The Amazing Race!
The Amazing Race was a great success which involved the participation of 12 teams! Event details are as follows:
Date: 8th March 2014
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Venue: London!
It was a day filled with excitement and adventure. With a 15 degree high and no sign of rain, the weather was perfect for a day out in London. 12 teams consisting of enthusiastic students from LSE, UCL, Queen Mary and Warwick raced around London in hopes of becoming champions and going home with £100. Everyone gathered at LSE as the starting point. Soon after snacks were given out and instructions of the race were run through, the teams were given their clues and off they went! Some teams fled off not long after reading their clues in an attempt to intimidate their competitors while some took it slow and easy.
This year we had 5 stations with challenges. From eating a concoction of wasabi and tabasco to mapping out stalls within Camden Market and performing a dance routine in Trafalgar Square, the teams faced challenging yet fun activities to achieve their next clue leading them to the next station.
After shedding sweat and some tears, everyone managed to pass the challenges and move on to the rest of the stations.
Alongside the race, teams were given optional challenges to complete which rewarded them time bonuses. Some of these challenges included pole dancing, planking in the tube and spelling out ‘LSE’ with their bodies. Head on to Instagram and search for #lsesumcAR2014 to view some of these pictures and videos for some entertainment!
Once it was clear we were heading to the end of the race, the Game Masters headed to the final stop, Buckingham Palace, awaiting the arrival of the first team which would be named champions of this year’s Amazing Race. The first team arrived at 2.27pm and not long after the rest of the teams started to reach the final stop. Although some participants were out of breath by the time they reached the finish line, they were all beaming with satisfaction (or relief) to have completed this race.
The results of this year’s Amazing Race are as follows:
1st - FAST FIVE
Time taken: 4h 57min + 70 min time bonus
Team members: Low Xiau Fong, Calvin Lim, Germaine Thai, Ho Guang Yi, Ezanie Azman
2nd - UNTOUCHABLES
Time taken: 5h 17min + 50 min time bonus
Team members: Nicholas Liew, Pao Zhi Qing, Eric Tan, Muizz Aziz, Bryan Thor
3rd - THE FIVE GUYS
Time taken: 5h 10min + 35 min time bonus
Team members: Kaelan Ong, Dakshan Krishnamurthy, Zen Foo, Low Jit Shane
A special thank you to our Station Master and Trial Run Volunteers! We couldn’t have done it without you.
More pictures are available on our Facebook page HERE.
By: Stephanie Lim
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