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Organisers of the EnduranceLife Real Relay hope to obtain permission from [[LOCOG]] to end the relay with a lap of the Olympic Stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/allow-the-real-relay-to-finish-inside-the-olympic-stadium?time=1342127231 |
Organisers of the EnduranceLife Real Relay hope to obtain permission from [[LOCOG]] to end the relay with a lap of the Olympic Stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/allow-the-real-relay-to-finish-inside-the-olympic-stadium?time=1342127231 |
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Revision as of 13:06, 15 July 2012
The EnduranceLife Real Relay is an unofficial event following the route of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, conceived by Andrew Barker, an endurance runner.[1]
After the Olympic torch relay had begun Barker and his wife Charlotte were dismayed[2] to discover the torch would be carried by a security van for 80% of its journey.[3] In contrast the Real Relay is run entirely on foot (excepting air and sea transportation).
The Real Relay began ten days after the official relay, at midnight on 28 May 2012, and plans to reach the Olympic stadium in advance of the official torch on 27 July 2012. In place of the Olympic torch, a single baton fitted with a GPS tracking device will be passed along the entire route.
Stages and Route
The route was divided into 672 stages, averaging ten miles per stage, which were posted in batches on the Real Relay website. Each stage features a start and end point – such as a city, town, or landmark - which relates to the Olympic torch relay. The first person to volunteer for the stage secured the right to carry the torch and to designate the exact route between points.[4] Runners are required to keep a ten minutes per mile pace so that the aim of reaching the Olympic stadium in advance of the opening ceremony be achieved.
Modifications to Olympic Route
Distinct from the Olympic torch relay, the Real Relay baton was taken to the peaks of Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis,[5] the tallest mountains in England, and the United Kingdom, respectively.
Organisers of the EnduranceLife Real Relay hope to obtain permission from LOCOG to end the relay with a lap of the Olympic Stadium.[6]
Recognition
On 13 July 2012 Jeremy Hunt the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, mentioned the Real Relay during a recording of Any Questions?, describing it as 'the fake relay'.
Charitable Donations
All participating runners were asked to contribute at least £10 to CHICKS, a charity providing week-long respite breaks for disadvantaged children across the UK. Donations have reached over £7,000.
References
- ^ Peck, Tom (9 July 2012). "Can amateurs' 'Real Relay' steal the Olympic show?". Independent.
- ^ Attwooll, Jolyon (1 June 2012). "Runners launch alternative Olympic torch relay round Britain". Telegraph.
- ^ Robinson, Martin; Eccles, Louise (19 March 2012). "Unveiled...the 2012 pyjama torchbearers: And by the way, 80% of Olympic flame's tour will be by security van". Daily Mail.
- ^ Bradshaw, Paul (14 July 2012). "How alternative torch relay Real Relay was organised". Help me investigate the Olympics.
- ^ Moncur, James (18 June 2012). "Scottish athletes pick up Real Relay challenge on the back of Olympic flame journey". Daily Record.
- ^ Treleaven, Kate (12 July 2012). [http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/allow-the-real-relay-to-finish-inside-the-olympic-stadium?time=1342127231
/ "Allow the Real Relay to finish inside the Olympic stadium"]. 38 Degrees.
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