Round Norfolk Relay

This year the Round Norfolk Relay is on 24th & 25th September. We have two teams entered again: a “club” team (made up from a mixture of seniors and vets with both men and women) and an “open” team (any mixture). 17 people are in each team.
The course follows the county boundary over a distance of 191 miles. After leaving King’s Lynn, the route follows the ruggedly beautiful Norfolk coastline, alternating between road and coastal path, to Great Yarmouth. Turning southwest, it then passes through the special features of Breckland, including a stretch of Thetford Forest, before swinging northeast, over the Fens and back to race headquarters in King’s Lynn.
Unlike Green Belt, this is a non-stop relay with a baton to pass on at each stage change i.e. it runs right through the night!
Mostly run on roads, the course is gently undulating, has one stretch of light sandy track through the forest and a few miles of coastal path. Each runner runs one stage, with stages varying from about 5 to 20 miles in length. Runners are accompanied by cyclists on each stage.
Gowan Clews and Katie Crowe are organising the teams and logistics this year. Please email them at roundnorfolk@serpentine.org.uk if you’d like to take part or help. We need lots of drivers (cars or people-carriers) so please consider driving if you can.
Note that the RNR clashes with three other events this year: the SEAA relays, the Ipswich duathlon and the Berlin marathon.
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