Durham Cathedral Relays

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Durham cathedral relays.

Durham cathedral xc relays 2015 part 3 sen men 2nd leg. Event cancelled due to snow and ice on course. Each leg is approx. The summer relays is a cross country relays event that takes place each year on a weekday evening either before or after the august bank holiday.

The cathedral relays is a cross country running event for teams of 3 runners with each runner completing two laps of a fast mainly flat grass course. And so it came to pass that a smaller than usual yet highly tuned group of athletes from the poly made the short journey down south to the city of durham for the cathedral relays 2018. A grand day out. A change of venue this year not as scenic as the last 30 years but well done durham city harriers on finding an alternative so quickly.

By north shields poly january 16 2018. Carilef who in 1080 was appointed as the first prince bishop by king william the conqueror. Durham cathedral relays 2015 part 1 of 3 sen men 1st 2nd and 3rd leg mix. Cuthbert at durham and having ejected the secular canons and their wives and children who had been in charge of the church and shrine of st cuthbert.

The course has now become similar to the courses used for elite. There are separate races for veteran men ages 35 years and over senior and veteran women veteran women ages 35 years and over and senior men. Durham cathedral relays 2018. This is one of two open events that durham city harriers hosts each year the other being the cathedral relays in january.

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