Counties Medley Relays



Medley Relays:
Teams must comprise 5 runners.

1) An  Organising  Committee  for  any  Meeting  can decide  that  athletes  be  named  in  their  running  order at the time of confirmation of entry on the day  of  competition.

2) Teams may race in any order, but the legs must be 2 x 100m, 1 x 200m, 1 x 400m and 1 x 800m.

3) These  relays  will  start  from  the  400m  stagger marks  and  all  teams  may  break  lanes  at  the completion  of  the  second  curve  (where  athletes enter  the  home  straight  on  the  first  lap— approximately  300m  from  the  start).  From  this point,  athletes  carrying  the  baton  are  entitled  to run in Lane 1, except when changing the baton.

4) If a Grade 10 or 11 athlete competes in a Grade 12,  13  or  14  Relay,  that  athlete,  if  running  the first leg, must comply with the starting rules for those Grades.

5) Runners  are  to  be  marshalled  on  the  outside  ofthe track at each changing zone. Lane 1 is to be kept  clear  for  runners  not changing  the  baton  at that zone to pass through unimpeded. The baton is  to  be  changed  in  Lane  2,  except  for simultaneous  changes  where  outer  lanes  are  to be used as required.

6) Athletes  changing  the  baton  during  the  first
300m of the first lap shall be marshalled into the
4  x  100m  change  zones  prior  to  the  start  and
change  in  their  own  lane  as  per  the  4  x  100m
Relays  but  without  the  use  of  the  acceleration
zone. 
7) Changes  made  after  the  first  300m  have  been run,  are  made  in  Lane  2,  adjacent  to  Lane  1 change zones.  If there are simultaneous changes then Lanes 3, 4, 5 etc. are to be used.  (Again no acceleration  zone  is  available).    To  assist  in  theathletes  understanding  this  change  area, large sized  coloured  cones  shall  be  placed  inside  the pole  line,  adjacent  to  Lane  1  change  marks  at both ends of the zone.

8) Additionally, each end of the  Lane  1  change  zone  shall  be  temporarily  extended  through  Lane  2,  3  and  4  using  50mm wide light coloured tape.
9) Following  the  point  where  the  athletes  break
from lanes, subsequent team members at change
zones  shall,  under  the  direction  of  a  designated
Official, place themselves in the order (inside to
out)  as  their  respective  team  members.  This  is
the  order  their  respective  team  members  leave
the  area  of  the  previous  change  (i.e.  80m  out).
The  waiting  athletes  shall  maintain  this  order,
and shall not exchange positions at the beginning
of the take-over zone. At  all  change  positions  the  athlete  shall  start from  a  stationary  position  within  the  zone  and take  possession  of  the  baton  within  the  zone.

10) Once the baton is solely in the possession of the outgoing runner, they may cross back into Lane
1,  without  causing  obstruction  to  any  athlete  running through the change.

11) At  all  changes  after  the  first  300m  is  run,  athletes  are  to  be  fed  from  the  outside  of the  track and  athletes  leaving  the  track  must  go  via  the outside,  to  ensure  no  athlete  running  through  in Lane 1 is interfered with.
12) When    Medley    Relays    are    programmed    at  Meetings,  the  Meeting  Manager  may  double  up teams  in  lanes  where  the  lead  off  runners  are racing 800m.

Officials

Meeting Manager:
Starter:
Breakline:
Changeover 1 (Start):
Changeover 2 (1500m Start):
Changeover 3 (200m Start):
Changeover 4 (100m Start):
Timekeeper:
Results Recorder: