(formerly known as Shugborough Relays)
7:30pm Wednesday 11th June 2025
The following information is about 2024 event
As we get ready for 2025 we will update this page
About the race
The course is an accurate 2 miles of tarmac drives and solid woodland pathways. Teams consist of 4 competitors representing Running or Athletic clubs, groups of friends, work colleagues, family, other sporting clubs and shops.
- Everyone will get a medal for taking part
- Prizes will be awarded to each member of the winning team in each category
- Trophy – fastest Male and Female. Medals for ALL FINISHERS.
- Teams are recommended to arrive on site no later than 7:00 pm.
- Ample car parking is available. Car parks open 5 pm
- There are no changing or showering facilities so please arrive ready to run.
- Refreshment onsite café & shop will be open for hot & cold food & drinks.
- No entries on the day. Max 400 teams.
- No minimum age but under 8’s should be accompanied as per UKA guidelines.
- Race numbers are to be picked up at Registration.
Categories (changed for 2024)
Prizes are awarded to the winners in the following categories.
1 |
Mens Team |
(Open) |
2 |
Ladies Team |
(Open) |
3 |
Mixed Team |
(at least 2 females) |
4 |
Veteran Mens team |
(over 160 years team total age) |
5 |
Veteran Ladies team |
(over 160 years team total age) |
6 |
Veteran Mixed team |
(over 160 years team total age and at least 2 females) |
7 |
Super Mixed Vets |
(over 240 years team total age and at least 2 x ladies) |
8 |
Junior Boys team |
(16 & under) |
9 |
Junior Girls team |
(16 & under) |
10 |
Junior Mixed Team |
(16 & under and at least 2 girls) |
11 |
Works Team |
(all must be employers/employees of the same company) |
12 |
Family Team |
Four members of the same family including at least two children 16 years or under |
Trophy – Fastest Male and Female.
Medals for all Finishers.
JCRS Best Team Name award
The 2024 award went to “Pass the ‘Bat’on” (Stone Master Marathoners)
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Race Licence
This event is licenced by UK Athletics Licence Number #28040
Course length
The course was measured on 19 May 17 by Rob Cope, a member of the Association of UK Course Measurers and was certified accurate. Club member, Ian Hodkinson, accompanied him
Below is the course measurement certificate.
Showground Relays Measurement certificate 2017cert17-218
Last year’s Course Maps
NUMBERS AND CHIPS ARE TO BE COLLECTED ON THE NIGHT.
PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE BEFORE 7:00 pm SO THAT YOU CAN COLLECT YOUR NUMBERS.
Numbers (BIBs and Chips) for runners will be handed out in a pack of four ie for the whole team. You must arrange with your team when and where to meet. There will be up to 400 teams and so could be 1600 runners. Please arrive in plenty of time. RACE START 7:30 PM
2024 CAR PARKING
Due to safety, we will not park within the Showground but will use the car park on the other side of the main road. There is an underpass to take people safely to the race.
Car Park will open from 5:00 pm
For clubs with tents etc there is no drop-off point so be prepared to carry your kit about 500 metres
How to find the event
Sat Nav ST18 0BD
Blue badge holders, please contact us – info@staffordharriers.co.uk
People coming from Stafford
The car park entrance is on the LEFT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE TOP OF THE HILL
People coming from Weston
The car park entrance is on the RIGHT JUST AFTER THE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD.
RACE RESULTS
SHOWGROUND RELAYS 2024
Title |
Team name |
Team time |
Club |
|---|---|---|---|
Boys |
The Four Tops’ |
00:44:52 |
Cannock & Stafford AC |
Family |
The Fabulous Four’ |
00:55:04 |
City of Stoke AC |
Female Open |
Sole Sisters 2′ |
00:49:34 |
City of Stoke AC |
Female Vet 160 |
Pimp My Stride’ |
00:58:03 |
Chase harriers |
Girls |
Destiny’s Child’ |
01:08:57 |
Cannock & Stafford AC |
Junior Mixed |
Beauties and the Beasts’ |
00:52:22 |
Cannock & Stafford AC |
Male Open |
Rugeley Runners’ |
00:43:38 |
Rugeley Runners |
Male Vet 160 |
Newcastle (Staffs) AC 2′ |
00:46:01 |
Newcastle (Staffs) AC |
Mixed Open |
Exer-size matters’ |
00:46:14 |
Halesowen ACC |
Mixed Vet 160 |
Tears for beers’ |
00:50:05 |
Nantwich Running Club |
Super Vet Mixed 240 |
Geriatric Joggers’ |
00:55:50 |
Cannock and stafford ac |
Works Team |
Staffordshire County Council WaterBoys’ |
00:57:51 |
|
Fastest Male |
Lee Gratton |
00:10:00 |
Rugeley Runners |
Fastest Female |
Donna Sherwin |
00:12:01 |
City of Stoke |
JCRS Best Team Name award went to “Pass the ‘Bat’on” (Stone Master Marathoners)
Race photos
Free photos by Bryan Dales Race Photos
Photos to buy by Mick Hall Race Photos
SHOWGROUND RELAYS 2023
Title |
Team name |
Team time |
Club |
|---|---|---|---|
Boys |
4 Gladiators’ |
00:45:39 |
Cannock & Stafford AC |
Family |
Running into The Woods’ |
00:52:10 |
Dudley and Stourbridge Harriers |
Female |
City of Stoke Ladies’ |
00:48:23 |
City of Stoke AC |
Female Vet 160 |
Bats out of Hell’ |
00:53:18 |
Stone Master Marathoners |
Girls |
Happy Feet’ |
00:51:35 |
Wolves & Bilston AC |
Junior mixed |
The curls and the girls HACC’ |
00:45:46 |
Halesowen ACC |
Male Open |
Newcastle (Staffs) AC Kipchoge’s’ |
00:41:02 |
Newcastle (Staffs) AC |
Male Vet 160 |
City of Stoke Men’ |
00:43:31 |
City of Stoke AC |
Mixed Open |
Cannock and Stafford Mix’ |
00:47:35 |
Cannock and stafford ac |
Mixed Vet 160 |
The Blurton Lollipops’ |
00:48:39 |
Trentham RC |
JCRS Best Team Name award went to “THE THEORY OF RELAYTIVITY” (Birmingham Swifts).
SHOWGROUND RELAYS 2022
Prizes for 2022
| Category No. | Title | Description | Winning Team | Club | Total team time (Min:sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mens Team | Open | Keele Loopy | City of Stoke | 39:13 |
| 2 | Ladies Team | Open | Keele Lovelies | City of Stoke | 46:23 |
| 3 | Mixed Team | Open (at least 2 x ladies) | Team TB Tri | 50:33 | |
| 4 | Veteran Mens | Over 160 years team total age | Keele I am | City of Stoke | 41:41 |
| 5 | Vets Ladies | Over 160 years team total age | The Strawberry Fields | Trentham RC | 50:41 |
| 6 | Vets Mixed | Over 160 years team total age & at least 2 x ladies | Good for Age | City of Stoke | 46:50 |
| 7 | Junior Boys | All 16 & under | The Young Warriors | Cannock & Stafford | 46:19 |
| 8 | Junior Girls | All 16 & under | Fast 4 Girls | Cannock & Stafford | 53:44 |
| 9 | Junior Mixed | All 16 & under & at least 2 x Girls | Newcastle (Staffs) AC Jnrs 1 | Newcastle (Staffs) AC | 47:13 |
| 10 | Family Team | Four members of the same family including at least 2 x children 16 years or under | Weavells Wobble | 52:23 | |
| 11 | Fastest Male | Fastest individual Male | Chicken Man AKA Gratts | Run & Ride | 09:27 |
| 12 | Fastest Lady | Fastest individual Lady | Donna Sherwin | City of Stoke | 11:14 |
| The “JC Race Solutions Best Team Name Award” goes to “Three Quarters Relay-ted” (Stafford Harriers) | |||||
SHOWGROUND RELAYS 2021
The event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus.
showground relays 2020
The event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus.
Showground relays Results 2019
Team Results 2019 in Leg Order
Team Winners 2019
Individuals Results 2019
Team Names 2019
Team Results 2019 Fastest Leg
Showground Relays 2018
2018 Team Results by Leg order
Showground Relays 2017
Results (Team members in Leg order) 2017
Results List – individuals 2017
Team winners – first in each category 2017
Individual winners – first male and female 2017
Results (Team members in fastest Finish order) 2017
Shugborough Relays 2016
Shugborough Relays 2016 Results (Team members in fastest Finish order)
Shugborough Relays 2016 Best Team Name Award
Shugborough Relays 2016 Results List – individuals
Shugborough Relays 2016 Individual winners – first male and female
Shugborough Relays 2016 Team Results by Leg order
Shugborough Relays 2016 Team winners – first in each category
2016 race route
2015
ShugboroughRelays2015ResultListsResultsList-individuals
ShugboroughRelays2015ResultListsBestTeamName
ShugboroughRelays2015ResultListsWinnerslist-Teams
ShugboroughRelays2015ResultListsWinnersList-individuals
ShugboroughRelays2015ResultListsTeamResultsbyTeamposorder
ShugboroughRelays2015ResultListsTeamResultsbyLegorder
2015 route
2014
2014Men-Vet-160
2014Mixed-Team-Open
2014Mixed-Team-Under-64
2014Mixed-Team-Vet-160-v2
2014SCC-Inter-Teams
2014Boys-Under-52-v2
2014Boys-Under-64
2014Family-Teams
2014Girls-Under-52-v2
2014Girls-Under-64
2014Ladies-Open
2014Ladies-Ultra-Vet
2014Ladies-Vet-160
2014Mens-Open
2014Mens-Ultra-Vet
2013
Wednesday 19th June.
LadiesUltraVet200_2013
LadiesVet160_2013
MensOpen2013
MensUltraVet200_2013
MensVet160_2013
MixedOpen2013
MixedVet160_2013
SCCInt_2013
UltraSuperVet240_2013
Works_2013
BoysUnder52_2013
BoysUnder64_2013
GirlsUnder52_2013
GirlsUnder64_2013
LadiesOpen2013
IncompleteTeams_2013
2012
Sorry these results are lost.