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From our One Million Challenge to sponsored charity challenges, there's a wide variety of events and adventures for you to join and help keep you motivated to achieve your goal!
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Explore types of challenges below or scroll down for featured and extreme challenges.
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Featured challenges
Explore what's hot in the world of challenge events and adventures.
- 6 nights from £4,850
Rat Race | Iceland Coast to Coast
A unique 400km expedition from north to south across the full gambit of Iceland's magical and surreal interior featuring a full hike of The Laugavegur Trail, mountain biking and packrafting.
- 30 miles hiking
- 201 miles mountain biking
- 25 miles kayaking
- Sat 5 Jul
- £50
Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim
Join hundreds of other swimmers and take on an epic 1.4 mile open water swim from Boscombe Pier to Bournemouth Pier. With every stroke, you’ll be powering lifesaving research.
- 1.4 miles sea swimming
- Sun 10 - Thu 14 Aug
- £3,500
ITERA Adventure Race
Adventure for teams of 4 in the spectacular, remote and challenging Highlands of Scotland on a life-changing quest through unique and historic landscapes of forests, mountains, rivers, sea and lochs!
- 5 days multi terrain running
- 5 days mountain biking
- 5 days kayaking
- 4 nights from £785
14 Peaks Experience
The 14 Peaks is a famous 24-hour challenge that only the toughest and bravest (or craziest?!) undertake! Savour the hiking adventure by tackling it over 3 days with expert guides to lead the way.
- 3 days hiking
- Sat 13 - Sun 14 Sep
- 2 nights from £309-£369
Rat Race | Scotland Coast to Coast
Run, ride and kayak 100 miles across the Scottish Highlands, experiencing all the beauty and brilliance that this dramatic country has to offer in an epic multi-activity journey.
- 21 miles trail running
- 78 miles mountain biking
- 1 mile kayaking
- 4 nights from £1,975
Rat Race | Hebrides Tip to Toe
A multi-sport crossing of the entire island chain of the Outer Hebrides on bike, foot and boat from north to south covering 150 miles and supported all the way.
- 109 miles road cycling
- 9 miles trail running
- 15 miles kayaking
- Sat 6 Sep
- £240-£260
THE ROC ENGLAND
Face up to the mountain in one of Europe's most inspiring locations. From Windermere to Coniston to summit England's highest mountain, if you love a tough and rewarding challenge - you'll thrive.
- 1.5 km lake swimming
- 92 km road cycling
- 18.5 km multi terrain running
- Thu 11 - Sun 14 Sep
- £250-£1,250
Run2Paris
A team of 5. A half marathon every day for 4 days. You have just Run2Paris! This is your next great running adventure where you'll camp under the stars on a road trip like no other.
- 4 days multi terrain running
- Fri 19 - Sun 21 Sep
- £75-£300
Trailwalker
Are you Trailwalker strong? As a team of four, trek 100km non-stop across the South Downs in under 30 hours.
- 100 km trekking
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Race 101: the 13 Valleys Ultra
Introducing the 13 Valleys Ultra plus the event's shorter distance options, helping you to push your limits and get involved!
- 35 nights from £9,500
Rat Race | Run Britannia
On foot from Lands End to John O'Groats over a stunning, fully supported, 1000 miles spanning the entire length of this great nation on a bespoke route taking in Britain's most beautiful trails.
- 35 days multi terrain running
Extreme Challenges
Feeling super-fit or super-daring? These are for you...
- Thu 4 Sep
- £60-£2,000
8 Hour Challenge
Britain's best-loved motor racing circuit waves the chequered flag to cyclists as they test physical and mental resolve on a unique, multi-lap challenge, featuring pitstops and massage.
- 8 hrs track cycling
- Fri 13 - Sun 15 Jun
- £98
- Entries close soon
Great North Swim | 10K
Swim the official open water Olympic distance at the Great North Swim Weekend - the UKs biggest open water swim event.
- 10 km lake swimming
- 1 day from £30-£80
Zip the Cow
Zip slide from the top of the Cow, at the Cow and Calf rocks above Ilkley on 26th or 27th July, at speeds up to 35 miles an hour with spectacular views of Wharfedale, for Sue Ryder's expert care.
- 885 ft abseiling
- Sun 8 - Fri 13 Feb 2026
- 5 nights from £3,395-£3,820
Finland Arctic Challenge
Push your limits with ice running, snowshoeing, skiing, fat-biking on snowy trails and husky-dog sledding. Based out of wilderness cabins, you will experience Lapland in the most authentic way!
- 1 day trail running
- 1 day snowshoeing
- 1 day nordic skiing
- 1 day mountain biking
- 1 day dog sledding
- 1 night from £315-£325
Rat Race | Ultra Tour of Arran
A multi-day ultrarunning adventure on this beautiful Scottish island. The Ultra Tour of Arran brought to you by Rat Race is a 2-day ultramarathon including a summit of Goatfell mountain.
- 2 days multi terrain running
- 3 nights from £1,295
Rat Race | The Crossing
Tackle 200 gnarly miles of some of the UK's finest mountain biking on tracks and trails through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire Moors from coast to coast.
- 3 days mountain biking + 16300 ft ascent
- 35 nights from £9,500
Rat Race | Run Britannia
On foot from Lands End to John O'Groats over a stunning, fully supported, 1000 miles spanning the entire length of this great nation on a bespoke route taking in Britain's most beautiful trails.
- 35 days multi terrain running
- Sat 13 - Sun 14 Sep
- 2 nights from £309-£369
Rat Race | Scotland Coast to Coast
Run, ride and kayak 100 miles across the Scottish Highlands, experiencing all the beauty and brilliance that this dramatic country has to offer in an epic multi-activity journey.
- 21 miles trail running
- 78 miles mountain biking
- 1 mile kayaking
- 4 nights from £1,975
Rat Race | Hebrides Tip to Toe
A multi-sport crossing of the entire island chain of the Outer Hebrides on bike, foot and boat from north to south covering 150 miles and supported all the way.
- 109 miles road cycling
- 9 miles trail running
- 15 miles kayaking
- 7 nights from £2,500
Rat Race | The Isles Ultra
A breathtaking foot traverse of the entire chain of the Outer Hebrides from south to north through the most superlative coastlines, beaches, hillsides, sea and inland loch and river terrain in the UK.
- 185 miles multi terrain running
- 3 nights from £1,500
Rat Race | Santorini Circuit
A spectacular 60km circuit of the entire volcanic rim of the world-famous 'sunken caldera' of Santorini by foot and kayak in one day of adventure starting at sunrise.
- 9 miles sea kayaking
- 28 miles trail running
- 5 nights from £2,100
Rat Race | Croatia Multisport
A stunning 100-mile island-hopping adventure in the Adriatic Sea from the tip of Korcula to the ancient city of Dubrovnik - on foot, standup paddleboard, kayak and bike.
- 39 miles trail running
- 2 miles sup
- 22 miles sea kayaking
- 41 miles mountain biking
- 9 nights from £4,000
Rat Race | Dominica Toe to Tip
Embrace the Waitukubuli National Trail which snakes its way up and down the island on an amazing tropical running/trekking adventure through the jungle from the south of the island to the north.
- 80 miles multi terrain running
- 9 nights from £4,350
Rat Race | Guatemala Sea to Summit
Journey to the highest point of Central America through the jungle on bike and foot, across a land forged by the fire of volcanoes past and present.
- 107 miles mountain biking
- 34 miles trail running
- 6 nights from £4,850
Rat Race | Iceland Coast to Coast
A unique 400km expedition from north to south across the full gambit of Iceland's magical and surreal interior featuring a full hike of The Laugavegur Trail, mountain biking and packrafting.
- 30 miles hiking
- 201 miles mountain biking
- 25 miles kayaking
- 3 nights from £1,500
Rat Race | The Maltese Falcon
Cross all three of the Maltese Islands in one day on a running, kayaking and cycling adventure from west to east across Gozo, Comino and Malta to a glorious 5 star finish location.
- 10.6 miles trail running
- 4 miles kayaking
- 35 miles mountain biking
- 7 nights from £4,250
Rat Race | Mongol 100
A stunning adventure 100 miles across a frozen lake in Outer Mongolia. Run, bike or skate across Lake Khovsgol on this fully supported, culturally immersive bucket-list trip.
- 100 miles trekking
- Sat 14 - Wed 25 Mar 2026
- 10 nights from £4,250
Rat Race | Panama Coast to Coast
A stunning but seriously tough jungle journey across Central America from ocean to ocean following a brilliant bio-diverse route on foot and by packraft.
- 100 miles trail running
- 25 miles kayaking
- 8 nights from £4,750
Rat Race | Patagonia Glacier to Glacier
An extraordinary, bucket-list adventure in a wild and alluring dream destination on foot, by bike and kayak taking in some of the most incredible trails anywhere on the planet.
- 43.5 miles trail running
- 160 miles mountain biking
- 28 miles kayaking
- Sun 1 - Sun 8 Nov 2026
- 7 nights from £4,250
Rat Race | Race to the Wreck
Fat bike and trek 300km across the Namib desert to the Skeleton Coast on an exclusive route to reach the Eduard Bohlen, the most famous landlocked shipwreck in the world.
- 124 miles multi terrain running
- 62 miles mountain biking
- 4 nights from £3,400
Rat Race | Arctic Circle
Ski, snowshoe and fatbike over three stages in Finland on this Arctic Circle adventure journey including a wilderness camp under the northern lights.
- 19 miles mountain biking
- 13 miles nordic skiing
- 13 miles snowshoeing
- 7 nights from £4,750
Rat Race | Exuma Traverse
A once in a lifetime kayak adventure in the Bahamas where you'll discover secret beaches and enjoy sun-drenched days on the water on an incredible journey.
- 10 miles trail running
- 36.6 miles mountain biking
- 93 miles kayaking
- Wed 3 - Mon 15 Feb 2027
- 11 nights from £4,950
Rat Race | Trans Andean Coast to Coast
Cross the entire continent of South America from the Pacific to the Atlantic, from sea level over the dramatic Andes mountain range and back down the other side to speed towards Buenos Aires.
- 1000 miles road cycling