Burgess Hill Runners take on South Downs Way relay
Approx 50 teams start in small groups every 30 mins, the aim being to complete the full SDW trail in under 14 hours, each of the six runners completing three legs throughout the day.
Burgess Hill Runners entered two teams and after a very early start for the mini bus, both met their scheduled start time at 6.30am at Beachy Head car park.
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Hide AdWeather conditions on the day were variable, with some heavy rain and thunderstorms making like difficult for some of the early runners, and then replaced with hot and humid conditions for runners later on, particularly on the mid-afternoon legs. Despite this, both teams did brilliantly to finish comfortably within the cut-off time.
Full report in this week’s Mid Sussex Times
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