The New Balance Reach The Beach (RTB) Relay Race Series will start off at Mountain Creek in Vernon, NJ. The race course winds its way through the State from the Skylands to the Shore visiting the historic towns and State Parks of New Jersey along the way, ending up at Seaside Heights, NJ.



Mountain Creek is located in the Vernon Valley just over an hour from New York City. It is also just over 2hrs from Philadelphia, PA, Hartford, CT, and Albany, NY.

Seaside Heights, NJ is located 1.5 hours from New York City and Philadelphia. The finish area at Seaside Heights, NJ will host a post race party for all competitors, sponsors, volunteers, family and friends. There will also be provisions made for massage, music, food and fun.

Transition Areas, or TAs, are the designated place for the runner relay exchange to take place. TA’s are numbered 1 through 36 and are identified in this way on the course maps and directions.

Vehicle Transition Areas, or VTAs, are those TA locations where vehicle rotations take place from the first half and second half of your team; i.e., the first 6 runners (Van 1) and the next 6 runners (Van 2). These are the primary support locations for all teams. Each VTA will contain restroom facilities and/or port-o-johns, food and water/hydration stations, and larger parking locations for your vehicles (some locations can accommodate camping as well).
Though there will be restroom facilities at most transition areas, the VTA's were selected due to their ability to accommodate your entire team rather than an individual runner. Your team will be able to catch up on sleep and recover at these locations.
Food and beverages, if provided, have been done so at the expense and efforts of our volunteer community organizations. These are not complimentary. So, please show your gratitude accordingly. Note: If you have less than a 12 person team, then you may try to target some of the other, larger TA’s for rest and recovery.