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St Bede's A.C. The Bradford Millennium Way Relay is a relay of five legs with two runners per leg,
taking place each June in hilly terrain near the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is
already one of the premier club relays in northern England and attracts teams not only
from Yorkshire and Lancashire but international teams also. |
| Next Relay: | Sunday, 15 June 2008 |
| Clubhouse: | Bradford and Bingley Sports Club, Wagon Lane, Bingley |
| Start-time: | Registation of team at the clubhouse by each team-captain from 07.00 (deadline 07.30), race starts at 08.00 |
| Legs: | relay of 5 legs with 2 runners on each leg (thus, a team comprises 10 runners) |
| Distance: | 76km or 47¼ miles, involving approx. 1920m or 6300 feet of climbing (5 x 13-18 kms / 8-11 miles) |
| Categories: | a) Open (men or women, 17 and over) b) Ladies (17 and over) c) Mixed (5 men and 5 women, 17 and over) d) Veterans (any combination of men and women 35 and over) |
| Prizes: | trophies for each category, plus a prize for the best overseas team, and other prizes |
| Registration: | £70 / €100 per team (includes free t-shirt for each runner, plus food and drink in the clubhouse after the finish); deadline 31 May prior to race |
| Teams: | maximum 50 teams (100 runners per leg) - primarily from northern England, and particularly clubs with a speciality in "fell-running"; but also overseas teams |
| Programme: | Friday afternoon prior to race, 14.30 till approx. 17.30 - supervised reckie of each leg by member of host club Sunday, 08.00 till approx. 16.30 - race; showers; prize-giving (approx. 16.00) |
| Accommodation: | hotels in locality (discount rates through the Tourist Office - list of suitable accommodation can be supplied by St Bede's after registration). Should be organised well in advance of the race. |
| Cardinal rules: | a) do a reckie of the route b) runners must run together at all times as a pair c) follow the Countryside Code |
| Terrain: | Yorkshire Dales - footpaths along becks and through woods, tracks across fields, tracks across heather moorlands; very undulating; sandstone rocks and peat on moors. At this time of the year the ground should be mainly dry and not boggy. |
| Entry form: | See under the relevant date in the Diary section of the St Bede's website. |