In the very early hours of the morning on Friday the 8th of June 2012,
five intrepid members of Sandbach Striders gathered together at Crewe
Railway Station to await
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| Striders meet previous stager runner Claire at Crewe Railway Station |
the arrival of the unofficial olympic torch. It was their job to deliver it safely 12 miles
down the line in Congleton. Despite the driving rain and the unsociable hour, the torch was delivered ahead of schedule to continue its journey around the UK. Johanna Bulley, Heather Carter, Terry Coppenhall, Michael Escolme and Paul Nicholls accepted the baton from the previous stage runner Claire Dooley who bravely had completed her stage alone. |
| In Sandbach, next to the historic Saxon crosses, around 3:15am |
The route followed the path of the offical torch. Starting in Crewe, passing through Sandbach and then continuing into Congleton.
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| Approaching Congleton Town, around 4am. |
The Endurancelife Real Relay is an exciting attempt to follow the entire
route of the official Olympic Torch around Britain in one continuous
non-stop journey, running every step of the way. Starting out from
Land’s End at midnight on Monday 28 May, ten days behind the official
Olympic Torch, the Real Relay will involve hundreds of runners from
across Great Britain running through the day and night on an 8000 mile
mission to reach London in time for the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
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| In Congleton, handing over the torch to the next runner. |
The torch is fitted with a tracking device, you can follow its progress here.
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