Slate Creek Relay
The Manila Gorillas FOUR-PEAT.
For the first time in race history, the Manila Gorillas have won the race for the fourth time in a row! Great job to the Gorillas and all of the ten teams that competed in this year's race!
2024 Top Finishers
1st-Manila Gorillas 45:09
2nd-SSB Big Bucks 48:11
3rd-Axis of Awesome 51:10
Jack Potucek - RACEMASTER
Photo Credit Steve Sturgis
South Woods Park
Lynn Burgess Drive
Wellington, Kansas
Join in the fun!
The Great Race in
Wellington, Kansas is held
the last Saturday in July
every year!
The 2025 Slate Creek Relay is set for Saturday, July 26th, 2025!
The Great Race History
Slate Creek Relay, began at Slate Creek Depot in 1977 on the 4th of July at 2:30 pm
The race started and ended at the Depot from 1977 to 1982. Sadly the Depot burned down July 26, 1982.
1983-1986 races started and ended at the Depot site, party following at the Elk's Club
There were no races run from 1987 until 2001 when the Chamber of Commerce requested
Jack Potucek to revive the Great Race Relay!
The race course started in "Woods Park" (Harvey Street) in 2001
The race course moved to "South Park" in 2002
The race course was "tweeked" a couple of times until 2007
The race course has remained the same from 2008 to present
The race was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19
JacK Potucek has been the Racemaster every year
Black Oak Striders and the Greeno Flameouts have been in every race but 1
Teams from Oxford, Derby, Wichita, South Haven, Caldwell, Potwin, Hunnewell, Winfield, Mayfield & Wellington, KS
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