Reno-Tahoe Odyssey run to go through South Lake Tahoe Friday

The 13th annual Reno Tahoe Odyssey will take runners from Reno, north of Verdi, down to Boca Reservoir, Truckee, down to South Lake Tahoe, over to Virginia City and back to Reno starting Friday, June 2. The event this year is 174.5 miles long, has 242 teams which split up 36 legs of the race, and they don't stop as the sun drops, they run all night long.

South Tahoe High teacher Bridey Heidel is participating this year with her team of "Girls Gone Miles."

South Shore residents should see the runners through town with lights attached to their heads as they make their way through town after dark. Leg 15 of the race starts at Taylor Creek Visitor's Center with the racer running on ST89 to 15th street to Venice Drive and Tahoe Keys Blvd. The next leg's racer then proceeds up Tahoe Keys Blvd to Hwy 50 and over to Al Tahoe Blvd and Lake Tahoe Community College. Leg 17 then takes the runner from the college, back down Al Tahoe to Highway 50 to Stateline. Leg 18 begins at the Stateline Raleys and over Kingsbury Grade and to the top of Daggett Pass.

Each team is made up of about 12 runners running between 9.6 miles over the two days to 17.7 miles, depending on the skill level of the team.

Racers start in Reno on Friday with staggered start times based on each team member's 10K race times. Waves of teams start every 15 to 30 minutes. The slower seeded teams will begin around 9 a.m. and the faster seeded teams will begin in the afternoon. See a full list of teams, their start times and more info, visit HERE.