KT82 Trail Relay
Welcome to the GO! St. Louis KT82 Trail Relay — your next great adventure!
The KT82 is a team relay run of approximately 82 miles, spanning from Maryland Heights Aquaport in St. Louis County to Hermann, MO. The route includes 17 exchange points between start and finish. The Katy Trail provides a unique and special racing venue.
Due to the nature of the trail and limited parking at the exchange zones, a staggered start will be utilized. Accurate team pace data is critical for construction of the staggered start. In general terms, slower teams start earlier and faster teams start later. This approach is essential to guarantee daylight arrival of all teams in Hermann.
Again this year, the GO! St. Louis staff had a great time testing out the course by running many of the legs as well as scouting out all of the exchange zones to ensure a great day for all of you. There were a lot of “high fives” between the legs and a big finale in Hermann. We assure you this event will be a great team experience! Good Luck and enjoy!
- Team relay adventure
- Scenic Katy Trail route
- Unique racing venue
- Staggered start system
- Post-race party in Hermann
- Support vehicle guide included
Race + Registration
The KT82 starts in St. Louis County, primarily traveling the Katy Trail through the historic towns of Augusta and Marthasville, en route to the finish line in Hermann City Park. The Katy Trail provides a terrific running venue including scenic vistas, bluffs, views of the Missouri River and numerous, wine country vineyards. The course includes 18 legs and 82 miles of running. Four of the legs involve more challenging, single track running on St. Charles County (Missouri Department of Conservation) trails.
Participants receive:
- Premium quality event shirt
- Medal
- Post-race dinner
- Post-race wine or beer
Team Logistics
- 6-person team: each runner will complete 3 legs.
- 3-person team, each runner will complete 6 legs.
Divisions and Categories
- Male – zero to two females
- Female – 6 females
- Mixed – three to five females
Within those divisions are two categories – Open and Masters.
You can find a Strava chart of each leg of the course HERE.
KT82 Legs
- Leg 1 – 5.10 miles
- Leg 2 – 3.93 miles
- Leg 3 – 3.20 miles
- Leg 4 – 7.24 miles
- Leg 5 – 4.72 miles
- Leg 6 – 5.89 miles
- Leg 7 – 5.73 miles
- Leg 8 – 4.43 miles
- Leg 9 – 3.61 miles
- Leg 10 – 2.58 miles
- Leg 11 – 7.56 miles
- Leg 12 – 3.67 miles
- Leg 13 – 6.96 miles
- Leg 14 – 4.17 miles
- Leg 15 – 6.14 miles
- Leg 16 – 2.69 miles
- Leg 17 – 3.89 miles
- Leg 18 – 2.55 miles
Late Team Member Registration or Runner Change
- May 16, 2025 – May 29, 2025: $5 per runner
- May 30, 2025 – June 7, 2025: $10 per runner
Staggered Start Times Announced
- May 28, 2025
Captain’s Meeting/Packet Pickup at the Alpine Shop in Kirkwood
- June 4, 2025: 12:00pm
- June 4, 2025: 6:00pm
Team Check-in, Vehicle Inspection and RACE DAY!
- June 7, 2025
Team Captain Registration
- Team captains will register and pay for their team.
- Team members will reimburse the team captain for their portion of the race.
- After the team is registered, team members will follow the directions to the right to register to the team.
- Questions? Send an email to info@gostlouis.org.
Team Member Registration
- Once the team is created and registered, team members will register themselves to the team.
- Share team name with team members.
- Team members will click the REGISTER button above.
- Choose the correct event – 3-person or 6-person relay team.
- The system will look like the cost is $650 or $400. However, that will change to zero once you join a team on the next screen.
- Join an existing team.
- Continue through prompts to complete registration.
Beginning May 14, 2023, new team members will incur the following fee when registering: May 13 – May 27: $5/ per team member; May 28 – June 1: $10 fee/ per team member
Race Day
These guides are designed to give you information about the event and answer as many questions as we can about the format and logistics of race day.
The vehicle guide is designed to help you navigate your team from each exchange – start to finish! You will be provided a copy of this at packet pickup for your team and you MUST have this in your vehicle on race day. We also recommend printing out a second copy to have with you – just in case!
Use this Excel spreadsheet to estimate your team paces for the day. When entering a time such as 7:30, use the number 7.5, 7:15 will be 7.25, etc. Enter runner names, start time and paces into the yellow highlighted cells and
Race bib transfer must be officially completed through GO! St. Louis and the online registration system prior to the race. Unauthorized race bib transfer is prohibited. While the practice of giving your race bib to someone else, may seem harmless, it can result in serious consequences to both parties involved. It’s an issue of false identity and a liability issue. Why? The most important reason is that your race bib is attached to your identity, so if an emergency occurs that requires medical attention or a race official must identify a participant, we need to have accurate information. In addition, finisher awards may be impacted. If race organizers identify an individual who has given their race bib to another person, it will result in disqualification and a minimum two-year ban for both individuals for any GO! St. Louis race.
Hermann – The City of Hermann has some charming B&B’s and Guest Houses, motels and camping accommodations for those participants who want to enjoy the evening and stay the night. On Sunday, you might want to leisurely enjoy the local wineries on your return trip home. For more information, access the Chamber of Commerce website: www.VisitHermann.com, call the chamber (800-932-8687). For camping arrangements, contact Hermann City Park: (573-486-5400).
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FAQs
The 2024 KT82 Trail Relay will be held on June 7, 2025.
The KT82 will have staggered start times beginning at 5:00am.
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