You may know Rat Race as the team that brought you Survival of the Fittest, The Mighty Deerstalker and the Runner’s World Trailblazer series , but now they're going big - really big, the biggest in fact!
The Rat Race Dirty Weekend is designed to be the biggest obstacle race on the planet; the 20 mile course is set in the grounds of Burghley House, an Elizabethan stately home with all the grandeur to match this epic event. 20 themed zones make the course as varied as it is massive - with ev...
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Adventure Racing
on 25 Mar at 12:00 AM
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You may have missed out Monday Inspiration from Christmas Eve, the awesome Noah Galloway! This week we're celebrating some of Noah's brothers-in-arms - Team X.T.R.E.M.E.
Team X.T.R.E.M.E was set up in 2009 as foundation to raise awareness and support for wounded soldiers. Team X.T.R.E.M.E stands aims to Train, Rehabilitate, Empower, Motivate and Endure - wounded soldiers are brought together again through team work and endurance events. The disabilities within Team X.T.R.E.M.E range from me...
Posted by Cags R
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on 11 Feb at 12:00 AM
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Top sporting achievement:
It has to be completing my first Half Marathon. Didn’t break any land speed records, but given I have only been running (or doing anything really) for under a year and couldn’t mobilise unaided for several years as a child, it is my proudest moment, although completing Tough Mudder and the Spartan Beast were also highlights that I’ll never forget (unless the electric shocks do anything to my long term memory).
Goals for the year ahead:
I turned 40 this month and w...
Posted by Stephen M
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Adventure Racing, Running
on 29 Jan at 12:00 AM
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7 years ago today, Noah Galloway awoke in hospital after an Improvised Explosive Device attack in Yusafiah, Iraq. It had been his second tour serving in the 1st of the 502nd Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
When Noah woke up after the IED attack, he discovered he had lost his left arm above the elbow and his left leg above the knee. Now retired from the army, Noah does everything he can to prove to himself and others how someone who is considered disabl...
Posted by Cags R
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Adventure Racing
on 24 Dec 2012 at 12:00 AM
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You've taken on some amazing Challenges this year, which are you most proud of?
I think the challenge that I most proud of was the 8-minute wall squat. I had a hard time doing a few minutes while doing p90x, so I couldn't imagine doing it for 8 minutes. So I set out for my goal and I actually did it. I was so proud of myself that I was telling all of my friends, etc. Then the next day, my 9 year old did it and later that day my 11 year old did it. At least I had a little time to bask in m...
Posted by Dana J
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Triathlon, Adventure Racing, Fitness & Training
on 13 Dec 2012 at 12:00 AM
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