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I'd first try using a tea towel and domestic iron to restick the original tape into place. Increase the temp of the iron until you hit the right melt point for the adhesive, and use something like a small block of wood under the ironing board foam cover to apply the heat and pressure directly to the area needed
It's a little tricky to do, the tape often curls at the edge and nailing the melt temp can be annoying - often you think you'd done it, but it's not quite hot enough. Use the tea-towel to hold it in place, or slithers of masking tape to position it down, just don't press the masking tape.
You can buy similar tape on ebay and re-tape it, but it's relatively steep for a small repair - a few quid a metre and usually in 5m rolls.
If you're in London next Wednesday (27th) we'll be doing free repairs at Herne Hill track league, from 17.00 in the clubhouse. Will have seamseal tape if you want to collect some, or we could do it there.