Round Norfolk Relay – team registration open

Runner in Hyde Park

This year the Round Norfolk Relay is on 16th & 17th September. This year we have just one team entered: a \”club\” team (made up from a mixture of seniors and vets with both men and women). 17 people are needed for the team. You can read more about the RNR on the website http://www.roundnorfolkrelay.com/

The course follows the county boundary over a distance of 193 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 follows the nearest roads to the county boundary and 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! Each runner runs one stage, with stages varying from about 5 to 20 miles in length. Runners are accompanied by cyclists on each stage. The start is on Saturday morning and it finishes around 09:30 on Sunday morning. Some runners will leave London on Friday night, the rest will leave London on Saturday. Everyone returns on Sunday.

Rosie Ingram and Katie Crowe are helping me organise the teams and logistics this year. Please email us 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.

Please supply the following information in your reply:

1. Name
2. If you are willing and able to drive a car or people carrier
3. Pace (min/mile) for 10k
4. Pace (min/mile) for half-marathon
5. Pace (min/mile) for 18-20 miles
6. Preferred and maximum distance you would like to race (5 to 20 miles)

Note that drivers will have priority places and with 9 of the 17 stages over 10 miles long, and many in the late evening or overnight, those prepared to run longer stages at weird times will also be favoured!

Further info.

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