The Barnsley Boundary Relay is organised by Penistone Footpath Runners Club and takes place annually, on a Saturday, in early June - for 2019 the date is 8th June. It attracts a large field of entries from many local clubs and is a fun, social event to take part in.
The route is multi-terrain following the boundary of Barnsley MBC, using the route of the Barnsley Boundary Walk. It is a race for teams of 10 runners, with each running legs on roads, tracks and footpaths of between 4 and 11½ miles: 73 miles in total. Each leg involves a mass start as the first runner of the previous leg finishes.
A summary of the legs with approx. start times are listed below, together with route details (and GPX files for those more technically minded):
| Leg | Start time (approx) | Distance/climb | Start (postcode/ GR) | Route link | GPX file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Cannon Hall to Bretton Park | 08:00 | 5M/460′ | S75 4AT/ SE 27215 07928 | Route | GPX |
| 2: Bretton Park to Brierley | 08:30 | 10.9M/750′ | S75 4BX/ SE 29458 12497 | Route | GPX |
| 3: Brierley to Thurnscoe | 09:40 | 7.2M/410′ | S72 9JY/ SE 40478 11125 | Route | GPX |
| 4: Thurnscoe to Brampton | 10:20 | 6.4M/210′ | S63 0BH/ SE 46517 05417 | Route | GPX |
| 5: Brampton to Tankersley | 11:00 | 5.2M/450′ | S73 0SS/ SE 41064 02149 | Route | GPX |
| 6: Tankersley to Wortley Station | 11:30 | 11.3M/1260′ | S74 0DU/ SK 34953 99538 | Route | GPX |
| 7: Wortley Station to Langsett Barn | 12:45 | 6.3M/820′ | S35 7DL/ SK 29820 99258 | Route | GPX |
| 8: Langsett Barn to Winscar Reservoir | 13:40 | 5.7M/740′ | S36 4GY/ SE 21088 00453 | Route | GPX |
| 9: Winscar Reservoir to Upper Denby | 14:20 | 10.5M/1000′ | S36 4TE/ SE 15294 02044 | Route | GPX |
| 10: Upper Denby to Cannon Hall | 15:30 | 4.1M/150′ | HD8 8UE/ SE 22849 07288 | Route | GP |
A link to the event page on the Penistone Footpath Runners site is available here.
As a club we try to enter as many teams into the event as possible each year with teams falling into the following categories: Mens, Womens, Mixed and V40, V50 and V60. The club covers the cost of entry so you just need to make yourself available for race day and ensure you recce your leg in the weeks leading upto the event so you know where you are going!
If you are interested in taking part then please contact our team captains.
These really are for everyone of all abilities and real team spirit events.
