Quick Facts

BRISTOL RAT RACE

What: The Rat Race Bristol Urban Adventure - Adventure pursuits on the streets of Bristol!
Where: The City of Bristol. Event Village at Lloyds TSB Amphitheatre, Bristol Floating Harbour
Date: June 14/15th 2008
Duration
Mean Streets Class: 3 hours maximum on Saturday Evening. Typically 5-8pm
Adventure Class: 3 hours maximum on Saturday, as above. 6 hours minimum on Sunday. Typical start time for Sunday 0730
Disciplines: Running/ walking, Biking, Kayaking, Rope-related pursuits, Parkour, Orienteering, Secret sections
Length of Course: Saturday 15km max (you do as much as you can in the 3 hour time limit, at your own pace). Sunday 60km max – most of which is on bikes
Team Composition: 3 team members, mixed sex teams. BUT we will also allow single sex teams to race; these teams will NOT be able to win the event outright however.
Competitor Age: The minimum age for all competitors (Adventure & Mean Streets Class) is 16
Team Limit: 200 teams in the event between both classes
Support Crew: None allowed during race periods in any class
Who can enter: Anyone who is fit or who enjoys a challenge can enter
Entry Fee: Please see pricing breakdown in Entry Fee section (Early Bird discounts available)
Entry Method: Download, print and post online entry form and send a cheque or complete the form online and pay by credit card/debit card
Entry Closes: When Full - event sold out last year and we advise entering as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

CITY FACTS

Population: 550 000 inhabitants
Highest point: Camera Obscura, Observatory, Bristol Downs
Oldest place: Bristol Cathedral
Hottest bars: Stroll the waterfront bars or be a lounge lizard at plush city centre drinking holes; or pop into Apple for a choice from 1 of 40 original ciders and parries! This is a part of the world who take their apples very seriously indeed!
Café culture: Park Street, Boston Tea Party
Restaurants: Clifton Village
Read a book: On the Downs
While away the time: In Clifton Village
Get green at: City Farm, St Werburghs
Get active at: St Werburghs Climbing Centre, Touch Rugby on the Downs, cycling through the Mendips or down the Avon Gorge
Coolest things to see: Clifton Suspension Bridge; Camera Obscura; IMAX; Imaginarium; take a hot air balloon ride; @Bristol Centre; SS Great Britain
Architectural superlatives: Clifton Suspension Bridge; SS Great Britain; Wills Memorial Building; Lloyds TSB Building; Temple Meads Station; Council House, College Green
Most radical things to do: kayak in the harbour, rock climb in the Avon Gorge, mountain bike in Ashton Court . Or do them all by doing the Rat Race!
Wildest nearby coastline: Somerset coast, including Sand Bay and Weston-Super-Mare
Wildest nearby hills: Bristol is the gateway to the rugged South West with Dartmoor and Exmoor on the door-step. The mountains of South Wales and the Brecon Beacons are within an hour’s drive to the north. Closer to home the Mendips are visible from all over the South and West of the city. Bristol itself isnt exactly flat either!
Nearby attractions: Cheddar Gorge; City of Bath; Historic Wells; Wye Valley