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BAKER
TO VEGAS RUNNING TEAM
The Whittier Police
Department takes part in the yearly law
enforcement running tradition known as the
"Baker to Vegas" run.
The phrase Baker to Vegas refers to the Challenge
Cup Relay; A 120-mile, 20-stage foot relay race,
which starts in Baker, California (gateway to
Death Valley), through the California desert, over
the mountains, to Las Vegas, Nevada. The teams are
restricted to Law Enforcement teams (Police and
Sheriff departments, judges, bailiffs, and other
agencies and service teams). The race course
travels from Baker, California through the Mojave
desert to the town of Shoshone, California then
north to Pahrump, Nevada over the highest point on
the course Mountain Springs pass (5600') and the
lights of Las Vegas. Each of the team's 20 runners
averages 6 miles per stage.
All of the teams are responsible for providing
their own logistics and support efforts, including
communications.
Each team has a follow vehicle that follows the
runners from the beginning of the race to the
finish line. The follow vehicle team is
responsible for providing runners with water,
first aid if needed and of course plenty of vocal
support. Two alternate runners are in the
follow vehicle at all times, in case a runner gets
hurt and falls out of the run. |
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