After sweeping through Bristol a few month’s back, we then followed the Rat Race Urban Adventure series to the next leg of the trip in Scotland’s mighty capital: Edinburgh. The sun was shining, the athletes were primed, and as always Teva’s UK team were on hand to provide the tired competitors with a place to get their feet up and relax after a long day on the streets.
As with Bristol, the Rat’s were given a map and a list of 25 checkpoints one hour before the event began and it was up to them to complete as many of the checkpoints as possible within the two and a half hour race. Some of the more enthusiastic Rat’s even got their heads shaved in order to complete checkpoints! For the more reserved competitors, it was a combination of cycling, abseiling running and kayaking that got them to the finish line after their 25km run.
The event village was in a superb location directly below castle rock where “the clan” bike team, and Red Bull’s Pro Athlete Danny Macaskill turned up to give the crowds a fantastic trials bike show.

With a large amount of seating positioned right next to the Teva slippery wall and finish line; spectators were given an awesome show of Rat’s attempting to climb up and finish. With the 8ft high wall being kept nice and slippery using baby oil, this was no easy task!
The finale of this fantastic urban adventure commences in London, next to Tower Bridge on September 25th and runs over the whole weekend. Teva UK will be there along with our “Chillout tent” so please stop by, have a seat and maybe grab yourself some Teva goodies!
See you all there!!
Text & Pictures courtesy of Duncan Moodie, AMG Footwear Group
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