Durham Cathedral Summer Relays

Gary coulter august 23 2019 august 24 2019 club news sprint relay double for durham city veterans.

Durham cathedral summer relays.

Construction of the cathedral as we know it today was started in 1093 by bishop william of st calais. 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. Cross country 1 road 1 track field 1 club racesthe club organises a number of races across the year. This is one of two open events that durham city harriers hosts each year the other being the cathedral relays in january.

Event cancelled due to snow and ice on course. In 1083 a community of benedictine monks was established in durham following the norman conquest. This is an interesting course with 2 laps of approximately 1500m. Each leg is approx.

A great way to sneak in an extra running session the relays are overlooked by durham castle and cathedral by the river wear. The relays events are particular favourites with. 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 2017.

After some years further along the river wear at maiden castle cancellation last year and a trip to birtley for the winter version of this relay race it was a welcome return to a venue where you could actually see the cathedral. The community of cuthbert arrived in durham from lindisfarne in 995 and built an anglo saxon cathedral. Events and fixturesinformation about key fixtures can be found by following the links below. Running exclusively on closed university grounds the grass track is perfect for a blast running two laps of a 1500 metre course predominantly flat with a cheeky little bank which adds to the views over the river.

Durham cathedral summer relays 21st august 2019. 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.