British Relays Mens Premier Winners 2026, Edinburgh University, photo: Edward Lines
Edinburgh University took both relay trophies at the British Relays on Sunday. Sort of, it was the Alumni club Auld Reekie (AROS) who took the win in the Womens race.
The place was Margam Country Park, South Wales, and it was St David's Day. The racing was organised by South Wales OC, led by Laurence Snowden, the planner was Mark Saunders and the controller Simon Thompson.
From the pre-race information:
"Margam Country Park covers approximately 850 acres of runnable open land and manmade lakes, set on gently sloping southerly terrain which is overlooked by a mixture of ancient deciduous woodland and cultivated forest plantations rising on a steeper escarpment in the north of the mapped area."
There had been quite a bit of rain....
Mud: Southdowns gather for a club picture, photo: Edward Lines
Womens Podium, photo: Rob Lines
Womens Premier
- Auld Reekie ("Hot and dangeAROS") - 81:55 - Kirsten Strain, Ellie Bales, Niamh Hunter
- South Yorkshire ("SYO Queen BEEs") - 83:22 - Rebecca Ward, Sarah Pedley, Laura Robertson
- Edinburgh University ("EUOC Legends") - 90:24 - Daisy McNamara, Lyra Medlock, Emma Crawford
- South Ribble ("SROCstars") - 90:41 - Ellie Todhunter, Lucie Todhunter, Heather Roome
- Sheffield University ("ShUOC Steel Roses") - 93:28 - Emily Rowe, Abbie Walker, Jessica Ward
- Sheffield University ("Women of Steel") - 93:35 - Jocie Hilton, Heather High, Daisy Rennie
Mens Start, photo: Edward Lines
Mens Podium, photo: Rob Lines
Mens Premier
- Edinburgh University ("EUOC Legends") 78:28 - Charlie Rennie, Alex Wetherill, Euan Tryner
- Forth Valley ("FVO Flyers") 78:40 - Thomas Rollins, Chris Smithard, Peter Molloy
- Edinburgh University ("EUOCcupationalHazard") - 81:50 - Frank Townley, Michael Bishenden, Thomas Laraia
- Octavian Droobers ("OD Ones") - 82:13 - Philip Vokes, Sam Leadley, William Gardner
- West Cumberland ("WCOC Yan") - 82:51 - Daniel Spencer, Joe Sunley, Alastair Thomas
- Sheffield University (ShUOC Men of Steel") - 84:53 - Benjamin Gostick, Adam Conway, Adam Methven