▁and ▁ends ▁at ▁Ham pton ▁Beach . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁is ▁currently ▁c apped ▁at ▁ 4 2 5 ▁teams ▁( in cre ased ▁from ▁ 3 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁has ▁filled ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁years . ▁Part icip ating ▁teams ▁tradition ally ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁area , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁race ▁grows , ▁more ▁teams ▁are ▁signing ▁up ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁relay ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁two ▁mult is port ▁athlet es ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁multi - day , ▁relay - style ▁race ▁to ▁New ▁England . ▁It ▁is ▁model led ▁after ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁running ▁relay ▁races , ▁the ▁H ood ▁to ▁Coast ▁relay ▁in ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁first ▁year ▁enjoyed ▁participation ▁by ▁ 3 1 ▁teams , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁hours ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁team ▁in ▁ 3 2 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 5 1 ▁finish ers , ▁and ▁the ▁race ▁size ▁was ▁c apped ▁at ▁ 3 5 0 . ▁It ▁sold ▁out ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁race ▁sold ▁out ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁course ▁under go es ▁some ▁minor ▁changes , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁the ▁total ▁distance ▁has ▁increased ▁from ▁around ▁ ▁to ▁around