HPH 20th Anniversary Relay

As part of the club’s 20th anniversary, we’re going to undertake a year-long relay! Don’t worry, we don’t have to be running all the time (nobody seemed keen on that particular idea…).

How will it work? Read on…

  • At any time, there will be a “batonholder” – whilst you are the batonholder, any runs you do count towards the relay!
  • To add your runs to the relay total, there are various options:
    • If you’re on Strava, you can tag the HPH 20th Anniversary Relay account – simply go to your activity and click “Manage Group” / “Add Others” and tag the relay account.
    • If you’re not on Strava but have recorded the run on a watch or phone, please email the GPX files to hello@hydeparkharriers.co.uk and we can add them manually to the relay account.
    • If you don’t record your runs, please email us a summary of the distance you covered (an estimate is fine).
  • The batonholder will carry the baton, which is a silicon bracelet (we have spares if it breaks!).
  • The batonholder can pass the baton on at any time (club sessions, parkrun, races, etc).
  • There will be a specific WhatsApp chat in the HPH WhatsApp community to enable coordination of the baton handovers.
  • When passing the baton on, please make sure the new batonholder understands how the relay works (refer them to this blog or the WhatsApp chat).
  • Ideally the baton will be passed on every couple of days – please try to avoid holding onto the baton for more than a week.
  • You can have the baton more than once, but please try to pass it on to someone who hasn’t already had it if at all possible.
  • Please take some pictures from your runs; it’d be great to see exactly where the baton gets to over the year!
  • You don’t need to be paid-up member of the club to take part – the more the merrier!