England Athletics have been very helpful in providing Clubs with ideas of what other Clubs have successfully done in executing some Virtual Running Events to make Social Distance Running fun and help Runners to run with a little more of a sense of purpose whilst being virtually connected to other Runners in the Club.
So we would like to introduce a couple of Virtual Relay Events during May that will hopefully bring a bit of Fun to your running whilst also encouraging a little team spirit and providing a bit of purpose for your run.
Eagles Virtual Baton Relay (coordinated by Michael Limpert)
Runs to be completed between 4th May – 14th May
Not-the-Green-Belt-Relay (NGBR) (coordinated by Rhiannon Williams)
Over the weekend of 16-17 May
Look out for a further Post on Facebook about each Relay soon where you will be invited to enter.
Eagles Virtual Baton Relay
(coordinated by Michael Limpert)
Runs to be completed between 4th May – 14th May
There will be at least two Teams:
Depending on the response level there may be more than two teams. Team allocation will be random. Initially, Runners will be divided into two teams – “Odds” and “Evens” by the numeric Day of the Month you were born (E.g. I was born on the 9th so I’m “Odd”, as People just keep on telling me). I reserve the right to reallocate some “Odds” to “Evens” or vice versa in order to get two equal number teams. I may also decide on another random way of allocating people to teams if more than two are required.
This is intended as a Fun Event. The idea is that everyone who feels they want to participate can do so. So allocation is random, number of teams to be determined by demand and the result will be whatever the result will be. It’s the taking part that counts!
The Rules
1 The Captain nominates one Runner per day via Facebook/E-mail (I will invite Teams to nominate their Captain or I can pull a name out of the team Hat)
2 Each Runner runs for 20 Minutes and records the distance covered
3 Each Runner must carry a Baton. The sillier, the better! (Examples; a Baguette, or a live Eagle on your forearm)
4 After your run, Post a Photo of you with your Baton plus the distance covered on Facebook
5 Each Team can “play their Joker”. The nominated Joker has the option of either being awarded double the distance or electing to run for double the time of 40 minutes
6 The winning team will be the one with the most total distance covered.
Simples! Fun!
Note: Apparently Ealing Eagles has about 900 Members! So, this being a Virtual Event, if you live in another part of the World (E.g. Australia, Acton, Atlantis) you can still take part. There may be a special Certificate for having completed your 20 Minute run the furthest (or deepest) away from Ealing Green, wherever that may be!
To register please enter your details in the attached Google Doc. The deadline for entering is Thursday 30th April. I intend to Post details of the Teams by Sunday 3rd May.
Eagles Virtual Baton Relay (Link)
If you cannot access/edit the Doc in the above link, message me via Facebook or e-mail coaching@ealingeagles.com
For anyone who is not on Facebook we can communicate with you via e-mail – again please e-mail coaching@ealingeagles.com and by doing so you agree that your e-mail can be passed on to your Team captain and also me as Coordinator.
This is the warm-up Act for the Big Event planned for the same weekend on which the Green Belt Relay would have taken place:
Not-the-Green-Belt-Relay (NGBR)
(coordinated by Rhiannon Williams)
Over the weekend of 16-17 May
Aims to partially replicate the Green Belt Relay so will involve three teams of people running on both Saturday and Sunday.
Event Details
The relay will run from 08:00 - 20:00 on both Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May
Runners will be assigned a time slot on each day (e.g 20 mins at 08:00 or 30 mins at 13:40) - they must start and finish on time
Runners must carry a baton of their choice
Runners will run for the duration of their designated time slot anywhere they like (practicing appropriate social distancing). They will not pass their baton on at the end of their session - the idea is that the next person starts their slot, with their own baton, somewhere else entirely.
Slot durations vary from 20 to 45 minutes. Preferences can be requested but NOT guaranteed!
Teams will consist of c25 runners (depending on interest)
Each team to have a captain to provide encouragement and help move around slots if necessary. Please enquire if interested!
Proof of baton and distance covered (miles) to be submitted to Facebook (event or photo album to be setup) or email coaching@ealingeagles.com
Winning team will be the one that covers the most distance after the two days
Get Involved
Runners must express their interest by end of 9 May by completing this short form: https://forms.gle/jjsxpaRmfjHcpc1NA
Slots will be announced by 13 May at the latest.