The Rat Race 2006

May 17th, 2006

Last year, Edinburgh Parkour was invited by the organisers of The Rat Race Adventure to introduce some of the ideas and concepts from the discipline of Parkour into the Edinburgh Rat Race.

We planned a fun and exiting Parkour inspired challenge for the Mean Streets Saturday evening event, at the new home of Edinburgh Parkour- Bristo Square. The challenge itself was simply an introduction into the type of environment and obstacles commonly used when we practice Parkour. We had the competitors follow a route around the square, climbing, vaulting and jumping over rails and walls in pursuit of several difficult to reach North Face promotional items. We also performed a short demonstration before the race start, where we exhibited some of the skills we’ve learned during our practice of Parkour.

Everyone taking part in the Mean Streets Prologue had a great time and it was so successful, we’ve been invited back to the approaching 2006 Edinburgh Rat Race to plan a new challenge based around Parkour.

This year will be different and we’ll be looking to expand upon the ideas used last year. We’re looking to extend some of the ethos of Parkour to the competitors and instead of being given a set route, they will be given a choice of paths to take and encouraged to take the most efficient and fastest in order to reach their goal.

We’re looking forward to sharing some of ideas behind Parkour with you and very much hope you enjoy the experience.

If you would like to take part in the Edinburgh Rat Race, or even the Bristol/Manchester race then please visit the Rat Race Adventure website at www.ratraceadventure.com.

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