Overview
Completed over 1 day – the Saturday; pairs or solos; 105 miles covered; full logistical support; £175 standard price per person.
You need to be at least 18 years old to take part in the event. Please note that if you enter as a pair you MUST stay together throughout the course. If you reach check points separately the results system will automatically rank you as ‘disqualified’.
Racer is designed for those looking to complete the full Scotland Coast to Coast route in a day (Saturday 15th Sept), who are comfortable with covering these sorts of distances in event environments and who may have some experience of multi-sport racing; whether adventure racing, triathlon, long distance running or similar. You can take part as a pair or a solo participant and you will use the same bike throughout.
Is this for me?
Scotland Coast to Coast Racers are under no illusion that the challenge that faces them is stiff. 105 miles of the Highlands completed within a day is no picnic, especially with almost a marathon’s worth of running/ trekking in there, plus short sections of kayaking (no advanced skill required). This is a race, but it’s up to you whether the race is against the clock or against yourself. With cut-offs imposed though in order for you to complete the route in daylight, you won’t be hanging around. You should be a confident biker, both off road and on and be a strong runner too. The race is on.
Route summary and stage lengths
All Scotland Coast to Coast participants will experience the same route. Racers will complete the same route as Challenger participants, with a one-way multi-sport journey over 109 miles from Nairn to Glencoe. You will complete this within a 13 hour period. This racer category is fully supported logistically by the event. You will use the same bike throughout and you will use our kayaks. This means that you can travel light to and from the event. You will need to manage your own footwear transitions. i.e. you may choose to use the same footwear throughout, OR you may choose to use cycling shoes and running shoes, and carry the shoes not in use, in your pack.
The stage lengths are as follows:
- Trek/Run - 7 miles (5 miles off-road)
- Road Cycle - 48 miles
- Mini Kayak & Run - 2 miles max
- Off-Road & Road Cycle - 33 miles (16 miles off-road)
- Trek/Run - 14 miles (12 miles off-road)
- Kayak - 1 mile
- Short run to finish line
- TOTAL JOURNEY - 105 miles
Itinerary
Friday Sep 14th
- Registration 1200 – 2200 (Nairn)
- Bag Drop 1600 - 2200 (at registration)
- Bike Drop open 1200 – 2230 (Cawdor Castle)
Saturday Sep 15th
- Bag Drop 0600 (at registration)
- Briefing 0615 (at the start)
- Start 0630 (Nairn)
- Finish From 1600 – 2000 (Glencoe)
- Post Race Party 2000 – late! (Glencoe)
Kit List
Mandatory Kit:
- Cycle Helmet
- Bicycle
- Full waterproof or windproof body cover
- Warm headgear
- Warm gloves
- Survival bag or blanket
- Basic First Aid Kit
- Whistle
- Additional upper body thermal layer
- Food
- Water
Recommended Kit: Running shoes with good sole grip, cycle shorts, shoes and gloves (for kayaking also), puncture repair kit, bike pump, bike lock, tools and accessories, bike water bottle, small rucksack or bumbag with hydration bladder, sunglasses, sunscreen.
As we get closer to the event we all need to be studying the weather forecast. In the event of bad weather we will announce a more stringent mandatory list, so please pack additional items if you are on a holiday trip prior to arriving at the event.
Having entered an event, and therefore a repeat customer of Rat Race Adventure Sports, you are entitled to 15% off your future purchases during the season across all areas of the Rat Race business. Your confirmation email from your initial purchase will contain a Rat Reward code that you merely enter at check out when buying kit or entering an other event. To shop for kit click here. Or to see the full details of the Rat Reward scheme please click here.
Bike Choices
You will use the same bike throughout your day. This could be a mountain bike, hybrid or cyclo-cross bike. Road bikes are not recommended though they would be possible to use if you add good tyres, good pressures and a dose of skill. The bike choice for this class will become quite a talking point that’s for sure. We do not allow the use of other bikes as we want this category to be as pure as possible and also to not encourage support from others on route outside of the designed transition areas. In the mid-summer we will give more detail on the characteristics of the trails.
Price and what is included
Standard race entry: £175 per person
This includes:
- Professionally managed and staffed course with full safety cover
- Fully way-marked course
- Finisher Photo Memento
- No fee to change participant details until 14 days of the event
- Finishers’ Tee Shirt
- Provision of kayaks, buoyancy aids and paddles for kayak stages
- Transport of participant’s personal kit bag from Start line to Finish line
- Transport of participant’s bike from Fort William transition to Glencoe finish if required
- Light meal at finish line
- Electronic chip timing
- Race commemorative memento
- Race after-party
Standard race entry does not include transport to and from the start or finish areas at Nairn or Glencoe or food during the event.
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