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River Relay

Sunday, 7th September 2014


Organised by

Staines Strollers

In association with Race Promoter KBC Special Events Limited

ARC (Association of Running Clubs) Race permitapplication in process

A five stage marathon baton relay over 26.2 miles from

Virginia Water to Kingston upon Thames

River Relay Entry Form: - (please photocopy if entering more than one team).

Name of Team:
Name of Club:
Runner / DOB / Affiliated?
(Y or N)
1. / / / / M/F
……………….……………………………………………………………… / …………... / ……………….
2. / / / / M/F
……………….……………………………………………………………… / …………... / ……………….
3. / / / / M/F
……………….……………………………………………………………… / …………... / ……………….
4. / / / / M/F
……………….……………………………………………………………… / …………... / ……………….
5 / / / / M/F
……………….……………………………………………………………… / …………... / ……………….
Name of nominated charity
(see entry details and rules)
ntedCharity:…………………………………………………………………….
Team Captain:
Address:
Postcode
Telephone: Email:
I enter the above team on the understanding that we compete at our own risk and that no liability for loss or injury will be accepted by The Stragglers, Staines Strollers or KBC Special Events Limited nor any other bodies supporting the event nor any of the individual of the above organisations.
Signed: Date:
Entry fee: £10 per affiliated runner. (£12 per un-affiliated runner.)
Cheques payable to The Stragglers. Please send a single cheque with entry form for each team of five runners.
Entries to:
Peter Wedderburn, Joint Race Director River Relay, Coombe Bury House, Kingston Hill, Kingston, Surrey, KT2 7JG. Email: .
Tel: Office; 020 8288 8575. Mob: 07736 853128

River RelayEntry Details and Rules

  • The Route

The race starts at 9:00 AM from Virginia Water, about half a mile from theWheatsheaf car park, Windsor Great Park, on the A30. It will finish at the Hawker Centre, Lower Ham Road, Kingston. This distance is approximately 26.2 miles with each runner completing a leg of between 4and7 miles.

  • Entries

The closing date for payment for entries is the Friday 1st August. Final team declarations however are not required till just before the start of the race. Any entries accepted after 1st August are at the organiser's discretion.

  • Charities

Each team will nominate a charity (medical or handicap). The proceeds raised by the event will be divided between the charities nominated by the first three teams, less £250. This will be divided equally between the charity nominated by the team most closely predicting its finishing time and the charities nominated by two randomly drawn teams not winning another prize. Two awards of not less than £50 each are also made to Cancer Research and the MacMillan Cancer Trust in memory of Tim Adam and Peter Allan former Stragglers and Strollers respectively.

  • Route Finding and Time Keeping

Although the organisers will provide some course marking, runners should assume the course is on an unmarked route. Each team will be responsible for route finding, getting their runners to and from stages and recording their running times. Running times must be submitted to the Race Director at the end of the race.

Each runner will be given a description of the route and a map. Changeover points will be marshalled. There will be marshalling en-route at any key danger points, but other marshalling will be minimal. There will be random checks en-route to ensure fair play.

Each team will be responsible for getting their runners to and from the changeover points. Route guides for drivers will also be supplied.

Race details including route descriptions, maps and team declaration forms will be sent out after the closing date.

  • Team make up and declarations

Each team should be made up as follows:

Maximum of 3 men aged between 16 and 39 plus at least one woman. The balance of runners can be from the following categories:

Male vets (over 40 years)

Women

Unaccompanied juniors will not be accepted as the organisers cannot take responsibility for runners under the age of 16.

The final order of the runners must be stated on the Team Declaration. This will be sent with the race details. Final declarations must be made by 8:30 AMon the day of the race. The declaration should include the team's predicted finishing time which will be used for the sweepstake prize.

No runner may run two stages for the same team. (Runners can run a separate leg for another team.) Please note that the leg details and distances are subject to change. Changes to the 2014 course will be notified after a pre race route inspection. It is likely these will be of a minor nature.

  • The Stages

Leg 1. / Virginia Water to Bishops Gate,(Windsor great Park) / 4.4 miles
Leg 2. / Bishop's Gate to Staines / 5.2 miles
Leg 3. / Staines to Church Road, Shepperton / 6.5 miles
Leg 4. / Church Road Shepperton to Hurst Park / 4.9 miles
Leg 5. / Hurst Park to Hawker Centre, Ham (Finish) / 5.2 miles
Total / (Organisers declare all measurements approximate to be checked) / 26.2 miles

Running clubs and other organisations may enter multiple teams. While the majority of teams entering the relay are from running clubs the event is also suitable for teams from corporate bodies, health clubs and other organisations. Why not enter a team from one of these groups?

  • Schedule

Please use the following schedule for your planning. We need to know who is coming two weeks in advance to give us a week to get you the numbers and to give you a week to brief and organise your team.

1st August / Entries close – payment required
15th September / Numbers and maps posted to team captains.
18-30 September / Captains distribute details to their team
7th September / 8:00-8:30 Final team declarations made
9:00 Race Starts!

Last minute drop outs? Remember that a runner can run different legs for more than one team, but can’t run for the same team twice.

Check the website for pdf copies of the route maps.

Any questions or problems – keep me informed I may be able to help!

Peter Wedderburn at