Virtual Ekiden Relay 9th-11th July 2021

15 May 2021 - By Natalie Lilley

Hi everyone,

Ipswich JAFFA are once again staging a virtual edition of the popular Ekiden relay race. It is free to enter and will be open to everyone.

www.ipswichekiden.co.uk

For our newer members, an Ekiden is a marathon distance split into a relay, consisting of 6 legs:

1 x 7.2km
2 x 10km
3 x 5km

The race will be run this year over the weekend 9th July to 11th July, with all legs to be completed between 00:01 Friday 9th July and 6 pm Sunday 11th July.

You can either register a team directly via the portal HERE, or sign up individually via the WRC sign-up sheet below and we’ll arrange teams and registration for you.

Team Categories:

Category: Mens Open
All runners are male and the youngest runner category is Open.
Category: Mens Vet
All runners are male and the youngest runner category is V40.
Category: Mens SuperVet
All runners are male and the youngest runner category is V50.
Category: Ladies Open
All runners are female and the youngest runner category is Open.
Category: Ladies Vet
All runners are female and the youngest runner category is V35.
Category: Ladies SuperVet
All runners are female and the youngest runner category is V45.
Category: Over 60
Youngest runner category is V60. Mixed teams allowed.
Category: Over 70
Youngest runner category is V70. Mixed teams allowed.
Category: Mixed
Mixed team of any age with at least two female runners.

The system should identify the category of your team from the data you enter. You can make as many changes as you like and the submitted teams at 9am on race day will be taken as the final team declaration.

Results must be submitted by 7pm on 11th July (so if you’re submitting via the team captains please bear this in mind!). Full details on this, and race rules, will follow in a later post.

Thanks!
Natalie & Adam
Team Captains

  1. Karen Flowers
  2. Leanne Andrews
  3. Celine Elson
  4. Christine Wager
  5. Tom Ashley
  6. Lysia Jiggins
  7. Ian Lucas
  8. Darren Digby
  9. Simon Scott
  10. Geoff Reddin
  11. Rachel Dingley
  12. Ben O’leary
  13. Colin Short
  14. Mark Austin
  15. Andy Watson
  16. Sharon Read
  17. Paul English
  18. Andrew Read
  19. Dean Whittaker
  20. Nat Lilley
  21. Clive smith
  22. Kerry Townsend
  23. Scott Townsend
  24. Sasha
  25. John Lloyd
  26. Amanda Martin
  27. Sian Tate
  28. Suzie Low
  29. Graham Eyre
  30. Julia Bacon

 

Comments

  1. Lysia Jiggins Lysia Jiggins says:
    16 May 2021 at 2:50 PM

    How do you determine who does what distance? Thanks

  2. Natalie Lilley says:
    16 May 2021 at 2:59 PM

    Hi Lysia. We’ll sort the teams first, once we know how many people we’ve got for the different categories. Usually then we’d allocate the legs but you’ll be welcome to swap around within your team. Hope that helps.

  3. Lysia Jiggins Lysia Jiggins says:
    16 May 2021 at 3:11 PM

    Thank you, I haven’t taken part before, so wasn’t sure how it worked. I’ll sit tight!

  4. Celine Elson CELINE ELSON says:
    6 June 2021 at 11:05 AM

    Do I need to get a Club running top for this or can I wear a club training one?

  5. Natalie Lilley says:
    6 June 2021 at 1:01 PM

    Hi Celine. As this is a virtual event this year, training top will be fine Hopefully we’ll get to do it in person next year as it’s a great event

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