Team Captain Registration for the 2026 OTF Team Relay is open!
Team Captains:
The deadline for Team Captain sign-up is Sunday, March 22, 2026.
There is no cost to sign-up as a Team Captain at app.OTFTeamRelay.com.
Form a team – recruit your OTF friends, classmates, coaches, and staff from your home studio only.
Have interested runners go to this website so that they can get all the details they need about participating and sign-up at the OTF Team Relay app.
Ensure that your runners have an acceptable run tracking capability. See the Runners page for options.
Assign runners to cover all legs of the race.
A full team is 8 runners: 4 men and 4 women.
A team may also be either a team of 4 men or 4 women. No mixed teams of only 4 runners.
Ensure that team members have each others' phone numbers – so they can call to “tag” the next runner in the relay to “go”.
Facilitate team communication during the relay race -- Create a Group Text.
Team Captains can and should, but are not required to be a runner on their team.
For a full mixed team of 8 runners, you will receive an exclusive OTF Team Relay - Team Captain T-shirt if you sign-up by the Team Captain sign-up deadline.
Have Fun!
Team Captains that form a team before the team formation deadline receive an exclusive Team Captain T-shirt.
Multiple colors and shirt options are available | Shown: Men's: Hanes Sport Cool Dri Performance Shirt - 100% Polyester | TriDri Women's Venus Knot-Back Performance Tank - 100% polyester
Captain FAQs
Q: Why would I want to be a Team Captain?
A: You know a lot of awesome people at OTF who would love the opportunity to join your team and take on other OTF studios in a FUN and FRIENDLY team relay competition. Its easy and fun! The OTF Team Relay app makes it very easy.
Q: How do I form a team?
A: Ask your OTF friends. Reach out to members who enjoy running -- find the top runners for the running benchmarks: 12 Minute Run for Distance, 1 Mile Run, Catch Me If You Can, Orange Everest.
The OTF Team Relay app makes it very easy for Runners to sign-up, join your team, and register for the race. Managing your team is at your finger tips in the app.
Q: What happens if two teams tie? ...if two or more teams finish within the same minute?
A: The tie-breaker for any teams that finish within 1 minute of each other is based on the Total Run Time (excludes transition time between runs) of the Team's fastest TOTAL time of the 3 mile leg + 4 mile leg + 5 mile leg + 6 mile leg run times.