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King Henry VIII Relay Race 2024

Welcome to the 2024 King Henry VIII Relay Race home.

Congratulations to The Judd (boys’) and New Hall School (girls’) for their victories in this years’ race which took place on 31 January 2024.

We also had a new course record in the boys’ race, Henry Dover from Woodbridge School running in a time of 10:45 – breaking a 44 year record.

Results can be found here:

Boy’s Race & Top 100 times

Girls’ Race & Top 50 times

Presentations were by our VIP guest presenter Chris Finill. In 2011 Chris ran across America, from San Francisco to New York. Last summer, aged 64, Chris ran from John O’ Groats to Land’s End, becoming one of just a handful of athletes ever to complete this USA/UK double. Chris also holds the World Record for the longest sub-3-hour marathon streak in the same marathon, having gone under 3 hours 33 times at the London Marathon every year since it began from 1981, until 2013. He has run every London Marathon since its inception, right up until 2023, making a total of 43 races… so far! He spoke on the importance of running to him, and encouraged the pupils to keep on going however they did in the race on the day.

Programme 2024 – packed full of information about this years’ teams and runners as well as 52 years of history.

Athletics Weekly – a report of the race as found on the AW website.