Following on from the great turn out we had at Nonsuch Relays the other week it’s now time for everyone to start thinking about signing up for the River Relays on Sunday 4th September.
Starting in Windsor at the Boveney Church the relays take a scenic route from Windsor back to Kingston Hawker centre over 5 stages. Each stage is an average of 5.3 miles and the total distance covered by each team of 5 is 26.7 miles. The event is a self navigation event very similar to Green Belt Relay so you need to run with a map and instructions but the route is fairly straightforward and people rarely get lost.
So if you are interested in taking part sign up using the new sign up sheet -> here <- to either enter yourself only or a team if you have one. If you are entering a team please read the team rules on the sign up page to ensure you conform with the race rules in terms of team compostion.
Details of each stage is shown below and as always if you have any questions post up in the forum link which can be found -> here <-
| Stage |
Start |
End |
Dist-ance |
Notes |
|
1 |
Boveney Church, Windsor |
Ham Lane, Old Windsor |
5.5 |
Start is close to Boveney Church on Lock Path. There is a car park and the area is just beside the Dorney Lake Rowing complex. |
|
2 |
Ham Lane, Old Windsor |
Staines Bridge |
4.6 |
Start is on the River Path just East of the crossing with Ham Lane. |
|
3 |
Staines Bridge |
Manor Park, Shepperton |
6.5 |
Start is by the river near Market Square, downstream from Staines Bridge. The course mainly follows the river path heading East, then runs through Shepperton on some minor roads, finishing at Manor Park on Church Road. |
|
4 |
Manor Park, Shepperton |
Hurst Park |
4.9 |
Start is by the Manor Road car park near Shepperton square (free parking for an hour), then heads over Walton Bridge to re-join the Thames Path |
|
5 |
Hurst Park |
Hawker Centre |
5.2 |
Start is on the towpath by a car park. This course follows the river the whole way, although crosses the river at Hampton Court – take care and use the crossings – and then back over at Kingston Bridge. |
|
(finish) |
Hawker Centre |
26.7 |
Finish is at Stragglers HQ, the Hawker Centre. Plentiful parking and refreshments. |