Scandinavian Relay

About the Race

January 27, 2024

Through Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, SC

33 miles, 7 legs

The Scandinavian Relay is a 33-mile race through the charming South Carolina towns of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. The distance is divided into 7 legs, which can be split between team members. (If you’d like to run an ultra-race with 1 or 2 team members, please contact the race director, Laura Broussard.)

Click on the Map to View Route Details

The History

This relay is the brainchild of FiA Einstein who encouraged her friend ToTo (who is from Norway, SC) to do a relay race through her hometown to raise money, support, and awareness for Three Crosses Outreach in Norway, SC.

Three Crosses Outreach has been in existence since 1999. The ministry has sponsored FREE summer day camps every summer since then (including the summer of 2020 AND the summer after our building burned down.) God has been good and faithful to the ministry of Three Crosses, and the Scandinavian Relay is one more example of that.

Through the funds raised by the relay, Three Crosses plans to

  • Expand our mentoring program (we currently have 4 young men enrolled in one-on-one mentoring with our Program Director)
  • Take more kids to summer camp in 2024 (we sent 8 this past summer free of charge for their families and hope to take 12 this summer)
  • Help establish a vibrant PTO at one of the local schools (Hunter-Kinard-Tyler School)

Registration

Once you have a team, someone will have to register the team with a team name and pay the entry fee. This person will be the captain and will get emails with updates, like start times, leg updates, course closing time, etc. That person will be responsible for submitting a team list and team member information by December 15th. They will also have to bring signed waivers from their teammates at check-in. All the forms required will be sent to team captains in December.

Cost to register:

Ultra Team (1-2 people) $110Full Team (3 – 7 people) $275
Register

Pickups

You will be able to pick up bibs and team packets the day before the race or on the race morning. You will also receive a support vehicle tag that must be displayed for parking at exchange zones.

ONLY ONE VEHICLE PER TEAM IS ALLOWED ON THE COURSE.

Other vehicles will not be allowed at exchange zones as parking will be limited.

Hotels Nearby

Depending on where you are coming from, you may need to stay in a hotel nearby. Since there are no hotels in Scandinavia South Carolina, here are some suggestions for you.

  • In Orangeburg, SC (about 30 minutes away): Hampton Inn and Suites and Tru by Hilton
  • In Columbia, SC (about an hour away): Hilton Garden Inn – Harbison Area, Hampton Inn and Suites SE – Ft. Jackson area. Hampton Inn – Harbison

Volunteer

Sign up here to volunteer for the Scandinavian Relay on Saturday, January 27, 2024.

Sign Up

FAQ’s

How long will we give teams to finish?

Details to come.

General waiver:

(link to come)

Start Times: ?

TBA once registration is complete

How do we post results? Will people have to go to webscorer for that?

Thanks for your feedback on this. Registration is a WHOLE thing. 😊