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Track StarNewsUpdate: Relay Improvements
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Update: Relay Improvements

Track Star · published 23 Aug 2026, 22:59 UTC

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Pushing a quick update to improve relays. This was one of my favorite new features in college but it has a few issues and I have rectified most of them with this update.

Relay invites are now per-event

Previously being invited to a relay flagged you as invited to relays in general, which meant the weekly picker could offer you a relay you'd never actually earned. Now each relay event is earned independently. So you can make the 4x1 and not the 4x4, and vice versa.

Adding 'flying start' realism to relays

The original relay system was really basic; take 4 100 or 400 meter times and add them up. In the new system, legs 2 through 4 are now given a small boost to account for the flying start inherent to relays. This is especially fun when you have elite anchors and get to see their closing times.

Anchor leg promotion

When you first join the relay, you join as the starting leg. With this update, you can earn the right to be promoted in your junior/senior season to the anchor spot. It's a big milestone and some added gameplay fun. Now you can rundown the leader in the 4x4 as the anchor on the way to a national title.

Relay Split Times

These were a little illegible, they have been made clearer at the bottom of your relay results.

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