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The annual Hood To Coast Relay is an overnight, long-distance relay race held in the U.S. state of Oregon, annually in late August, traditionally on the Friday and Saturday before the Labor Day weekend. It is one of the longest and largest relays in the world (with 12,600 in Hood To Coast Relay, 18,000 total participants, including Portland To Coast Walk Relay and High School Challenge Relay). Considered to be on the "bucket list" for many a runner and walker, Hood To Coast has filled its team limit for the past 22 years, and 15 straight years on "Opening Day" of the lottery. The course runs approximately (the course length changes by 1-5 km each year due to small changes made by race organizers) from Timberline Lodge on the slopes of Mount Hood, the tallest peak in Oregon, through the Portland metropolitan area, and over the Oregon Coast Range to the beach town of Seaside on the Oregon Coast. Walkers and high school teams may choose to compete in the Portland To Coast Walk or Portland To Coast High School Challenge respectively, both of which are held in conjunction with the main relay and start in downtown Portland instead of Mount Hood. ==History== The relay was started by Portland architect Bob Foote, who was then president of Oregon Road Runners Club. The first relay in 1982 drew eight teams that ran from Timberline to Kiwanda Beach near Pacific City, Oregon. The relay grew rapidly to over 400 teams by 1986. In 1989, the finish area was moved to Seaside where it remains today. Like many businesses, the Hood To Coast Relay is a for-profit family owned business. While the cancer research and fundraising had been a longtime charity partner of the event, it had not been prominently promoted in race literature until Foote himself was diagnosed and successfully treated for melanoma in 2005. The race then began to take on a more aggressive approach to fundraising, and in 2013 alone, over $800,000 was raised for the official charity partner, the Providence Cancer Center, as well as the American Cancer Society, making it the second largest road race cancer fundraising program in the nation. In 2006, Foote's daughter, Felicia Hubber, joined the family business to manage the majority of race logistics. She serves as Race Director and President of the company, with Bob as the Founder and Chairman. 〔Boaz Herzog, "The anchor leg in world's largest relay", ''The Oregonian'', August 25, 2006.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hood to Coast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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