▁This ▁category ▁allows ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁assign ▁legs ▁to ▁run ners ▁however ▁they ▁wish . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁legs ▁vary ▁in ▁distance ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁distance ▁for ▁run ners ▁var ies ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁first ▁eight ▁legs ▁changed ▁dram atically ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁the ▁start ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁Bre tt on ▁Wood s ▁to ▁C annon ▁Mountain , ▁requiring ▁run ners ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁significant ▁u ph ills ▁and ▁down h ills ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁K anc am ag us ▁Highway . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁one - year ▁appearance , ▁however . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁race ▁course ▁was ▁r er out ed ▁north ▁along ▁Inter state ▁ 9 3 ▁to ▁Be aver ▁Brook ▁W ays ide ▁Rest ▁Area , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁starting ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁Re ach ▁the ▁Beach ▁Rel ays ▁( 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁The ▁new ▁course ▁also ▁passes ▁Bre tt on ▁Wood s ▁Mountain ▁Res ort ▁where ▁the ▁race ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁ 5 K ▁run ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁ski ▁s lop es . ▁ ▁Results ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 3 5 1 ▁teams ▁finished , ▁with ▁Hello ▁K itt y ▁repeating ▁as ▁champion ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 1 : 1 2 : 3 0 ▁( aver aging ▁ 6 : 1 0 ▁per