Snapshot

What to know before you shortlist this race

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May 16, 2026

Race day

Relay

Distance

Trail

Terrain

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Participants

Race brief

This race takes place in Louisiana, United States on May 16, 2026. Use the details below to decide whether the course, logistics, and registration timeline match the type of season you are building.

Decision signals

Course layout details are still limited with trail terrain.

Why This Race

The organizer pitch, translated for runners

Join us at Walker Place Park next to the Brookshire Grocery Arena for our annual Thomas LaValley 12.84 mile relay. Each entry into the race will provide a T-Shirt and a free entry into a raffle(item to be declared soon) and first 100 finishers will receive a medal. This event is in memory of Thomas LaValley and all others who lost their lives in the line of duty. Proceeds will be donated in honor of them. The course will be 3.21 mile out and back down Arthur Teague multi use trail.

Course Fit

Course shape, standards, and race history

This is the section to compare terrain, elevation, certification, and field context before you decide whether the race belongs on your calendar.

Elevation profile

Illustrative profile based on available elevation data. Use it as a directional planning signal, not a final course guarantee.

Actual course elevation and routing may vary from the visual estimate.

Course highlights

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Trail terrain
Primary running surface.

Community Layer

Keep the race room close to the decision

The point of the room is not generic chatter. It is to keep stay questions, pacing nerves, meetup plans, and last-mile logistics attached to the same race page you are already using.

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12.84 LaValley Relay Room

Threads, logistics, reviews, Q&A, and live huddles for 12.84 LaValley Relay.

These opening threads are seeded to show the shape of the room before organic posts take over.

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Lead thread

Where are people staying for 12.84 LaValley Relay?

Trying to keep the start line, expo, and easy food options all within a sane radius. If you have a hotel block, neighborhood, or train strategy that worked, drop it here.

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12.84 LaValley Relay logistics huddle

Fifteen minutes on travel timing, where the expo bottlenecks are, and what people wish they knew earlier.

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Runner Signal

Runner reviews

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Practical Questions

Questions and answers

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