The sign up sheet is NOW OPEN for Green Belt Relay 2023!
Go go go!
The sign up sheet will remain open until Wednesday 22nd February, and we are aiming to draw the teams in early March.
In case you're not familiar with the event, the basic details you need to know are:
The event takes place on 13th and 14th May 2023
It's a team relay event organised by the Stragglers, taking place over a weekend.
There will be 3 Eagles teams which means 30 spaces are available.
We start at 8am on the Saturday and finish at about 7pm on the Sunday, and in between those times teams of 11 runners run stages totalling 220 miles around the green belt through Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Kent and Surrey.
Stages range from 6 miles to 13.5 miles and are a mixture of different terrains and levels of elevation. Some are very trail based, others less so, but they all have their charms.
The stages are waymarked, but you will be required to carry an event map, and there is *some* navigation involved. Don't worry - it's not mountain running OS map levels of navigation, it's more like Google maps with written directions!
All runners must run both days. If we have a different runner on day 2, the team doesn't score for the second stage.
We stay overnight at the glamorous Brentwood Travelodge on the Saturday, with a meal in the friendly pub next door.
This event is open to everyone, you don't need a qualifying time.
We pick the teams by drawing names out of a hat, and we will do that in plenty of time before the event to assign stages everyone is comfortable with.
If you want to know anything else about the event you can ask your Captains, or have a look at the stage maps the Stragglers provide, have a look at the course details on the event website here: http://www.greenbeltrelay.org.uk/Course%20Details.htm
Good luck!
Your GBR Captains Alan, Angela and Caroline :)