This year and going forward, the relay will take place at the end of Mental Health Awareness Week which takes place next year from 9th to the 15th of May.
The premise of the relay is simple. Runners can either run solo or in a pair. They choose whether to run for 30 or 60 minutes and are given a start location and a destination to reach and can run anywhere in the time between, handing over to the next leg with a socially distanced wave, hopefully no longer an enforced one! Virtual runners can run at any time during the weekend, as far, as long and wherever they like.
This year 2 charities are supported. CPSL Mind and the 8:56 Foundation. Both charities do excellent work in the mentalhealth field.
All costs involved with the relay are met by sponsors meaning every penny of the runners entry goes direct to the charity via a justgiving page. A minimum donation of £12 is required but runners are asked to give more if they can afford it.
This years Gold sponsor is Greencore Prepared Meals in Wisbech. Always on the lookout to support the local community, they were excited to get involved with our relay and we were delighted to welcome them aboard.
Visit https://www.socialdistancingrelay.org.uk/ for more details.