CONCEPT: A 3 person relay, where runners have to cover as many laps of a 2 mile route as they can within 3hours

Date - Sunday 6th August 2023, 9.30am

📍 Exeter Arena & Exhibition Fields

📈 Fun interesting 2mile (approx) multi-terrain loop starting and finishing on the athletics track - course map to follow.

📒 UK Athletics Race Liocense:

⏱️ 3hour relay, teams running as many laps as they can - team members can run as many / or as few laps as they like, teams do not need to keep to an order.

🏃 Club and Fun teams welcome

This is a new event for us, so please do bear with us as we may make changes to event format and rules etc as we go along to improve the event as we see necessary. We have tried to keep entry costs down as best we can, therefore we are NOT offering medals/tshirts for finishers, a digital certificate will be available to download for each team after the event. Our aim for the event is provide a new interesting event for clubs & team that strikes the right balance between fun, meaningful competition and a chance to bond with mate over Sunday morning miles!

Team Categories and Prizes

TBC - dependent on entries.

KEY RULES - PLEASE NOTE :

  • You can enter a team of mixed ages, we will assign you to the age cat based on the youngest person in the team.

  • If a team is short then a team can compete with only 2 runners.

  • Every team member must run at least one lap during the 3hours - after this runners can run any amount of laps in any order.

  • Each team will be given 1 timing chip that must be passed between team members at the change over.

  • Final standing will be based on number of laps completed and the total time taken. Runners must have started their final lap before the 3hour limit has been reached, then this final lap will be counted.

  • Somebody may run for two different teams as long as they are in different team category.

  • Second claim club members can run as long as their first claim club is not taking part.

(↓) Race instructions below (↓)

Race Instructions:

  1. Race HQ: The race HQ will be at Exeter Arena Athletics Stadium.

  2. Route: 2mile (approx) multi-terrain loop starting and finishing on the athletics track - course map to follow.

  3. Change Overs: It is runners responsibility to ensure they are ready for their change over, our officials will seek to assist but ultimately it the competitors responsibility to be ready and in the appropriate change over zone when incoming runners finishes.

  4. Team Make Up: A maximum of 3 runners and a minimum of 2 runners per team. We will accept team entries from both running club teams and also scratch teams - so your welcome to enter as a bunch of mates or a business team etc! The make up can be single sex or mixed.

  5. Team Amends: Amends to teams can be made up until the close of play on Friday 4th August. After this time we will only make emergency amends...so no sneaky tactical changes :-)

  6. Car Parking: Plenty of Car Parking at Exeter Arena

  7. Entry & Race Limit: 100 Teams - first come first served.

  8. Entry Fees: £19 per person EA Affiliated / £21 per person unaffiliated

  9. Minimum Age: 17 years

  10. Numbers: Numbers will be issued on the day to teams .

  11. Toilets & Changing Rooms: Will be available at Exeter Arena

  12. First Aid: This will be provided by Devon EMS

  13. Prizes & Scoring: TBC - dependent on entries.

  14. Prize Giving: TBC - dependent on entries.

  15. Memento / Rewards: Each team will get a personalised digital team certificate, this will be available to download from the website after the event.