The River Rat Race

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Date
16 Aug 2024

Location

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

Rat Race Adventure Sports are holding this event in partnership with the charity Shelter and £10 from every entry will go to Shelter to help people across the country struggling with homelessness.

What’s it all about?

The race will start inside The ExCel London with participants facing a number 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 enter the Thames via a low jump which will be followed by a short swim and then an energy sapping, thigh deep wade on to the 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.

You can enter as an individual, or as a team of 5, or 10. Entry for individuals costs £70, £70 for a team of 5, and £65 for a team of 10. (Entry is per person).

How to enter…

It sounds like a real challenge with a difference, (and there’s also the promise of chocolate at the finish line!), so if you want to take part in the UK’s first ever aquatic obstacle race, sign up here: www.londonriverratrace.com

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