The Reach the Beach Relay was created in 1999. 
Originally, the start of the relay was Bretton Woods, NH.  In 2007 the start moved to Canon Mountain.  The course of 200+ miles winds its way through NH to Hampton Beach with "just a few rolling hills".  The relay is comprised of 36 different legs of varying lengths and difficulties.

Regular teams are comprised of 9-12 runners (each person runs 3-4 legs), Ultra teams have 4-6 runners (running 6-9 legs each).

In 2002, GFRC members had a team called "Reach the Beer", and in 2003 they ran on a Sun Life team.  The GFRC Flagship RTB Team: Stupid Running Friends has run the race since 2004.