The Salmon Run | Relay

Event HQ

Salmon Pool
Salmonpool Lane
Exeter
Devon
EX2 4SN
UK

Parking

For Ultra runners and Stage 1 relay runners:

Parking is available close to the marina at Exmouth marina car park EX8 1ET and Pier Head car park Victoria Rd, Exmouth EX8 1ER in Exmouth.

For Exeter-based runners:

You are advised to use the parking spaces available at Water Lane behind the Quay Climbing Centre.

Relay legs

• Stage 1 | Exmouth to Salmon Pool Weir, Exeter 16.16km (10 miles - part of relay)
• Stage 2 | Salmon Pool Weir to Exwick 5km (3.1 miles - this is for the 5K runners and is not part of the relay)
• Stage 3 | Exwick to Thorverton 12.1km (7.5 miles - part of relay)
• Stage 4 | Thorverton to Tiverton 7km (8.5 miles - part of relay)
• Stage 5 | Tiverton to Exebridge 16.8km (10 miles- part of relay)
• Stage 6 | Exebridge to Tarr Steps 16.6km (10 miles - part of relay)

Relay introduction

The relay is part of a community led project that brings arts, science, community and natural environment together to create inspiring ways to come together in collaboration to care for, restore, adapt and respond to a rapidly changing planet.

The Salmon Run Relay is community relay run of 50 miles (80 km) in 5 sections, from the coast at the mouth of the estuary, to the high reaches of Exmoor, following the migration of Atlantic Salmon from sea through the city of Exeter to the spawning ground. During the run, runners will pass hand-to-hand, a printed salmon ‘icon’ all the way from the sea at Exmouth to Tarr Steps in Exmoor. This follows the Exe Valley Way and a short section of the Two Moors Way.

Choose a section/leg that you would like to run.

How it works

There are five sections of between 8 and 11 miles. Runners will run each leg in teams of four or five, handing on the baton at each of the changeover points on route, to another team. Runners will join the salmon ‘swell’ at Salmon Pool in Exeter where a community 5K will start. The baton will be conveyed from here to Exwick, before the relay continues on to Tarr Steps.

If you don't have three or four other team members, you can be grouped with other runners.

People are welcome to come along and support runners anywhere along the route or find out more about salmon on the Exe at pop-up info points in Exeter.

Changeovers

You will need to be flexible about changeover times. The organisers have done their best to be as accurate as possible. There is a tracker in the baton (full name 'Samantha the Salmon relay baton') so it's possible to see where the runners are. This will help estimate arrival times on the day. 

There will be a brief changeover ceremony at the end of each section and in Exeter, to coincide with the arrival and departure of each group of runners. On all routes people are encouraged to run as a shoal ie. to stay together. This is not a traditional ‘race’ and so please encourage and support one another while running. The ideal is that you all arrive at roughly the same time!

You are welcome to dress up, come in something colourful, silvery, spangley or fish-like!