They also need to decide in which hand the incoming runner will carry the baton and therefore which hand the outgoing runner will use to receive the baton .
In pairs , the athletes decide who will be the incoming runner and who will be the outgoing runner .
athletes also need to decide in which hand the incoming runner will carry the baton and therefore which hand the outgoing runner will use to receive the baton .
In pairs , the athletes decide who will be the incoming runner and who will be the outgoing runner .