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Home > Alternative Sport > Turbo-charged tweed in The Mighty Deerstalker

Turbo-charged tweed in The Mighty Deerstalker

By Caroline King - February 27, 2012Posted in : Alternative Sport, Heritage

The Mighty Deerstalker, Traquair House When: 17th March 2012

Where: Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

£: Race entry prices vary

What is it?

A quite outrageous adventure running event with 5km and 10km races through rivers, up mountains and into the night!  Adorned in fancy dress of tweed and tartan runners tackle some crazy obstacles as they race around the pretty countryside that surround Traquair House, Scotland’s oldest inhabited house.

More info: www.ratraceadventure.com and www.traquair.co.uk.

Tagged With: Adventure run, Peeblesshire events, Scotland, Scotland events, The Mighty Deerstalker, Traquair House

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