Rogers Coastal Relay

Rogers Coastal Relay – Social event:

Organisers – Sue Bolton and Simon Read.

Open to members and guests
This is a relay romp over the cliffs – think cross-country with a sea view for a lot of it!
Date – 11 May 2025
Start – The Valiant Sailor, Capel Le Ferne
Finish – Lilyroos, Sandwich Rd, Deal – non-runners are welcome to join, see the details at the bottom of this post for dates.
Meet at 0800h to collect entry cash and for briefing, then a 1 minute silence to remember absent friends and family – 0830h start for the first team
The race is handicapped – any team can win so you don’t need to be fast. Teams are set off at their handicap time so you in theory all finish at the same time
Your teams start time will be based on your combined recent 5k time. Please appoint a team Captain who will forward these times, your team members names, and your team name to Simon or Sue BY 27 APRIL
Running friendly fancy dress encouraged 😉
Four runners per team – must be 1 Deal Tri member per team – if you want to take part but don’t have a team, let Simon or Sue know and we will find one
Each leg is between 1.7 and 3 miles – each member will run in the starting order, twice – the first runner will run 3 times.
Each team will be given directions, but the run has self navigational routes.
A driver must pick up and drop off each runner at (or close to) the handover points (some are not accessible by car!), hopefully before the previous runner finishes their le
Each team must have an item that is passed from the incoming run to the outgoing runner. Past items have included a toy De Lorean and a rubber chicken – you get the idea!
Awards to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd team of 4 in. Others may wish to run in a team of 3 or 2 or even alone but this fundamentally is a team event so will not qualify for an award, although all times are recorded.
Lillyroos lay on a BBQ for you (meat or veggie) with a coffee or tea at the finish, approx 1200/1230h – and the bar will be open too!
Cost – £10 members (Deal Tri subsidise the rest of the cost), £15 guests – numbers for food (runners plus any guests) need to be in BY 4 MAY