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7.5.1 Continuous Relay (400 metres track)
This relay is suitable for teams with six to thirteen members. If each team has eleven members then
the track is divided into ten segments each measuring 40 metres. The distances between the cones is
short so each team member can run several times. However, the number of laps should be variable
depending upon the number of members in a team.
The diagram above illustrates three teams of eleven athletes. The first runner from each team starts
the relay in his or her allocated lane and passes the baton to the runner at take-over number one who
runs in his or her allocated lane and passes to the runner at take-over number two. At this point the
young athletes can 'break' and run in lane one. The baton continues to be passed to the next runner
in each team until the baton reaches the runner at take-over number ten who starts the next lap and
passes to the first runner. The relay continues until the declared number of laps has been completed.
As an alternative, realistic time targets can be set based on known and achievable records. These
might be a world record, a National record or an age group record over 1500 or 3000 metres.
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