The Dam Flask Relays are organised by Sheffield Running Club and incorporate the South Yorkshire Road Relay Championships.  Taking place on a Tuesday night in late June, it's an open road relay race for all England Athletics affiliated clubs.  The race takes place around Dam Flask reservoir, Low Bradfield on a 3.5 mile circular road route starting and finishing near the cricket ground.  Men's (4 legs) and women's (3 legs) team in seniors, F35, F45, F55, M40, M50 and M60 categories make up the field.  You start your leg when your last runner finishes, handing over the baton.  The men's race starts at 7pm with the ladies setting off at 7:05pm.

Further details can be found on the Sheffield Running Club website here.     

As a club, we like to enter as many teams as possible into this event.  It makes for a great social occasion and the distance of 3.5 miles means runners of all abilities can and should take part.  The club cover the cost of entry for the teams. all you need to do is make yourself available on the night. 

These really are for everyone of all abilities and real team spirit events.

The Sheffield Way Relay is organised by the Steel City Striders and is run annually on in late September.

The event has been held every year since 1997. It is run as a team event covering 50 miles, in 5 legs of approximately 10 miles each.  Its a predominantly off road route around the perimeter of Sheffield. Each team is made up of 10 runners, with a pair running together on each of the 5 legs carrying a baton that must be passed on at the end of the leg.  Both runners must finish the leg before the next pair can start meaning varied start times dependant on how your team are doing!

A written description of each leg is provided on the following links, together with high level maps of each leg:

Leg 1 Text
Leg 2 Text
Leg 3 Text
Leg 4 Text
Leg 5 Text

Way Relay Leg 1 Map

Way Relay Leg 2 Map 

Way Relay Leg 3 Map 

Way Relay Leg 4 Map

Way Relay Leg 5 Map

Further details are available on the Steel City Striders website here.

Like other relay events, the club try to enter as many teams as possible in the categories covering Womens (8am start), Mixed (8:15am) and Open (8:30am) teams.  Again, the club will cover the cost of entry, you just need to be available on race day and ensure that you have recce'd the route of your leg before the race so you know where you are going!

If you are interested in taking part then please contact our team captains.  

Rowbotham's Round Rotherham is an annual race that takes place on a Saturday in mid-October.  The event follows a predominantly trail route around the boundary of Rotherham covering a distance of 50 miles.  Entrants consist of walkers, solo runners, pairs or relay teams of 8.  The race starts and finishes at Manvers Waterfront Boat Club.

Relay teams start at 8am 

Individual legs are as follows:

A 'Wainwright Strip Map' is available at the following link to help you find your way round.  As the route evolves over the years, this is updated.

Further details about the event are available here on the Rotherham Harriers website and here on Henry Marston's excellent supporting website.

The club likes to enter as many teams of 8 as possible each year and these fall into the categories of Open, Mixed and Womens.  The club cover the cost of entry, you just need to make sure your available on race day and have recce'd the route beforehand so you know where you are going!

These really are for everyone of all abilities and real team spirit events.

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):

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.