We are one week away and the holidays are starting for many of you. First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to each of you. 

The starting times will be added this weekend to this website. We will add an updated safety notes mid-week as we make any changes needed for this year's race.

Packet Pickup: I'll be at the Egg Nog Jog Saturday and teams may pick up their shirts either before or after the race. Packet pickup is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 28 from 4:30-7:00  at The Island, Hotel by RL (former Ramada on Okaloosa Island). 

​We will see you next weekend!!

Welcome to the 2018 Round the Bay Relay and Ultra race blog. I plan to make weekly updates between now and mid December and then as needed. I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holidays and are now ready to ramp the training back up. 

Relay registration- Active.com or send me a registration form.
Ultra registration- Ultrasignup.com or send me a registration form.
Registration form can be found on www.nwftc.com Race Calendar or email me at dennissamac@gmail.com

I plan to run local races on Dec. 8 (Ho Ho Hustle-FWB),  Dec. 15 (Props-FWB/Lovejoy RD)and Dec. 22 (Egg Nog Jog- FWB) if you wish to hand deliver them. All three are good local races and hopefully we will have some good cool running conditions.

T-shirts are ordered and are guaranteed for the first 300 to register and pay. We are currently sitting at 157 registrants. Race glasses and mugs will be here this week. Race Team Posters are already done.

Beverages and food will be provided post race at the Elks Lodge. Billy Adams will prepare the food and we plan to have four different dishes; jambalaya, chili, alfredo and a mystery meat that you will love!! You must register as a participant or as a support person to participate in the post-race food and beverage.

The Island, by Hotel RL (former Ramada Inn) will be the host race hotel. There are special room rates for RTB runners and their families. The Friday night Packet Pickup will be held at the hotel along with Sunday's Bloody Mary Recovery Run. 

​Thanks for visiting our site and we look forward to you joining us for the race. 

I wanted to post a quick summary from the race.
* For now, to check race results, go to www.nwftc.com and click on Race Results link.We will post the results in the near future. The ULTRA results will be sent to Ultrasignup.com. 
* Thank you to our race sponsors; United Healthcare, Eglin Federal Credit Union, Ramada Beach Plaza on the Island, Bodyworks by Bull for the post-race massages and Hurricane's for their participation in the race.
* Thanks to all of our regulars who show up annually for this traditional "funniest race of the year" event and for our out of state contingency that traveled to join us.
* And last but not least, thanks to my wife Anne and son Daniel for their help, Brian McMahon for securing permits and other "presidential-like" duties, Keith Kyker, for establishing this new much more user friendly website (in one weekend after the other one crashed) and for his tech support to get the information posted for your benefit and Lance Jorgenson for his camera work. Race pictures will be posted her in the near future.