London’s First Water Obstacle Course

News Release / 21.05.2014

Rat Race Adventure Sports, in partnership with the charity Shelter, are delighted to announce that they will be holding London’s first ever aquatic obstacle course ‘The River Rat Race’ on Saturday 16^th August.

The 10km water course will see participants run, jump, swim, kayak and climb their way around The Docklands in East London. 

Entry to the event starts from £48, with a minimum of £10 from each entry going to Shelter to help people across the country struggling with homelessness with further money going to the charity through the sponsorship funds raised by each participant.

The race will start inside The ExCel London with participants facing a quick fire barrage of obstacles before they head out on to the dockside.  From there, they will run west towards the Emirates Air Line, tackling more obstacles as they go. This short run will provide a good warm-up ahead of the first dip in to the water. Participants will then enter the Royal Victoria Dock via a water jump which will be followed by a short swim and then an energy sapping, thigh deep wade on to an urban beach.

Back on dry land they will then head east with a mixture of jumping, swimming and wading required, before the running kicks in again to lead them on to the kayak section. From here it’s homeward bound, but as it’s a Rat Race event it won’t be that simple… participants will be faced by more challenges and a few surprises before they cross the finish line. This will include the centerpiece obstacle of the event - a towering confidence jump, plummeting them 20 feet into the water below.  

Jim Mee, Rat Race MD and creator of The River Rat Race, said of the upcoming event: “We’re looking forward to showcasing The River Rat Race event in Docklands and are delighted to be teaming up with Shelter to help raise as much money for the charity as possible.” 

For more details on the event see http://www.ratrace.com/events/river-rat-race-london.aspx

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