Henty Relay

The Henty Relay Handicap was first realised in 1966…

… by club member Chris Henty as a one-off event to fill a winter XC fixtures gap.

It would have remained thus had it not been revived in 1975 as a permanant event, duly named after its founder. So delighted was Mr Henty that he donated a wooden statue of a Kiwi bird; his logic being that the trophy aptly reflected the fact that he'd emigrated to New Zealand by then.

The race comprises 6 laps of approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) per lap. Each lap is an clockwise loop around Sidmouth Woods, starting & finishing at the manhole @ https://what3words.com/hips.couple.spit ⬅️

From the entrants, teams of 3 will be formed by the handicapper, comprising a ‘fast‘, ‘medium‘ and an ‘improving‘ runner, to realise teams of more or less equal overall speed.

The fast runner runs 3 laps, the medium 2 laps and the improving runner 1 lap of the course. The running order is at the discretion of each team.

This event is open to all ages & all speeds. U11s must run with an adult.

Entry is FREE and friends, family & guests may also enter, but everyone must fill in this form @ https://forms.gle/WEBNQYPMXHcS8zcz9 by 23:59 on Friday 18 July, to allow the club handicapper time to do their job.

Kindly note that no on-the-day entries are permitted.

Timings:
• 6.15pm: Team allocations & numbers @ top of Sidmouth Woods https://what3words.com/hips.couple.spit ⬅️
• In the event of rain, we may relocate to the clubhouse. This will be announced as soon as we have a better idea of what the weather is on the day.
• 7pm: First runner from each team is set off; handover to teammates at the manhole.
• 8pm: Anticipated time all runners will come through.
• Results and prize giving at the start/finish; followed by drinks at The Fox & Hound after.

VOLUNTEERS

As always, we really need volunteers to help with time-keeping & numbers. So if you’re not planning to run, please consider volunteering to help out. Duties are very light, with lots of opportunity to cheer your friends along.

If you’re able to volunteer, please email coordinator@ranelagh-harriers.co.uk ⬅️