Rat Race Set For London

Here's one for the diary with the news that the Rat Race urban adventure race is coming to London for the first time on 29-30 September 2007 with an epic event promised.

The event village will be in the shadow of Tower Bridge and the course is scheduled to take in some of London's most famous landmarks with some 'quirky' checkpoint locations promised.

To get an idea of what's in store for spectators as well as teams, check out this video of the 2006 Edinburgh Rat Race event. Alongside the actual race there's live music, 'urban sports battles' and ongoing entertainment at the event village.

The proven format will see teams of three racing through the streets of the city using a mix of cycling, running, kayaking and ropework with surprise 'Rat Trap' challenges along the way.

There are two classes you can enter: Adventure Class which takes place over Saturday evening's Prologue and Sunday's all-day main event and will set you back £99 per person.

Or, if you're less serious, Mean Streets is confined to the three-hour Saturday night prologue which will take you through the city street with the aim of accumulating as many checkpoints as possible within the three-hour limit.

Plenty of prizes on offer too with £20k's worth for the main event and £5k for the Mean Streets category. Looks good to us and you can enter online at the Rat Race web site: www.ratraceadventure.com where there's also a promotional video.