It’s the longest point to point non stop relay in the UK. Running from Twickenham Stadium in London to the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The idea is to try and run 160 miles in 24 hours, in a team of 12. So we did. Our team were what you called unsupported; with 10 runners, the two […]
Hairy Helmet Relays
The Hairy Helmet relays was great fun in 2012 despite the rain so I was back this year for more of the same thing, rain? Teams of 4 running round Darley Abbey Park for two and a bit miles (that bit is very important you know!) whilst baked in gorgeous british summer weather – rain! […]
Cutlers Relays
The Northern Cross Country Cutlers Relay Championships takes place once a year on a sunny Saturday crisp October morning. Runners from up north travel down to the border of “oopp north” AKA South Sheffield (the border is literally about half a mile away seeping into Derbyshire). A mumble jumble of northern accents, scousers, jordies, hullarians, […]
Yorkshire Vets Relays
Today’s event – the Yorkshire VETs relays, nothing to do with men and women dressed up in white coats running around with dogs, cats and guinea pigs, no, this was the oldies relays for all clubs in the Yorkshire area. It certainty wasn’t raining cats and dogs today either as the sun was blazing down […]
Dam Flask Relays
It’s that time of year again, the last week in June, which means the nights are now drawing in and 300 or so local runners take to the dam of flask at Lower Bradfield for a 3 or 4 legged race. No Camels involved this time around, unlike Percy Pud last year which takes in […]
Hairy Helmet Relays
Normal people would not spend their Friday night in a random park in Derby with other ‘abnormal’ people in the pouring rain running 2 mile ‘legs’ for a hairy helmet. A hairy what you say? A hairy helmet I say. What is a hairy helmet? It.. Has a clear medium orange yellow colour Has an […]
High Peak Relays
A foggy damp November Sunday descended upon the picturesque Derbyshire town of Matlock, Cromford Mill to be exact, bathing in Matlock bath. No baths for the 16 or so of Sheffield Running Club runners as we took part in this High Peak Relay. I was running leg 1 and was told it was up hill […]
Nottingham Relays
1. (n.) relay race – a race between teams of contestants, each contestant being relieved by a teammate after running part of the distance. My first club relays at the University of Nottingham, that’s if we could find the entrance to the campus, that is. Being true northerners running for Sheffield Running Club we went […]