Relays

There are various relays that the club takes part in:

Rose Inn Relays – 3 in a team, 2 miles each leg. Organised by San Domenica. Early May. One lap each of the Rose Inn flat tarmac circuit. Adhoc teams – entries by individual. – runners of all speeds. Baton is passed from one to other running consecutively.

Torfaen sprint relays – 4 in a team, 2 miles each leg. Organised by Pont-y-pwl. Mid June. One lap of tarmac paved paths from Olive Tree, Cwmbran. Adhoc teams – entries by individuals – runners of all speeds. Baton is passed from one to other running consecutively.

Wyedean Relay – 7 in a team – linear off-road from Ross-on-Wye to Chepstow. Organised by Rogue Runs. End of August. Adhoc teams but Chepstow teams are paid for by the club. No teams limit normally but max of 40 teams taking part. Along the Wye Valley. No special signage. Each leg starts at a predetermined time – results are based on cumulative time.

Cotswold Way Relay – 10 in a team, linear off-road from Chipping Campden to Bath all along the Cotswold Way. No special signage. Organised by Team Bath AC. Beginning of July. Restricted entries. Organised teams by the club, usually one being competitive for faster runners, the other social team for all. Team paid for by the club. Each leg starts at a predetermined time – results are based on cumulative time.

Rack Raid – 13 in a team, off-road linear Grosmont to Castell y Bwlch. Organsied by Fairwater runners. Beginning of June. Restricted entries. Organised teams by the club, usually two teams - both being competitive for faster runners. Team paid for by the club. Each leg starts at a predetermined time – results are based on cumulative time.

Welsh Castles Relay – 20 in a team - from Caernarfon to Cardiff over 2 days. Longer road running legs (often on main roads) with many being hilly. Fully signed/marshalled. Organised by Les Croupiers. Restricted entries – recently we get an entry every other year only. One team – runners of all speeds take part but there are strict cut-off times for each leg. Team paid for by club. Each leg starts at a predetermined time – results are based on cumulative time.

Offa’s Dyke Relay – Chepstow club members only social relay. June or July. Not every year. We take a baton from Prestatyn to Chepstow along the whole Offa’s Dyke path. Any member can take part. Non-competitive event. 3 days – Friday to Sunday. Run one leg or many. No special signage – nav might be needed on some legs. Some legs are short, some are longer. Some are flat some are hilly. You choose what to do. No cost. Time is irrelevant. No results. Just fun.