MatSu Relay Palmer, AK   Sep 12, 2026

MatSu Relay is split into 12 legs and is most commonly completed by a team of 6. This allows each runner to run 2 times. The TRADITIONAL (but by no means mandatory) method of splitting up legs is for the team to run in a sequential rotation, where runner 1 does legs 1 & 7, runner 2 does 2 & 8, and so on.

Teams start from Independence Mine (near Hatcher Pass) in waves on Saturday morning and finish in Wasilla in the later afternoon. Typically they take 6-9 hours.

Teams finish at Everett’s, right on the shore of Wasilla Lake. You can run straight into the water as you finish if you’re so inclined! Everett’s hosts us on their lakeside patio with appetizers and your first beer (or N/A) on us!