Valkyrie Relay 2027

Honor Roll

The teams who came first for Durango 2027, the racers who have come back year after year, and the teams who were there at the start.

Three honours, one page

What each group gets

Credit where it is due: the teams who came first for 2027, the racers who keep coming back, and the teams who were there at the start. Qualify for more than one? You get the best of each.

First Wave Teams

Entered first for Durango 2027

The First Wave price they paid, a place on this page for the season, and every race-day benefit below.

Veterans

Raced three or more editions

Every race-day benefit below, plus the First Wave price for their 2027 entry whenever they enter.

Founding Teams

Raced the 2021 or 2022 edition

15% off regular-price registration, every year, for as long as the race runs. Regular price only, not the early-entry tiers.

Race-day benefits for First Wave teams and Veterans

  • Access to the sponsor tent and everything in it
  • Your original bib number back, or a reserved one
  • A FIRST WAVE or VETERAN stripe on your bib
  • Your years raced beside your team on this site
  • First call at the awards
  • A dedicated packet-pickup lane
  • First pick of bivouac spots
  • A Valkyrie pin or patch
  • A merch code for the store

To claim yours, write to info@valkyrierelay.com with your team name. We check the records from every edition and send your link or code. Not sure you qualify? Ask anyway.

What being First Wave means

A permanent place on this page for the season. Every Valkyrie field will be able to see who went first for Durango 2027.

Two First Wave cohorts exist, one for teams and one for solo racers. The team cohort closes for good when its places are taken or on December 31, 2026, whichever comes first. Solo racers who enter by December 31, 2026 join the solo cohort. It is not a sale and it does not come back.

Durango 2027 - the First Wave

First Wave Teams

Canyon Sports Enthusiasts

Cyclops

DROAZ

Frequent Fliers

Half Nelsons

Here for the Type 2 Fun of It

KP & The Sunshine Band

Overland

SPAINish Armada

Spirit of Radio

SuperMom

Team Double D

Tequila Electrolytes

Texas Trailblazers

First Wave Solo Racers

Kristine Wehman

LJ Stephens

Mark Brucato

Peter Hall

These teams and solo racers entered the 2027 Valkyrie Relay in the First Wave, the 2026 teams who stayed with us when that race could not be held among them. Their place on this page is theirs for the season, and more names join it as entries are confirmed.

Every registered team for 2027, First Wave and all: see who’s racing →

Raced three or more editions

Veterans

The teams and racers who have lined up for three or more Valkyrie Relays, Utah and Durango counted together, with an entry for a cancelled year counted too. The list grows after every edition.

  • DROAZ

    4 editions: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026*

    Racing Durango 2027

  • team entropy

    4 editions: 2021, 2022, 2023*, 2023

  • Frequent Flyers

    3 editions: 2023, 2024, 2025

    Racing Durango 2027

  • MCOE

    3 editions: 2021, 2022, 2023*

  • ROAR

    3 editions: 2021, 2022, 2023*

  • SuperMom

    3 editions: 2024, 2025, 2026*

    Racing Durango 2027

  • Team FYOF

    3 editions: 2023, 2024, 2025

  • Tree Huggers

    3 editions: 2024, 2025, 2026*

  • Watermelon Warriors

    3 editions: 2023, 2024, 2025

  • We Like Bacon

    3 editions: 2021, 2022, 2025

Veteran racers

  • Michael Brooks6 editions · 2021, 2023*, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026*
  • David Hughes6 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Erin Hughes6 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Mark Lambert4 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026*Racing Durango 2027
  • Marissa Olson4 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026*Racing Durango 2027
  • Scott Olson4 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026*Racing Durango 2027
  • Joseph Abbott3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Kaitlyn Alexander3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Caleb Allen3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Erickson Ames3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Annie Andrus3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Willy Barrette3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Cristiana Behnken3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Jake Behnken3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Natalia Behnken3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • William Behnken3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Bill Benac3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Emily Chee3 editions · 2021, 2023*, 2023
  • Austin Croyle3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Lindsay Dozoretz3 editions · 2024, 2025, 2026*Racing Durango 2027
  • Moss Fenberg3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Tammy Fenberg3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Scott Giles3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Aubrey Gordon3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Cass Griffith3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Jonathan Griffith3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Saori Hanaki3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Emily Hansen3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Robin Adley Hartman3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Joshua Hazard3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Myakka Holladay3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Courtney Holt3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Mike Hooper3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2025
  • Daniel Hubler3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Nicholas Hugentobler3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Audra Jeske3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Caroline Kish3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Cory Kitchens3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Joelle Lambert3 editions · 2023, 2025, 2026*
  • Mariah Lawson3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2023*
  • Derrick Lenz3 editions · 2021, 2024, 2025
  • Peter Manley3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2025
  • Kaitlin Mattos3 editions · 2024, 2025, 2026*
  • Rob Oaf3 editions · 2023*, 2024, 2025
  • Justin Petersen3 editions · 2021, 2022, 2025
  • Sarah Richmond3 editions · 2024, 2025, 2026*Racing Durango 2027
  • Paul Roberts3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Claire Seiler3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Mark Smith3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Nancy Smith3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Dylan Staatz3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Jocelyn Stone3 editions · 2024, 2025, 2026*
  • Savannah Thomas3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Art Zemach3 editions · 2023, 2024, 2025

Counted from the registration records of every edition. * Entered for a year the race could not be held: the 2020 plan year, the relocated 2023 Utah edition, and 2026. Those entries count. Raced and not listed? Write to us and we will check.

Wasatch Back 2021 · Heber Valley 2022

Founding Teams

Every team that raced the first two editions, in Utah, before Durango existed. 96 team names; 12 of them raced both years. Founding teams get 15% off regular-price registration for as long as the race runs.

  • 4 decades2021
  • A little more trained2022
  • Addict II Athlete2022
  • AdventureMed2021
  • Agents of Recovery2022
  • Average Bro's2022
  • Avid2021
  • Avocado.n.lime2021 · 2022
  • BAAAd2021
  • BBBAAAd2022
  • Because we can!2021
  • Beckys Besties2021
  • BodyWise and Friends2022
  • Brooke Breen2022
  • Bybeeboys2021
  • Challenge Accepted2022
  • Claudia's Crew2021 · 2022
  • Colt 30 GFR2021
  • Cool Runnings2021
  • Crazy Beaches2021
  • Derek Christensen & Associates CPAs2022
  • DINO-SORES2022
  • Do It For Dogecoin2022
  • Dog Lovers2021
  • Doglovers2022
  • Dorfam2022
  • Go Sherpa2022
  • Grand Masters2022
  • Hateraide2021 · 2022
  • Kuma Crew2022
  • Legs Miserables2022
  • Level Nine Sports2022
  • Liberty Mountain2021
  • Loin Fruit2022
  • Long Distance Relay-tionship2021
  • Maple & Cheese2021 · 2022
  • Marlin's Minions2021 · 2022
  • MCOE2021 · 2022
  • Mountain Ridge2022
  • MTC2021
  • Mudslingers2021
  • Mutha Truckers2022
  • Nacho Winners2021
  • No Drama Llama2021 · 2022
  • Not even trained2021
  • Not Last Place2022
  • Notorious RBGs2021
  • Offspring2021
  • OLD AND IN THE WAY2022
  • Old Fry Factor2022
  • Operation Underground Railroad: TEAM BLACK2022
  • Operation Underground Railroad: Team GOLD2022
  • Otto Bout That Race2022
  • Park City Blue2022
  • Quick Finishers2022
  • Racing with Passion2022
  • ROAR2021 · 2022
  • SCHLUCKSPECHTERS2021
  • Servossome2022
  • Skid Marks2021
  • Slalom #WCBC2022
  • SLC Project2021
  • Sponsored Rider2021
  • Summer Bod Squad2021
  • Summit Lace Command2021
  • Surf 'N Turf2021
  • Team BEAST & MACHINE2021 · 2022
  • Team Chatbooks2021
  • Team CIU2022
  • team entropy2021 · 2022
  • Team RAMNJACK2022
  • The Brothers' Grimace2021
  • The Bucket Listers2022
  • The Extra Os2021
  • The fUTEgatives2021
  • The Old Guys2022
  • The Sect2022
  • The Shweaty Buns2022
  • The Value Pack2021
  • The Wasatch-Squatch Gang2022
  • The WCF2021
  • Those Pesky Kids2022
  • Three guys, A girl, and a Valkyrie2021
  • Twister Sisters2022
  • two guys, a girl, and a Valkyrie2021
  • Untamed Misfits2021
  • VALK ADMIN2022
  • VALK4EVER2022
  • VolHolla2021 · 2022
  • Wasatch Crest2021
  • Wasatch High School2022
  • Wasatch Warriors2021
  • We Like Bacon2021 · 2022
  • We're all RELAYted2022
  • Whitt's Up2021
  • Young Fry Factor2022

Team names as they were registered. Your team raced in Utah and is missing? Write to us and we will check the records.

From past race days

What a Valkyrie team looks like

More finish-line photos →
Teams throwing their arms up at the Valkyrie backdrop
Teams celebrating under Valkyrie flags
A full team lined up at the finish backdrop
Teams forming a high-five tunnel for a finishing racer

Registration is open.

Durango, Colorado — September 18, 2027. Enter your team.