Road Relays
There are championship road relays for all age groups from under 13 upwards at county, regional and national level, as well as some local open events.
Clubs can enter teams directly into championship relays in all female age groups, and in male age groups up to under 17. Senior and Junior (under 20) men must qualify for the National 6-stage and 12-stage Championships via the club's regional championships.
The Cheshire Relays are usually held in September within the North-west Counties Road Relay Championships, which is hosted alternately each year by either Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire or Merseyside. Awards are given on both a North-west and county basis.
Some rules:
Ages are as at 31st August/ 1st September (under 13s to be at least 11 years old on race day).
All runners must be first-claim members of their club for road running, and must be registered with the England Athletics Membership Scheme.
Only pre-entered runners to run. Clubs can name up to three times as many runners as needed.
Clubs may enter teams in more than one county championships, providing all runners in a given team have the appropriate county qualification. Separate entries needed for teams of same club competing in different county championships.
Club vests, all of the same design, must be worn by all members of each team.
County Qualification Rule 9:
To enter a county championships, you must not have been in another county’s championships in any discipline in the same competition year (1st October to 30th September). You must have been born, or been resident for at least nine months, in the county, or have previously competed as a resident for that county. This residential link is broken if you have competed in another county’s championships since moving outside the county for which you were previously qualified.