Round Leicester Relay - Sunday, 7th August 2007, start 8.30am

and welcome to the Round Leicester Relay web site!

Note the earlier start time.

After long and anguished discussions we have decided to keep August as the Round Leicester Relay month. We felt that we have been unlucky in the last two years with the hot weather. If the race had been held at any time in the following month last year it would have rained!
The date is slightly earlier than previous years, falling in line with its now traditional date of the Sunday after the Huncote 5.
We have introduced some amendments to the rules. The main changes are as follows;

RUNNERS DROPPING OUT - A team may continue in the race having had a runner drop out due to injury etc, the runner on that leg will be given the slowest recorded time for the leg PLUS ONE SECOND. The runner on the following leg will start with the last runner except of course on a re-start leg.

TEAMS now must consist of 13 different runners, we will as usual, in the interests of inclusiveness allow runners to double up if it is an "odds and sods" team or if it is a "non competitive" B team. MIXED TEAMS can now consist of a minimum of 5 men or 5 women.

RESTART TIMES will be 10.45 - 1.30 - 3.45 and 5pm This should allow the race to catch up with itself a little easier- Note the earlier start time as well!

CHANGES TO THE ROUTE There will be changes to legs F/G and to K/L to try and avoid some busy roads.

PARKING AT THE START/ FINISH - So as not to upset the residents of Bewcastle Grove. There will be NO PARKING on the street. The car park at the rear of the school will be opened.

SUBSTITUTE RUNNER We will allow one substitute runner per team. This must be declared as soon as possible to a race official. The substitute must be an undeclared runner, and must not be taken from any other team.

If you need any clarification of the new rules let me know - Also if you see any problems with, for example roadworks, on the route also let me know.

The Round Leicester Relay course starts and finishes at the Tudor Centre, Mowmacre Hill, Border Drive, Leicester, LE4 2JE, (Click here for a map).

John Skevington
Event Organiser