The Endurancelife Real Relay is an exciting attempt to follow the entire route of the official Olympic Torch around the British Isles in one continuous non-stop journey, running every step of the way.  Starting out from Land’s End at midnight on Monday 28 May, ten days behind the official Olympic Torch, the Real Relay will involve hundreds of runners from across the British Isles running through the day and night on an 8000 mile mission to reach London in time for the Olympic Games opening ceremony. We’re calling on runners from all over the British Isles to join the relay by signing up to run one or more of the stages (below) and help achieve one of the greatest Olympic endeavours of all time.Read More, select a stage to run below, or help us spread the word - tell your friends

*  indicates strenuous stage

VITAL INFO

• The 8000 mile route will be broken down into hundreds of stages. Most stages will be approximately ten miles in distance.  Stages will be added to the table as the relay progresses.
  

• All runners who sign up for a stage of the Real Relay are asked to donate a minimum of £10 to CHICKS, a charity providing week-long respite breaks for disadvantaged children from across the UK. Donate online via Virgin Money
  
  
• Runners must be 18yrs or over on the day they complete their stage.
  
  
• In order to arrive in London in time for the Olympic Games opening ceremony, Real Relay runners will need to travel at an average pace of 6mph (10 minutes per mile).  Please do not sign up to take part in the Real Relay if you will be unable to sustain this pace for an entire stage. 
  
  
• Start dates, times and distances for all stages are approximate.  Please be aware that if you sign up to run one of the Real Relay stages your start may be brought forward or delayed. You will need to be flexible!  
  
  
• Runners are responsible for keeping track of the relay’s progress and must make arrangements with the preceding and subsequent runners about the exact time and location of the baton handovers.  Endurancelife will provide you with their contact details.
  
  
• Runners will be required to navigate their own way between the start and finish of their stage. There will be no support crew leading the way or following behind. This means that it is up to individual runners to decide their own route between the start and finish points of their stage. The only condition is that they must go via the communities visited by the official Olympic Torch relay. These communities will appear onscreen when you hover your mouse over the word 'Via' next to any stage. Communities that appear in brackets when you hover over 'Via' are not compulsory but offer a suggested route avoiding motorways etc. NB: Some stages are direct and do not go via any other communities. 
  
  
• Some exceptional stages have been deemed more strenuous than others and therefore extra time has been allowed to complete them. These stages are marked with an asterisk. 
  
  
• To sign up for a stage simply click on the RUN THIS SECTION link next to the stage you want to run.  If there is already someone’s name beside that stage we’re sorry but that means the stage has already been taken. Why not contact the runner and arrange to run the stage with them?  Where people have signed up via Facebook their names will appear as hyperlinks to their Facebook pages, making it easy to get in touch with other runners.

•  Follow the journey on Facebook at www.facebook.com/endurancelife

• Buy the Real Relay T-shirt (proceeds to CHICKS) here

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Contact: therealrelay@gmail.com