Over 270 teams in more than a dozen countries took part in the second round of the Winter Team Relay League. In this round, the eights raced over 25,000 metres, while the fours competed over 12,500m. The fastest men's eight was ASR - Det Onde Hold from Aarhus in Denmark, who only took an impressive 1:08:40.2 to cover the distance. The fastest women's team was also from Aarhus, this time Aarhus Roklub - Kvinder, who did 1:21:48.2. For the fours, the fastest men's team was The 4 Cox from Leicester who took 36:31.1, narrowly edging out the Italian Fibra Rowing Team. The fastest women's team came in the 35+ category, where Gli Angeli Del Fit from Rome came top by a way with 45:31.5.If you've not already entered the Winter Team Relay League, it's not too late to do so as teams can join any time and it doesn't matter how many of the five rounds you do. The idea of the tournament is simply to get as many people from all over the globe competing for fun. There is no need for teams to travel to a central location to compete, instead teams simply race in their own clubs or gyms and submit their results via the website.The third round finishes at 12:00 GMT on January 3rd and sees teams of eight race 8 x 2,000m, while teams of four race over 4 x 1,000m. For more information on the Winter Team Relay League, or to take part, visit http://www.therowingcompany.com/8gp/