THE HEART OF THE RACE
THE BIVOUAC
Seven legs go out. Everyone comes back here.
BRING YOUR TEAM
PARTNER WITH US
THE RELAY’S SECRET
1/7
MOST OF THE RACE HAPPENS OFF THE COURSE.
In a seven-leg relay, at any given moment most of your team isn’t racing. They’re at the Bivouac — tracking the course, feeding the next leg up, retelling the last one, and sizing up the team set up beside them. The hours between legs aren’t downtime. They’re where the day actually gets lived.
BETWEEN LEGS
RIVALS AT DAWN. FRIENDS BY DUSK.
You’ll arrive knowing your team. You’ll leave knowing the field. The Bivouac puts every crew in one place — and something happens when the team you chased all day is the one cheering your anchor home. That’s the basecamp we’re building: big enough to hold the whole race, close enough that nobody stays a stranger.
WHO HOLDS THE HILL
EVERY ROLE HAS A HOME HERE.
TEAMS
Check-in, staging, recovery, and the roar when your anchor comes home. Your basecamp between legs.
WINGMATES
Every team runs on people who never wear a bib. Racers borrow the glory — Wingmates hold the basecamp.
Wingmate instructions →
VOLUNTEERS AND RACE HQ
Coordination, official race information, and approved partner activity all run from here.
FOR PARTNERS
PUT YOUR BRAND WHERE THE ATHLETES ACTUALLY ARE.
Race-day marketing usually means a banner athletes sprint past. The Bivouac is the opposite: a full day with the whole field — endurance athletes and their crews — gathered, relaxed, hungry, and paying attention. As the Bivouac grows, so does the room for partners to feed them, outfit them, demo for them, and become part of the story they tell afterward. If you want your product in an athlete’s hands instead of their peripheral vision, this is the venue.
PRESENCE
A tent, a banner, and a place in the middle of the day — not beside it.
SUSTENANCE
Food, fuel and swag, straight into racers’ hands.
STORY
Your brand woven into the day teams talk about all year.
BIVOUAC LAW
A Valkyrie Bivouac is the central physical basecamp for a specific Valkyrie race — the primary gathering, coordination, staging, information and support location for that event.
IT IS
Check-in and team assembly. Gear staging and recovery. Official race information. Wingmate operations. Food, services, awards and gathering — as each race’s approved plan provides.
IT IS NOT — AUTOMATICALLY
Not a campground. Not an exchange zone. Not the start or finish line. Not public parking. Not a spectator area. When a race’s approved plan joins one of those to the Bivouac, the plan says so — and the plan governs.
Venues, access, hours and services differ for every race. Every race has exactly one Bivouac — know yours.
Durango Bivouac plan →
THE COURSE TESTS YOU. THE BIVOUAC KEEPS YOU.
You’ll remember the suffering out on the course. You’ll retell it at the Bivouac. Bring your team, plant your flag, and stay for the whole day.
Durango
Colorado
United States
Valkyrie Relay — Durango
Wasatch Back
Utah
United States
Valkyrie Relay — Wasatch Back
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
United States
Valkyrie Relay — Coeur d'Alene
Tahoe–Truckee
California
United States
Valkyrie Tahoe–Truckee
Transylvania
Romania
Valkyrie Relay — Transylvania
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Valkyrie Relay — Columbus
Seaside / Cannon Beach
Oregon
United States
Valkyrie Relay — Oregon Coast
Bellingham
Washington
United States
Valkyrie Bellingham
Boise / Eagle
Idaho
United States
Valkyrie Boise
Bend
Oregon
United States
Valkyrie Bend
Asheville
North Carolina
United States
Valkyrie Asheville
St. George
Utah
United States
Valkyrie St. George
Hood River
Oregon
United States
Valkyrie Hood River
Bozeman
Montana
United States
Valkyrie Bozeman
Sandpoint
Idaho
United States
Valkyrie Sandpoint
Leavenworth
Washington
United States
Valkyrie Leavenworth
Redding / Shasta
California
United States
Valkyrie Redding
Whitefish
Montana
United States
Valkyrie Whitefish
Santa Fe / Los Alamos
New Mexico
United States
Valkyrie Santa Fe
Steamboat Springs
Colorado
United States
Valkyrie Steamboat Springs
Lake Havasu City
Arizona
United States
Valkyrie Lake Havasu City
Vernal
Utah
United States
Valkyrie Vernal
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
United States
Valkyrie Glenwood Springs
Lake Chelan
Washington
United States
Valkyrie Lake Chelan
Mammoth Lakes / Bishop
California
United States
Valkyrie Mammoth Lakes
Taos
New Mexico
United States
Valkyrie Taos
Huntsville
Alabama
United States
Huntsville
Anchorage
Alaska
United States
Anchorage
Bentonville / Rogers
Arkansas
United States
Bentonville / Rogers
Litchfield Hills (Torrington)
Connecticut
United States
Litchfield Hills (Torrington)
Wilmington
Delaware
United States
Wilmington
Ocala / Silver Springs
Florida
United States
Ocala / Silver Springs
Blue Ridge / Ellijay
Georgia
United States
Blue Ridge / Ellijay
Hilo
Hawaii
United States
Hilo
Rockford
Illinois
United States
Rockford
Bloomington
Indiana
United States
Bloomington
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Des Moines
Lawrence
Kansas
United States
Lawrence
Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Louisville
Covington / Mandeville
Louisiana
United States
Covington / Mandeville
Bridgton / Sebago Lake
Maine
United States
Bridgton / Sebago Lake
Deep Creek Lake / McHenry
Maryland
United States
Deep Creek Lake / McHenry
Greenfield / Deerfield
Massachusetts
United States
Greenfield / Deerfield
Traverse City
Michigan
United States
Traverse City
Duluth
Minnesota
United States
Duluth
Oxford
Mississippi
United States
Oxford
Springfield
Missouri
United States
Springfield
Omaha
Nebraska
United States
Omaha
Reno
Nevada
United States
Reno
Conway / Lakes Region
New Hampshire
United States
Conway / Lakes Region
Sussex County / Sparta
New Jersey
United States
Sussex County / Sparta
Lake Placid
New York
United States
Lake Placid
Bismarck
North Dakota
United States
Bismarck
Tulsa
Oklahoma
United States
Tulsa
Jim Thorpe / Lehigh Gorge
Pennsylvania
United States
Jim Thorpe / Lehigh Gorge
Providence / Arcadia
Rhode Island
United States
Providence / Arcadia
Greenville
South Carolina
United States
Greenville
Rapid City
South Dakota
United States
Rapid City
Chattanooga
Tennessee
United States
Chattanooga
Austin
Texas
United States
Austin
Waterbury / Stowe
Vermont
United States
Waterbury / Stowe
Roanoke
Virginia
United States
Roanoke
Fayetteville / New River Gorge
West Virginia
United States
Fayetteville / New River Gorge
Madison
Wisconsin
United States
Madison
Casper
Wyoming
United States
Casper
Bellingham
Washington
United States
Valkyrie Bellingham
Boise / Eagle
Idaho
United States
Valkyrie Boise
Bend
Oregon
United States
Valkyrie Bend
Asheville
North Carolina
United States
Valkyrie Asheville
St. George
Utah
United States
Valkyrie St. George
Hood River
Oregon
United States
Valkyrie Hood River
Bozeman
Montana
United States
Valkyrie Bozeman
Sandpoint
Idaho
United States
Valkyrie Sandpoint
Leavenworth
Washington
United States
Valkyrie Leavenworth
Redding / Shasta
California
United States
Valkyrie Redding
Whitefish
Montana
United States
Valkyrie Whitefish
Santa Fe / Los Alamos
New Mexico
United States
Valkyrie Santa Fe
Steamboat Springs
Colorado
United States
Valkyrie Steamboat Springs
Lake Havasu City
Arizona
United States
Valkyrie Lake Havasu City
Vernal
Utah
United States
Valkyrie Vernal
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
United States
Valkyrie Glenwood Springs
Lake Chelan
Washington
United States
Valkyrie Lake Chelan
Mammoth Lakes / Bishop
California
United States
Valkyrie Mammoth Lakes
Taos
New Mexico
United States
Valkyrie Taos
Huntsville
Alabama
United States
Huntsville
Anchorage
Alaska
United States
Anchorage
Bentonville / Rogers
Arkansas
United States
Bentonville / Rogers
Litchfield Hills (Torrington)
Connecticut
United States
Litchfield Hills (Torrington)
Wilmington
Delaware
United States
Wilmington
Ocala / Silver Springs
Florida
United States
Ocala / Silver Springs
Blue Ridge / Ellijay
Georgia
United States
Blue Ridge / Ellijay
Hilo
Hawaii
United States
Hilo
Rockford
Illinois
United States
Rockford
Bloomington
Indiana
United States
Bloomington
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Des Moines
Lawrence
Kansas
United States
Lawrence
Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Louisville
Covington / Mandeville
Louisiana
United States
Covington / Mandeville
Bridgton / Sebago Lake
Maine
United States
Bridgton / Sebago Lake
Deep Creek Lake / McHenry
Maryland
United States
Deep Creek Lake / McHenry
Greenfield / Deerfield
Massachusetts
United States
Greenfield / Deerfield
Traverse City
Michigan
United States
Traverse City
Duluth
Minnesota
United States
Duluth
Oxford
Mississippi
United States
Oxford
Springfield
Missouri
United States
Springfield
Omaha
Nebraska
United States
Omaha
Reno
Nevada
United States
Reno
Conway / Lakes Region
New Hampshire
United States
Conway / Lakes Region
Sussex County / Sparta
New Jersey
United States
Sussex County / Sparta
Lake Placid
New York
United States
Lake Placid
Bismarck
North Dakota
United States
Bismarck
Tulsa
Oklahoma
United States
Tulsa
Jim Thorpe / Lehigh Gorge
Pennsylvania
United States
Jim Thorpe / Lehigh Gorge
Providence / Arcadia
Rhode Island
United States
Providence / Arcadia
Greenville
South Carolina
United States
Greenville
Rapid City
South Dakota
United States
Rapid City
Chattanooga
Tennessee
United States
Chattanooga
Austin
Texas
United States
Austin
Waterbury / Stowe
Vermont
United States
Waterbury / Stowe
Roanoke
Virginia
United States
Roanoke
Fayetteville / New River Gorge
West Virginia
United States
Fayetteville / New River Gorge
Madison
Wisconsin
United States
Madison
Casper
Wyoming
United States
Casper