Run Wednesdays take part in their first Virtual Relay Race

In an idea inspired by club runner Leigh Baker, the relay race took place on Tuesday evening, starting at 4.00pm.

Eleven teams of four runners each ran 3 miles to complete the race.

Strict rules included it being your only outdoor exercise of the day, each leg had to be run in team order and the leg starting from your front door. With many runners from the club working on the front line or as key workers, and only able to complete their leg once finishing their shift, the event took 49 hours to ensure every runner was back home safely.

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By doing a virtual relay race we really brought people together – everyone really got into the spirit of the event by creating their own running bib numbers too!”

Prizes were awarded virtually to the first team to complete the challenge, the team with the overall fastest finish time, team with the best homemade running bib numbers and the runner with the best running gear.

If you are interested in starting running as part of your daily exercise regime and would like to some friendly support and advice, check out the Run Wednesdays face book and Instagram pages.

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