On The Hill, On The Box

Fresh from their unconvincing impersonation of adventure racers during Channel 5's Eco Challenge coverage, the boys from On The Hill magazine now have their sights set on the celebrity big time.

BBC ONE's Tomorrow's World are filming a 45-minute special on the effects of endurance on athletes' bodies, and Team The North Face - featuring Steves Duffy and Watkins, AKA the editorial dept of OTH - have managed to muscle in on the act.

The team spent Sunday filming various mental and physical challenges at Sandhurst with fellow Adrenalin Rush entrants Team Apex. The day culminated in a head-to-head on Sandhurst's legendary assault course - the prize, a day's testing at the British Olympic Medical Centre. In an incredibly close race TNF came from behind - ooh, er, missus - to beat Apex by three seconds.

Yesterday, the team - completed by Keith Byrne and Susan Hunt - were beasted into the ground by the Olympic lab boys to determine their lactate thresholds, max heart rates and general fitness and strength levels, in an attempt to see how science could improve their performance at the Rush, which starts next Monday. The team head up to Scotland this weekend, with the Tomorrow's World crew hot on their heels.

The full episode of Tomorrow's World is due to air at 7pm on August 15th on BBC ONE. In the mean time, stay tuned to OUTDOORSmagic to see how the team get on.

And for more on adventure racing in general, check out the new Adventure Race section in this month's On The Hill.