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Cheddar Medals 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:22:41 +0100

We are really pleased with our medal design for the Cheddar Gorge Challenge 2013 medals this year.

The medal ribbons will be hung from the X marks on the above design and the ribbon colours will match the enamelling of each medal. The medals will piece together like a jigsaw to give those who complete the Cheddar Challenge, a very special set of medals indeed!

Sign up for the Challenge, you know you want to ;-)

A Return to Blogging

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:35:31 +0100

We are returning to regular blogging on the Relish site; it has been a while, but we feel this is the best way to keep runners up to date about our latest races, ideas and developments. We will also try and gather your feedback and run ideas past you, our runners for what they would like to see at future events - do let us know your thoughts and we will bring your feedback into our next races!

Cheddar Gorge Challenge 2013 is filling up fast - 19th May, 23rd June and 18th August

Blogs will be running themed and guest blogs, topics and comments are always very welcome!

You can also get involved with Relish Running on Facebook and Twitter @RelishRunning

Skyline 10km Series and Gold Challenge

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:53:40 +0100

Skyline 10km

Our winter x-country series is now up and running and it is going to around the beautiful Bath Skyline route. The Skyline walk is a National Trust route which passes along public footpaths and through National Trust land. This is a hilly 10km loop and we are making this into two separate races.

The first races are based at the University of Bath and will be a fun and muddy x-country affair. It will be through fields and forests with great views of Bath and the iconic Sham Castle which over looks Bath;

There is a 10km individual race, 10km team relay, 5km fun run and a 300m fun run, so we have an event for all the family. If this is your first run and are looking for a fun and exciting way to get your training away then the 5km run is a great event for you, or if you are looking for a greater challenge why not try the 10km event.

Gold Challenge

We are now very excited to be listed as a Gold Challenge event. This is an initiative to get people active by setting the challenge to try out new sports and complete 2012km, or 201.2km over the year. If you sign up for our skyline events then you can use it to build up your total distance and get on the way to achieving your target!

Find out more about the Gold Challenge here.

Dyrham Park 10km - 18th September

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:26:35 +0100

Relish Running Races were delighted their final event of the series drew another superb field of runners for a fantastic day of racing at Dyrham Park.

The 10km series was topped by the incredible Will Christofi, a day after celebrating his 17th birthday, with a new course record of 36.58. Quickest woman in the 10km was 19-year old Naomi Webber and the 3km winner was Emma Jones at merely 11 years old, h are going to be exciting to watch develop into brilliant senior runners over the next few series. The field was once again a great mix of experienced and novice runners who loved the challenging course shared with the deer, stunning views and lots of support from many families Relishing The Great Outdoors!

Once again the day was topped by the hugely enthusiastic children delighting in matching their parents' achievements with the 300m dash. We have loved this event each race day; knowing the stars of the future are opening their running careers surrounded by such a wonderful setting!

The incredible series spot prize of weekend for six at the National Trust's Clutterbuck Cottage was won by a very lucky Christine Reynolds. We hope she enjoys this amazing prize donated by the National Trust;

It has been a pleasure to be joined this season by everyone who has raced at Dyrham Park. We have been privileged to work with some fantastic colleagues... Cath Pye and all her staff at the National Trust have been a wonderful team who represent the Relish the Great Outdoors theme so well; and Running Home and Cytomax have sponsored each race with fantastic prizes and offers for all runners. We have been supported by a team of brilliant marshalls each race day and couldn't have put on so much fun without them!

For all those who've joined with us this year - we hope you've had as much fun as we have and can't wait to see you again for our soon-to-be-announced Winter and 2012 events. For anyone interested in the new race season... please register on www.relishthegreatoutdoors.com for all the latest news.

Results:
1st place Men - Will Christophi (36.58)
2nd place - Adrian Curtis (40.42)
3rd place - Ken Ham (40.57)

1st place Women - Naomi Webber (45.28)
2nd place - Amanda Conway (48.11)
3rd place - Christine Reynolds (51.58)

7th August race write up

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:41:23 +0100

Another wonderful day was enjoyed by all at the beautiful National Trust property Dyrham Park. With 10km, 3km, relay and 300m races there was fun for all levels of experience.

Runners head off for the first lap up Neptune's Hill.

The 10km was run over a challenging yet stunning course, with winner Will Christofi leading the field in a rapid time of 37.50 minutes. Lead woman Georgia Wood defended her victory from the inaugural race by an impressive two minutes. The runners enjoyed breathtaking views of the Somerset and Gloucestershire landscape and many even challenged the park deer to a sprint finish! It was inspiring to see so many ages and abilities running so a massive congratulations to all those who joined in both the 10km and 3km. We were delighted to be joined by people from near and far, including a family all the way from France.

Once again, the 300m was a great event with many kids enjoying the course and loving receiving their certificates for their efforts. Impressing was Hywel Denham who set off at a rapid pace but didn't tire for that all-important sprint finish. He was closely followed by a troop of up-coming young athletes we have no doubt will be fantastic runners of the future.

The weather held off to allow the athletes and their families time to relax and enjoy the jazz concert in the beautiful grounds as a well-deserved treat.

Mark Smith (238) and David Ponting (225) grabbing some water

We are delighted many runners will be returning on 18th September to challenge their times on this exciting course. With a spot prize on the day up-for-grabs of an incredible weekend away for six people at The National Trust's Clutterbuck House, we'd love to see any new entrants join us for the final race of this year's series.

Many thanks to all who joined us today and to our sponsors Cytomax and online retailer Running Home for providing the prizes. And as always, the wonderful marshalls and the National Trust have been superb in enabling such a fun-filled family day to be relished by so many.

Relishing the Great Outdoors!!

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:17:59 +0100

We had a wonderful day at Dyrham today... the sun shone, the park looked stunning and the runners all did a fantastic job!! Congratulations, it was a very tough course. Thank you all for coming and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Don't forget... we will be repeating the fun on 7th August and 18th September - we'd love to see you there.

Rest up and enjoy Relishing the Great Outdoors until we see you again.

Tom

Race Day!

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:28:32 +0100

It is race morning and we are all ready to go. Course is marked, marshals are ready and fantastic mementos are at hand. 150 people are already signed up and we have space for more on the day if you are still thinking of racing.

Can't wait to see you all there to Relish The Great Outdoors at Dyrham,

Tom

10 days to go....

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:52:13 +0100

We're very excited about the first race, only days to go! We've got some important announcements that will be going round in an email to you all over the weekend, they are;

- The 3km fun run will now start at the same time as the 10km events, 12:00.
- The 300m fun run has been brought forward to 13:45
- Race information and current start lists will go up on Saturday afternoon
- No dogs are allowed in the park, there is a dog walking area in the car park

Hope everyone's training is going well and you have a great weekend,

Tom

3 weeks to go...

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:01:38 +0100

With only 3 weeks to go it has been time to make another trip, tough I know, to Dyrham Park to finalise the route and see the park in it's full summer glory.

Meet Neptune - he is going to be stationed at the second marshalling point on the ridge above the house, keeping a watchful eye over proceedings

There have also been many new arrivals in the Park, with many baby deer getting acquainted with their new home

They are sure to make an appearance around the course and will be a unique feature to the Dyrham Park races.

(Relish) Running Home - New Sponsor

Sat, 28 May 2011 21:39:13 +0100

Relish Running Races is very excited to be joining forces with Running Home -> Relish Running Home!

Running Home is a great new online shop from the guys at Running Bath. And they are offering a great promotion to all runners of Relish Running Races! More details to follow, but a little surprise is awaiting for runners on race day....if not sooner.

Have a look at their website which is offering 10% of the usual retail price. There is a huge range of shoes and clothing from all your favourite brands and free shipping on all deliveries.