Located in Daphne, Alabama, the United States Sports Academy is an independent, non-profit, accredited, special mission sports university created to serve the nation
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Today my cousin Rodney came over. She had been driving around the city, scouting locations for the filming of ValVid 2013. Each year around this time, Rodney rounds up some friends and family to shoot a video that she passes out on Valentine’s Day instead of cards
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Tri Gulf Coast Triathlon Club Established nearly 20 years ago for the greater Pensacola area, the Tri Gulf Coast triathlon club has grown to over 300 members strong. The club’s goal is to provide support for athletes of all ages and abilities to train, compete, and socialize
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It’s interesting; being injured, I mean. You know how you forget the bad parts and downplay the ain’t it horrible parts? That’s so we usually don’t get depressed about normal life stuff and end up thinking we live on a horrible planet. Mean old reality sneaked around
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Meet The Team! Team Sweet Baby Jesus (SBJ) is a four-man cycling crew from Louisville, KY. We are best described as weekend warriors, representing the youth of today (youngest is 32) and the AARP demographic (oldest is 52). This past year we participated in numerous group rides
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Boyfriends come and go…and I keep riding. I’ve been cycling for 10 years now. Every since September 2002 when I did my very first triathlon. I’ve had my fair share of relationships between then and now. Today I’ve been reminiscing about the way each ex-boyfriend reacted to
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Courtesy of Massey’s Outfitters! We are on a mission to spread the word. We want the inaugural GCI Relay in April 2013 to be the best it can be. Everyone knows with events like this, the more the merrier! So we’re making sure anyone and everyone knows
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THEE Gulf Coast Sprint Triathlon I was in Pensacola Beach, FL this weekend for the 17th annual Santa Rosa Island triathlon – an event that I’ve been attending and racing with multiple family members (some years as many as 30 of us!) for many years. My grandmother,
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