GB Relay

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Gogsy! Jun 2016 9:45am, 5 Jun 2016 508 posts	0 Gogsy! This event was delayed last year as there were unsolved issues with the Guinness Book of Records. The aim is to carry a letter around mainland Britain to achieve the world’s longest hand delivered message & also become the world’s longest continuous running event. Basically, the country has been divided into stages, where a runner/group of runners collect & hand over a GPS baton 6 to 10 miles later. It finally starts this Wednesday (June 8th), but with a 12 month delay, there have been a number of runners who now can’t make it & have pulled out. As a result there a number of stages without anyone appointed to run it. Fancy it? It’s now free to enter … have a look to see if there are any gaps near you: gbrelay.com
Red Squirrel Jun 2016 11:54am, 5 Jun 2016 19,194 posts	0 Red Squirrel Fantastic idea. Nothing left in my neck of the woods.
Red Squirrel Jun 2016 11:58am, 5 Jun 2016 19,195 posts	0 Red Squirrel I did a few legs of a previous relay while staying with family in the Highlands - just checked out those legs. Memories ... It's so beautiful up there.
Surrey Phil Jun 2016 4:06pm, 5 Jun 2016 1,477 posts	0 Surrey Phil Unfortunately, nothing fits in around my circumstances this year. On 2015, I did contemplate one of the East sections while I was away there on holiday. Sadly, last year's event was cancelled before I signed up. I hope it goes well!
mr d Jun 2016 4:51pm, 5 Jun 2016 2,179 posts	0 mr d Looks like great fun, but an afternoon off work to run 11k might not go down well!
Ultracat Jun 2016 5:27pm, 5 Jun 2016 11,443 posts	0 Ultracat Sorry too slow for this, would struggle to run 10k in under an hour and the one leg near me involves running along a major road.
K5 Gus Jun 2016 6:16pm, 5 Jun 2016 1,845 posts	0 K5 Gus What happens if there's no-one for a certain leg ( ie no-one volunteers, or someone who says they'll do it gets sick or forgets, etc ), says there's no vehicle backup following it around to get the baton to the next stage, so does the whole thing just fall apart ?
mattleydon Jun 2016 7:13pm, 5 Jun 2016 13 posts	0 mattleydon I assume its the same organisation but I remembered a thread on runners world where there were some unanswered questions runnersworld.co.uk I think the guys on RW could have handled the thread differently but the responses from the organisers put me off signing up at the time
Bluebell2325 Jun 2016 8:22pm, 5 Jun 2016 353 posts	0 Bluebell2325 Get involved, it's a bit of fun. I did it in 2014 and am looking forward to picking it up again on 11th. Everyone just has faith in everyone else, no one wants to be the weak link, you know people are relying on you, the whole thing being successful or not is relying on you, so everyone gives it their best. Just keep calm, do your bit and watch it keep going.
K5 Gus Jun 2016 8:38pm, 5 Jun 2016 1,846 posts	0 K5 Gus Yeh, but it starts in a couple of days time and for example the 7th & 8th stages ( or 145 and 146 as they are confusingly called ) has no-one down to do them. The person before is already doing 2 stages, if she added on the next 2 that would be about 33 miles !!! Perhaps the person after will offer, but what if not, how does the baton proceed ?? You can't just have faith, you need a plan, people are human, and things will happen.