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Last Updated: 2 May 2017 13:56
The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh (UTE), a new 50km (approx. 31 miles) running tour of Scotland’s capital city, being staged on Sunday 22 October by Rat Race Adventure Sports, has been announced.
Jim Mee, who set up Rat Race Adventure Sports in Edinburgh in 2004 and has subsequently grown the firm into the UK’s largest operator of mass participation, wilderness adventure challenges, said: “We are looking for around 500 runners to take up the challenge of the inaugural ‘Ultra Tour.’ This is a fully waymarked journey through the city streets and outlying countryside that includes historic urban landscapes and evocative landmarks, parklands, hills, rivers, cycleways, foot paths, canals and coastal waters. It truly is a tour-de-force of Edinburgh sightseeing, all wrapped up into an achievable but challenging Ultra Run event format.”
Whilst being both challenging and completely engaging running The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh will also give both visitors and residents an alternative and all encompassing impression of Edinburgh in just a few hours, the perfect urban adventure in just one day.
From a Braveheart style start down the Royal Mile, the mixed terrain route takes runners through the streets and alleyways of the city centre, onto hills, up crags and past monuments, museums, seats of Royalty and Government; from the occasional sojourn totally off road to enjoy the hill top views of the Pentland Hills to the harbours of Leith. From there runners will head to the New Town and on to the finish at Murrayfield Stadium, home to Scottish Rugby.
The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh, an open participatory event, is an achievable step up from a marathon into ultra-running territory, as well as for those who are graduating from 10 mile, half marathon or multisport events. However being an Edinburgh event the route includes 3000 feet of tough ascent and descent. The majority who have prepared well and put in the training miles should do very well, completing the course in the 10 hours allowed.
Runners will also be well supported during the run. There will be three pit stops on the route offering a variety of sweets, food and drinks at each. Toilets will also be available. Kit bag return, showers and a hot meal will be available to all finishers, as well as a bar for that well-earned post event drink at the event’s finishline at Murrayfield Stadium.
The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh also provides a perfect opportunity for spectators and supporters to take on this special tour of Edinburgh as they follow the runners round. They will be able to visit some of the key tourist sites and attractions on the route in between cheering their participating friends and family on their way. Organisers will look to provide guidance on travel times between the main spectator points and pit stop locations and how long runners are expected to take between each.
For The Ultra Tour of Edinburgh Rat Race Adventure Sports have partnered with Children with Cancer UK, the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer - www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk Rat Race aim to raise £1 million for the charity over 3 years and are already over half way to that target.
More information and entries here - ratrace.com/ute
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