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Adrenalin Rush is the adventure racing show that I present for Channel 4. Adventure racing is a combination of two or more disciplines, including orienteering and navigation, cross country running, mountain biking, paddling and climbing. For full details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_racing.

Most of the people who take part are close to crazy as they often go for days on very little sleep, with just high energy snacks to get them through often torturous physical activity.
The show is produced by the hugely talented guys at Dream Team Television; who aren't dissimilar to the competitors, in that they are like little energiser bunnies; they never seem to require sleep, or even breaks in filming. Food on the other hand - they always want.

We have a great time travelling all over the world with the series, and seeing all the mad things people just like you and me (well OK not just like us) are prepared to do for 'fun'.
We kicked off filming the new series up in Scotland at the end of April with the Drambuie Pursuit www.drambuiepursuit.com it involved corporate teams doing all sorts of mental and physical challenges - not least to drink copious amounts of Drambuie at the end of the race. I'll keep you updated throughout the series; after all with these mad men and women (all entirely fearless) there are bound to be a few stories.

Click here to read Natalie’s Adrenalin Rush blog throughout the series

Click here to see the Adrenalin Rush tv trailer.


Broadcast Dates for Adrenalin Rush Series on Channel 4:
Episode Duration Date Time
Drambuie Pursuit 30 mins 24th Jun 8.00 am
Adventure Racing World Championships 60 mins 15th Jul 8.00 am
Microsoft UK Challenge 30 mins 5th Aug 8.30 am
Power Bar Three Peaks Yacht Race 60 mins 9th Sep 8.00 am
Edinburgh Rat Race 30 mins 30 Sep 8.30 am
Cisco Euro, Donegal Bay 30 mins 14th Oct 8.30 am
The BG US Challenge 30 mins 11th Nov 8.00 am
Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge 30 mins 25th Dec TBC
World Team Challenge, Nice 30 mins 31st Dec TBC
Parapenting in the French Alps 
After my bona fide Loch Ness sighting (photo by IAN ROXBURGH/DRAMBUIE PURSUIT 2007) 
At the Drambuie Pursuit for C4's Adrenalin Rush - Scottish Highlands - April 2007 (photo by IAN ROXBURGH/DRAMBUIE PURSUIT 2007) 
Filming down by the loch edge whilst the competitors raced around in Zap Cats for the Drambuie Pursuit in the Scottish Highlands - April 2007 (photo by IAN ROXBURGH/DRAMBUIE PURSUIT 2007) 
Filming in front of Ben Nevis for the Powerbar Three Peaks Yacht Race 
Microsoft Challenge - preparing for the construction stage 
Powerbar Three Peaks Yacht Race from L-R Phil Annett from Powerbar, Nat, Iconic Welshman Max Boyce MBE, Zibi Szuflick also from Powerbar 
Me with the lovely Justine Camerawoman extraordinaire - she's off kayaking round the Arctic now - as you do 
The start of the Three Peaks Yacht race 
Its a continuous race over about four days - so you have to get the kip in whenever you can 
The winning team - Vlad the Impaler - cross the finish line in the middle of the night 
Filming in front of Ben Nevis 
Parapenting in the French Alps 
Parapenting in the French Alps