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Rat Race Events 2012

Rat Race Events for 2012
Event Name What's it about? Major Disciplines Distance Specialist kit required Registration Venue Event Postcode
Soldier Challenge - 19th May 2012 Take to the streets in of London in teams for a unique military-styled physical and mental test.

Endurance Event

Team Running and Navigation 10k-ish None Waterloo Station, Central London SE1 8SW
Trailblazer Kent - 12th May 2012 A brilliant and beautiful trail run in one of the country’s key forest conservation areas, plus an event base laden with activities for the family to enjoy.

Adventure Run

Off-road Running 10k None Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest
Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, nr Cranbrook, Kent
TN17 2SJ
Trailblazer Forest of Dean - 26th May 2012 A breathtaking run through one of the country’s oldest broadleaf forests, and a premium event village in an historic location makes a great family day.

Adventure Run

Off-road Running 10k None The Speech House Hotel
Coleford,
Gloucestershire,
GL16 7EL
Trailblazer Clumber Park - 9th June 2012 Picturesque running in the heart of the English landscape, with an event centre in a National Trust estate to keep the family entertained all day.

Adventure Run

Off-road Running 10k None Clumber Park,
Worksop,
Nottinghamshire
S80 3AZ
Event Name What's it about? Major disciplines Distance Specialist kit required Registration Venue Event Postcode
The Wall - 23rd/24th June 2012 Get ready for the UK’s most iconic Ultra-Marathon. Run or walk 65 miles between Carlisle Castle and Newcastle Gateshead Quayside over 1 or 2 days through Hadrian’s Wall Country.

Endurance Event

Ultra-running 69 miles (TBC) None Carlisle Castle, Cumbria CA3 8UR
Rat Race Basecamp - 6th to 7th July 12 Over the course of the weekend BASECAMP will offer you the option to run or ride, listen to some absolutely stonking live music and enjoy our beer tent, funfair and the rest. That’s not forgetting the Rat Race Store of course, crammed full of shiny stuff from bags to bikes; racks to ropes. Then pitch you tent in the BASECAMP village and enjoy a night or two under the stars…

Event

Trail Run
Sportive
Rat Race Festival
5k
50k
Bike
Tent
Graves Park, Sheffield S8 8LL
River Rat Race Stockton - August 2012 <strong>(TBC) A whole new chapter of Urban Adventure set against backdrop of the mighty River Tees.

Adventure Run

Road, off-road and swimming (optional) 10k None Riverside Car Park, Bishop Street, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1TE
Scotland Coast to Coast - 15th/16th September 2012 The definitive multi-sport journey of the British Isles. Cross Scotland by bike, foot and boat on a truly iconic route that spans over 100 miles.

Endurance Event

Off road running, multi terrain biking, kayaking Bike 60 miles,
Run 30 miles, Kayak 2 miles
Bike Nairn Community Centre, Inverness-shire IV12 4BQ
Event Name What's it about? Major disciplines Distance Specialist kit required Registration Venue Event Postcode
Men's Health Survival of the Fittest Cardiff - 7th October 2012 Pit your wits against 1000s of fellow "Survival" competitors in a test of stamina, grit, speed and guts. The UK's toughest obstacle course? Maybe. The UK's most action-packed run? Maybe. The must to-do events of 2012? Definitely.

Adventure Run

Off and on road running, obstacles 10k None Roald Dahl Plas, Nr Millenium Centre, Cardiff CF10 5AL
Men's Health Survival of the Fittest Nottingham - 13th October 2012 Pit your wits against 1000s of fellow "Survival" competitors in a test of stamina, grit, speed and guts. The UK's toughest obstacle course? Maybe. The UK's most action-packed run? Maybe. The must to-do events of 2012? Definitely.

Adventure Run

Off and on road running, obstacles 10k None Victoria Embankment, Nottingham NG2 7JY
Men's Health Survival of the Fittest Edinburgh - 21st October 2012 Pit your wits against 1000s of fellow "Survival" competitors in a test of stamina, grit, speed and guts. The UK's toughest obstacle course? Maybe. The UK's most action-packed run? Maybe. The must to-do events of 2012? Definitely.

Adventure Run

Off and on road running, obstacles 10k None Ross Band Stand, Princess Street Gardens, Edinburgh EH2 2HG
Men's Health Survival of the Fittest London - November 2012 - 17th November 2012 Pit your wits against 1000s of fellow "Survival" competitors in a test of stamina, grit, speed and guts. The UK's toughest obstacle course? Maybe. The UK's most action-packed run? Maybe. The must to-do events of 2012? Definitely.

Adventure Run

Off and on road running, obstacles 10k None Battersea Power Station, Central London SW8 5BP


Rat Race Events for 2013
Event Name What's it about? Major Disciplines Distance Specialist kit required Registration Venue Event Postcode
Legends of Sherwood - 3rd March 2012 Become an outlaw for the evening and join us on a running adventure deep within Sherwood Forest, into the night.

Part of the Notorious Night Run series.

Adventure Run

Adventure running with obstacles, off road, and sometimes off trail.

The 10k event includes night running.
5k-ish and 10k (and the rest) options Headtorch required for the 10k.

Trail shoes recommended for both 5k and 10k events.
Sherwood Pines, Old Clipstone, Mansfield, Notts NG21 9JL
Yorkshire Terrier - 10th March 2012 Our newest addition to the Notorious series comes from the centre of the World as we know it – Yorkshire. Don thy flat cap and bathe yourself in glory at the Yorkshire Terrier – our muckiest romp yet.

Part of the Notorious Night Run series.

Adventure Run

Adventure running with obstacles, off road, and sometimes off trail.

The 10k event includes night running.
5k-ish and 10k (and the rest) options Headtorch required for the 10k.

Trail shoes recommended for both 5k and 10k events.
Newburgh Priory, Newburgh, Coxwold, York, North Yorkshire YO61 4AS
The Mighty Deerstalker - 17th March 2012 A turbo-charged rollercoaster of a race...in tweed. In the flagship event of the Notorious Night Runs series, you'll pit yourself against the breathtaking landscape of the Tweed Valley.

Part of the Notorious Night Run series.

Adventure Run

Adventure running with obstacles, off road, and sometimes off trail.

The 10k event includes night running.
5k-ish and 10k (and the rest) options Headtorch required for the 10k.

Trail shoes recommended for both 5k and 10k events.
Traquiar House, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders EH44 6PW
Horseplay - 24th March 2012 “We came, we saw, we cantered”. Enjoy a right royal romp through a beautiful equestrian estate in the Thames Valley.

Part of the Notorious Night Run series.

Adventure Run

Adventure running with obstacles, off road, and sometimes off trail.

The 10k event includes night running.
5k-ish and 10k (and the rest) options Headtorch required for the 10k.

Trail shoes recommended for both 5k and 10k events.
Hambleden Estate, Fawley, Buckinghamshire RG9 3AP