5 km Relay Race - "Hot Pursuit" - 2nd edition (Kharghar)

Dear All,

 

A number of you took part in the pathbreaking First Edition of the "Hot Pursuit" 5 km relay race that was held in BNP on 27th March 2011. Essentially, in a 5 km relay race, you will have a team of 4 runners who all run 5 kms by turns. Each runner hands over a baton to the next runner of their team as they finish their 5 kms. The Team that finishes first wins the event (without any cheating and provided they satisfy the rules that we will be laying down below).

 

Last year's event was a thumping success and the top three teams finished in  jaw dropping timings!!

5K TEAM RELAY EVENT  2011

RESULTS SHEET

Team name

Team Timings

Rank

Flying Cheetahs

1.25.50

1

twilight zone

1.28.02

2

BNP 3

1.36.01

3

 

Its now time to carry forward the momentum that was generated in the first edition.  We are pleased to say that the 2nd edition of this series will be held in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai  on Sunday, the 18th of March 2012. The event has been moved forward by one week since it was clashing with the DNA "I Can" women's Half Marathon and we would like all our women runner friends to take part in the 5k relay race.

 

This discussion will have additional details in the coming days including  medical facilities, baggage facilities, toilet facilities, water facilities,  approach routes to Kharghar etc. Remember this is a team event and hence the contributions will be collected team-wise (responsibility of designated Team Leader). 

In order to help defray expenses (this being an event handled by volunteers), each team consisting of four runners will need to contribute Rs.400. This amount needs to be paid for the registration to be confirmed. The Rs.400 can be paid to the following :

Ram - Goregaon / BNP

Milton - Bandra

Bijay Nair - Mulund

Vikas - Powai

Any of the NMR members - Mani/Jitendra/Surya/Srivatsan

The last date for registering teams is 11th March 2012. The Organisers can reject entries that come in after 11th March 2012 or where the Rs.400 has not been paid by that date. We plan to distribute the bibs to registered Teams (those who have paid the Rs.400 or will pay by 11th March 2012) on closure of registrations. Please register early to avoid inconveniencing all the teams.  

 

Eligibility for a Team to participate:

 

Each Team will comprise of 4 members

Each Team must have one Female Runner and only one female runner.  This is to ensure that as many teams are able to form as possible, given the smaller pool of available female runners.

Each Team will have atleast one runner who is 40 years of age or more (Verification will be done at the time of Bib Collection and on Race Day).

The minimum age for participation is fixed at 16 years (we will ask for verification details if in doubt regarding any participant’s age).

 

Any team that does not fulfill the one female runner criteria, as well as the minimum one veteran clause, will be ineligible to participate.   Also, Teams that fail to pay the registration fee before the cut-off date will be ineligible to participate.

 

Teams CANNOT use a single runner to double up as both a 40 year old veteran and as a female runner.  Hence the Female runner will be separate and the Veteran runner of 40 years + will be separate.  In case any team is unable to take part because of lack of veteran runners, then those teams that have maximum number of veteran runners in their team will have to leave out one veteran runner from their team.

 

Once the registration starts, the Team Leader can give a name for his/her team. We will also be having a process of verifying the age of Veterans both at the time of Bib Collection and on race day as well.  The Veteran runners in each team will have to carry a photocopy of a legal photo id - drivers licence, voter id, ration card  etc.

 

There will be certificates awarded to the Top three Teams (provided they satisfy all the eligibility criteria on verification).

 

The race is tentatively slated for a 6.30 am start. The route map for the 5 k relay race is as given below http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155886879 

Those who are tech-savvy and/or want additional details can click on player and then click on the play button to see the direction of the actual run. (anti-clockwise direction)

 

Meantime, get cracking and start sounding out your friends for the formation of the Team.  The registration link for the teams is enclosed herewith (Link has been removed as Registrations are closed)

 

You can post your questions in the discussion and we will address it as soon as possible.

 

The details of Teams registered until now is available here

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnC6tJoTl5eOdHNZSmNSRz...

 

Here is the link for those who want to volunteer in the event either after their run or as full-time volunteers

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGxXUU5BNUY0SV...

 

Route Map to reach the Starting Point

 

Vashi Bridge to Start Point –

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=vashi+toll+naka,+navi+mumbai,+ind...

Airoli Bridge to Start Point –

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Airoli+Bridge+Rd&daddr=Unknow...

Kharghar Station to Start Point  by vehicle –

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Kharghar+Railway+Station,+Khargha...

 

Good Luck and we look forward to a new Event record this time.

Tags: 5 km relay race, Kharghar, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Running

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Permalink Reply by Jitendra on March 25, 2012 at 19:05

Today's HT Navi Mumbai Supplement covered our 5K Relay Race

Permalink Reply by Jitendra Tayde on April 6, 2012 at 20:15

Many thanks 1st to Srivatsan for accommodating me and secondly to Sunil Gwalani who offered me his place in “Slow and Furious”. The event was organized very well. Thanks to all who volunteered and made it a success. Thanks to RFL.com for such opportunity for sport lovers like me who always dreamed competing like this. I have always been a crazy about sports who could never pursue it seriously for being naïve or for other reasons during my younger days. However, with RFL.com , which I discovered accidently when I Googled to search references to my injury while training for SCMM 2012, I can see plenty of opportunities, a vision for running, and much more for sport lovers like me.

I have no doubt that the event will be even bigger next time and will have more followers. With my best regards to all who organized the event in a professional manner, I have a suggestion which may raise the professionalism of this event a touch higher.

1)                About 15-20 m long area before start line to be cordoned off except runners who are waiting to run the next leg. This will make the Baton change more efficient and also make it look professional.

2)                Considering the close finishes and narrow intervals between top finishers experienced this time, it likely that the event will see more intense competition and neck to neck finishes. By keeping 15-20 m distance before start line cordoned, the runner finishing his leg need not decelerate unnecessarily, and can also prevent the runner crashing into crowd/teammates which otherwise is/are always standing close to the Start/finish line.

 

And yes though I will automatically lose my place in “Slow and Furious” which Sunil Gwalani had offered me so generously, I will be there to volunteer whether I make it next time as a competitor or not.

Permalink Reply by Srivatsan M K on April 6, 2012 at 20:35
Jitendra - thanks for your kind words and useful suggestions! We wanted to cordon off the area as you suggested but could not implement it since we got involved with other matters. Next year will be different. Secondly, we are planning an element of surprise next year to reduce the predictability of the result :) we plan to have a lucky draw for team members in the morning of the run. So u will be able to take part as a competitor but wouldn't know in whose team :) thanks and good luck to you for your running events.
Permalink Reply by Sunil Gwalani on April 6, 2012 at 20:35
Hi Jitendra, thanks for the compliment, but I am sure that your presence helped the team by running in very good time and get a decent position. Yes, as I had written earlier, I will not miss the event next year at any cost, however you can still be very much a part of 'Slow and Furious' (maybe with you in the team we can change the name)and I would love to be a part of any other team. Also looking forward to running with you in Thane sometim soon.
Permalink Reply by Ram on April 6, 2012 at 20:53

@Srivatsan - not knowing the team members until 5 minutes before the start would be disastrous - it anyway happens for few teams, but if you are contemplating the same for all the teams, then i think it is disastrous - we form teams on the basis of relative strengths and do training together and also have strategy of whom to send first and who will take the anchor. There is also a team target depending again on the relative strength of each team member. That aspect will be robbed in this lucky draw option. 

Permalink Reply by Srivatsan M K on April 6, 2012 at 21:00
Ram - I see your point but its all in the drawing board stage just now and I will discuss with you anyway. We are a long way off from next event but may experiment with it in some other local event.
Permalink Reply by Jitendra on April 7, 2012 at 19:09

Let me first offer my thanx to you Jitendra Sir, for competing in this year's event and suggesting few changes to make it better.

Yes, we had already thought of cordoning the area only to the runners of next leg, but then it got lost in transition and a bit of late start also did not help the cause.

But am sure, with many runners coming up with suggestion will only add value to the 5K relay race for next year....

Jitendra Tayde said:

Many thanks 1st to Srivatsan for accommodating me and secondly to Sunil Gwalani who offered me his place in “Slow and Furious”. The event was organized very well. Thanks to all who volunteered and made it a success. Thanks to RFL.com for such opportunity for sport lovers like me who always dreamed competing like this. I have always been a crazy about sports who could never pursue it seriously for being naïve or for other reasons during my younger days. However, with RFL.com , which I discovered accidently when I Googled to search references to my injury while training for SCMM 2012, I can see plenty of opportunities, a vision for running, and much more for sport lovers like me.

I have no doubt that the event will be even bigger next time and will have more followers. With my best regards to all who organized the event in a professional manner, I have a suggestion which may raise the professionalism of this event a touch higher.

1)                About 15-20 m long area before start line to be cordoned off except runners who are waiting to run the next leg. This will make the Baton change more efficient and also make it look professional.

2)                Considering the close finishes and narrow intervals between top finishers experienced this time, it likely that the event will see more intense competition and neck to neck finishes. By keeping 15-20 m distance before start line cordoned, the runner finishing his leg need not decelerate unnecessarily, and can also prevent the runner crashing into crowd/teammates which otherwise is/are always standing close to the Start/finish line.

 

And yes though I will automatically lose my place in “Slow and Furious” which Sunil Gwalani had offered me so generously, I will be there to volunteer whether I make it next time as a competitor or not.

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