Heavy foot traffic is predicted this weekend as Whidbey Island is part of the MyoMed Ragnar Relay Course expected to attract over 1,800 runners.

The 189-mile overnight relay race will start in Blaine on Friday, July 25, and end 24-hours later in Langley. Teams of 12 will run relay-style as they pass through Whatcom, Skagit and Island counties.

On Whidbey Island, the following streets and roads will have heavy traffic from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 10:45 a.m. Saturday: Rosario Beach, Rosario, SR 20, Ducken, Monkey Hill, Troxell, Koontz, Jones, Dike, Frostad and Taylor.

The following streets and roads in the Oak Harbor area will have heavy traffic from 2 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday: Crescent Harbor, Regatta, Whidbey, Oak Harbor, Crosby,West Beach La Mesa, Fort Ebey, Pallsades, Libbey, SR 20.

The following streets and roads in the Coupeville area will have heavy traffic from 2:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: Madrona Way, Coveland, Alexander, Front, Main, Ebey, Hill, Engle, SR 20, Keystone, Byrd, Farragut, King, Admirals, Smugglers Cove, Spyglass, Scurlock.

The following streets and roads in the Freeland area will have heavy traffic from 7:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Saturday: Bush Point, Shoreview, Stewart, East Harbor, Main, Scott, 525, Marshview, Bayview.

The following Langley streets and roads will have heavy traffic from 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday: Brooks Hill, 3rd, De Bruyn, 1st, Cascade and Camano.

Ragnar Events, LLC, owns and operates the MyoMed Ragnar Relay Series, described in a news release as "the nation's largest series of overnight relay races."

BioForce is the maker of MyoMed, a health products company.

The public is welcome to support the runners during the race by cheering as they jog past your home or street. "Help them cool down with a spray from your hose or with a cold popsicle or can of lemonade," states the news release.

For more information visit www.ragnarrelay.com or call 1-877-83-RELAY.

Contact Whidbey News Times Staff reporter Nathan Whalen at nwhalen@whidbeynewsgroup.com or 360-675-6611 ext. 5058.

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