The Wadi Bih Run was set up by John Gregory of the RAK hash back in 1993 . Having hiked and climbed extensively in the area , the Laird of RAK (John Gregory) was perusing his realm & the Wadi Biyh road from a mountain peak when the idea gelled for a cross Emirate relay run.

John Gregory was the instigator and mainstay of the run over a period of 10 years and many thanks are due to John ( aka Pecker  ) for keeping the event going in this period .

Now the term Wadi Bih is not a military style alphabetical referencing system as there are no Wadis A or C. Actually I am told that Bih is Arabic for revelation which describes the opening up of the wadi from a very relatively narrow section to the wider areas in the interior