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Last night (22nd May) the Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham was full of runners ready to take part in the Maid Marian Relay. Circa 130 runners gathered in the grounds, eagerly waiting to run a mile each in teams of four. Amongst them stood the Shape Up Notts Team, a team of handpicked runners who met for the first time last night. Their challenge, which they have chosen to accept, is to train and prepare for the Experian Robin Hood Festival of Running where they will run either the full or half marathon in September. For more information on the team visit www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk/news.php
The team did well in the relay, and really motivated them to take part in more. The results of the relay are as follows:
Men’s
1. Hoofers Health Club – 23 minutes 44 seconds
2. The Happy Snappers (Evening Post) – 23m 56s
3. Pavement Pounders (Scott Wilson) – 24m26s Women’s
1. Bobalongs – 25 minutes 29 seconds
2. Speedo’s (Tenon) – 31m 21s
3. Talented (Experian) – 33m 21s Mixed Workplace Challenge
1. WDTH (Heart 106FM) – 25 minutes 0 seconds
2. Transformers – 25m 15s
3. Huffers & Puffers A (Sport England) – 26m 06s There were some quick times, with Matt Alexander and Sarah Maude clocking the quickest male and female times respectively. Sarah not only clocked 5 minutes 18 seconds for her last leg, but also 5m 19s for the first – impressive running! Matt went slightly quicker with a time of 5 minutes and 3 seconds – just outside the magical sub 5 minutes! Well done to both who each win a Polar Heart Rate Monitor. We’d like to thank everyone for taking part and we hope to see some of you at other events we are working on – 22nd June is next for the Great Notts Bike Ride ( www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/bikeride). And don’t forget if you start logging your points in the Sport Nottinghamshire Workplace Challenge ( www.sportnottinghamshire.co.uk) you could win £2,500 to spend on sports and fitness in your business. 
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