South Downs Way Relay

Intro

South Downs 100 mile relay notes and rough estimates of leg times required in mins for an average runner for completion in 10 to 14 hours (adjusted for severity of leg).

It includes the changeover height at the start of each leg, estimated length of each leg and total climb and descent in feet.

Each leg will still need adjusting for the ability of the runner and conditions.

The Start is at Beachy Head Car Park where toilets are available. Arrive early to sign in, attend the briefing and collect batons.

In general DO NOT follow other runners, they may be lost as well!

Remember you have three races to run today so pace judgement is crucial.

Handy and cheap map is the Geographer's A-Z SDW Adventure; pocket size atlas covering the whole of the SDW at 1:25000, reprinted from the OS Maps.

Public Transport Routes to start of legs: it's very slow on buses to the western half of SDW, trains are quicker; public transport does give you the option of doing consecutive legs and going from A to B instead of out and back / taking two cars.


Legs

Leg Distance (miles) Distance (km) Climb (ft) Climb (m)
1 6.4 10.3 565 127
2 5.6 9 827 252
3 4.5 7.2 220 67
4 7.5 12 800 244
5 5.25 8.5 815 248
6 5 8 500 152
7 5.25 8.4 650 198
8 6.75 10.8 815 248
9 4.25 6.8 650 198
10 3.75 6 125 38
11 5.5 8.8 950 289
12 5.25 8.4 600 182
13 6.25 10 1200 365
14 5.2 8.3 500 152
15 4.3 6.9 620 188
16 4 6.4 480 146
17 8.75 14 495 150
18 5.5 8.8 400 121

Runners

Runner Total Distance (miles) Total Distance (km) Total Climb (ft) Total Climb (m)
Legs 1, 7, 13 17.90 28.70 2415 690
Legs 2, 8, 14 17.55 28.10 2142 652
Legs 3, 9, 15 13.05 20.90 1490 453
Legs 4, 10, 16 15.25 24.40 1405 428
Legs 5, 11, 17 19.50 31.30 2260 687
Legs 6, 12, 18 15.75 25.20 1500 455