Race Reports

Edinburgh rats return en-masse

18 July 2007  
 
The Rat Race returned to Edinburgh, and West Princes Street Gardens, for the fourth year with the city continuing to offer a difficult and diverse challenge as racers faced checkpoints ranging from the strenuous to the sublime.

With the largest entry seen at a Rat Race, the event village was buzzing in anticipation of the challenges that lay ahead for the Mean Streets Prologue on Saturday evening as racers registered, checked kit, browsed the stalls and soaked up the sun in advance of the start time of 5pm. As the Princes Street shoppers headed for home they were faced by over 600 Columbia clad racers racing out of the gardens seeking their share of the crazy checkpoints scattered across the city. Read on...

Edinburgh 2006 Results:

The results:

Adventure Category

1. Sleepmonsters.com - 9:33:35
2. Team Accelerate High 5 - 10:14:14
3. Team Accelerate PUMA A - 10:21:34

Rookie Class
(Saturday Night Prologue Only)

1. Kildonan Ride Again - 325pts
2. Should Know Better - 315pts
3=. Visit Scotland 1 & Visit Scotland 2 - 300pts

Street Rats

July 2005

Race Racing was back in Edinburgh last weekend. The venue in Princes Street Gardens was the same as for last years first ever race, set beneath the castle with a stage and grandstand for the entertainment, and the event village set up in the gardens. With a big screen, bands   DJs, skateboard and parkour displays there was always something going on and drawing the crowds and helping introduce adventure racing to the masses. And for the teams there was plenty of space for registration and preparation, and some time to enjoy the setting and activities on Saturday after theyd registered, as the Mean Streets Prologue didnt start until 19:00. Read on...

Edinburgh Rocks to the Sound of the Rat Race - The UK's First Urban Adventure race

July 2004

Edinburgh was transformed into the ultimate adventure playground as the UK's first urban adventure race, The Rat Race Volvo Urban Adventure, rocked the Scottish capital

As one of the five events in the British Adventure Racing Championships series the experienced teams were out in force aiming to beat Saab Salomon Orange the current champions and claim top spot on the leader board.
It was not to be, despite a closely fought race the eventual victors were Saab Salomon Orange, with Danish Team, Tschnering, taking second spot, and Team North Face third place. Read on...