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Ridgeway Relay

Click here to download the Race Information PDF.

Ridgeway Relay RouteThe Ridgeway is one of England's national trails, covering 86.5 miles from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Overton Hill near Marlborough.


THE TWENTY-FOURTH RIDGEWAY RELAY WILL BE HELD ON 16 JUNE 2013.

The Ridgeway Relay is a team relay, organised by Marlborough Running Club. It is run over ten legs, the legs varying in length from 5.4 miles to 11.0 miles.  At least two of the legs must be run by a female runner.  For ladies teams up to two of the legs may be run by a male runner. The route is scenic, hilly and off-road. Teams are responsible for their own route planning & support on the day and we strongly advise that you recce your leg in advance!

Teams compete for a team trophy on the basis of shortest total time taken to complete the course. Cut-off times are applied on some legs to ensure the race finishes by 8 pm, but teams will not be disqualified for missing the cut-off times, it simply means the next leg is started before the previous runner arrives - hard luck if he or she is running both legs!

Competitors may run more than one leg, but must run complete legs and all changeovers must take place at the designated locations.

NavigationThe National Trail Guide to the Ridgeway


All runners/clubs are responsible for providing their own navigation research, support and first aid, and must make their own travel arrangements to and from each leg. The National Trail Guide to the Ridgeway, by Neil Curtis, includes route descriptions, detailed Ordnance Survey maps of the whole route, together with photographs, background information on local history, archaeology, geology, and places of interest along the way.

Driving directions from the start to the finish via all the checkpoints have been created in Google Maps here. From this site road maps and directions listings may be printed.

Entry Information

Clubs may enter more than one team. Because of restricted access and parking to several of the relay changeover points along the route, entries each year are limited and early entry is essential. For more information, e-mail ridgewayrelay@gmail.com.

Results & Race Reports


Year Format (Size)
2012 Results
PDF (220kb)
2011 Results
PDF (222kb)
2010 Results (pdf)
2010 Results (Excel)
PDF (399kb) and Excel (325kb)
2009 Results PDF(163kb)
2008 Results Excel (333kb)
2007 Results Excel (320kb)
2007 Results PDF (723kb)
2006 Results Excel (171kb)
2005 Results Excel (206kb)
2004 Results Excel (547kb)
2003 Results Excel (433kb)
2002 Results Excel (325kb)
2001 Results PDF (103kb)
2001 Results Excel (196kb)
2000 Results Word (339kb)
2000 Race Report MRC Website
1999 Results Excel (72kb)
1999 Race Report MRC Website

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Historical Result Summary


Year First Second Third
2011
Vale of Aylesbury AC Headington Road Runners Reading Roadrunners A
2010
Vale of Aylesbury AC Headington Road Runners Reading Roadrunners A
2009
Reading Roadrunners A
Vale of Aylesbury AC
Headington Road Runners
2008 Vale of Aylesbury AC Abingdon Amblers A Headington Road Runners
2007 Vale of Aylesbury AC Reading Road Runners A Headington Road Runners
2006 Headington Road Runners Reading Road Runners Newbury AC
2005 Reading Road Runners Headington Road Runners Bearbrook Joggers
2004 Reading AC Bearbrook Joggers Headington Road Runners
2003 Headington Road Runners Swindon Harriers Reading AC
2002 Reading Road Runners Headington Road Runners Bearbrook Joggers
2001 Headington Road Runners Bearbrook Joggers Swindon Harriers
2000 Headington Road Runners Reading Road Runners Swindon Harriers
1999 Swindon Harriers Reading Headington Road Runners
1998 Reading Road Runners Swindon Harriers Gurkha Signals
1997 Reading Road Runners Marlborough Running Club Swindon Striders
1996 Reading Road Runners Amesbury Marlborough Running Club
1995 Reading Road Runners Compton Harriers Minehead
1994 Compton Harriers Marlborough Running Club Minehead
1993 Marlborough Running Club Compton Harriers Pewsey
1992 Marlborough Running Club Wootton Bassett / Broad Town Quantel
1991 Wootton Bassett Hounds Not Known Not Known
1990 Wootton Bassett Hounds Not Known Not Known