Team Bath Athletic Club

2008 COTSWOLD WAY RELAY

Saturday 28th June 2008

 

103 miles, 10 Stages, Off-road through the Cotswolds

 

Chipping Campden to Bath Abbey

2008 RESULTS

2008 ENTRY FORM

2008 TEAM DECLARATION

ORGANISERS' and PARTICIPANTS' GUIDELINES

Welcome to the organiser’s pages for the 2008 Cotswold Way Relay

On these pages you should find all the information required to get the team in place for the event. Hopefully the participants can access the internet and equip themselves with the information for themselves, thus simplifying the responsibility of the Team Leaders.

 

THE EVENT

The Cotswold Way Relay is now in its 17th year, operated as 10 back-to-back races, starting each stage with a mass start at the expected arrival time of the 1st runner from the previous stage.

Running from Chipping Campden in the early morning, through to the arrival at Bath Abbey in the early evening, using the waymarked route of the Cotswold Way as our route, the relay is over 90% off-road, taking in many hills, woodlands, fields and tracks, all offering spectacular views of the countryside around (if ever a runner looked up from the path to take it in!).

We split the route up into 10 varied stages, varying in ascent and length, to offer a differing flavour for each runner in the team. There are no marshalls on the route, so route finding is all part of the spirit of the event. In recent years the Cotswold Way Authority has considerably improved the signage on route, as part of its upgrade to National Trail status, but there's always one or two who speed past a sign to take time to appreciate some countryside off the main route.

 

Many runners do a recce of their stage before the event, others fall in behind someone else. Most runners find that doing a recce through the beautiful Cotswolds in the company of other runners is all part of the great pleasure derived from this event. You will certainly observe more of the views during the recce than in the race.

 

RESULTS:                2005                  2006                    2007

STAGES & ROUTES

RULES SCHEDULE AND PARKING INFORMATION

WATER STATIONS

NEWS & ENTRY STATUS

PRIZE INFORMATION & T-SHIRTS

FORUM

Race Organiser:

Tom Hutchison Entries@CotswoldWayRelay.co.uk

17 Penlea Rd, Bath BA1 3RF

Tel 07759 174 595