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You and your fellow rum runners have spent the last few years making contacts and importing only the finest contraband from the far corners of the globe into the county. Using your knowledge of the nooks & crannies of the North & South Cornish coast line to avoid customs, you have stealthily transported it across the bleak Moors to The Jamaica Inn before distributing it within your network of couriers. You’ve made a name for yourself, but at what cost… As you share a late breakfast with your fellow rogues, a rider on horseback gallops into the courtyard, nearly losing its footing on the cobbles, ‘The Preventive Officers are coming’ cries the messenger! The kings men, armed with muskets & blades are descending upon the Inn, intent on holding you to account.
Scoundrels & Bootleggers, grab your essential belongings and take to the hills, lest you end up swinging by the neck at his majesty’s pleasure. No time to saddle the horses, the customs men are bearing down on the Inn, you must flee!!
New for 2024, The Smugglers Bail Out! Escape from the government men descending on The Jamaica Inn and run for your lives.
Two distances to choose from, 4 hour Scoundrel or 8 hour Bootlegger, which are you?
Using public rights of way, with a noon start, get as far away from the Jamaica Inn (as the crow flies) as possible in your allotted time. The top finishers in each distance will gain legendary status and be crowned as the top Rum Runners 2024.
One hour after the set off, a handful of determined preventative men will head off in pursuit..
You will be issued with a GPS tracker linked to a live feed which will be monitored from Race HQ based at the Jamaica Inn. You are not permitted to use any form of transport and must not trespass on private property. (See Rules below). You are allowed a support team & at the end of your allotted time you are responsible for making your own way to your final destination. Anyone ‘Caught’ by the preventative men will be allowed to finish their challenge, but their name will be listed as ‘incarcerated’
This event is in support of East Cornwall Search & Rescue Team with optional donations on entry.
Safety
You be monitored for the duration of the event from Race HQ via GPS tracker. You will be given the number to event control on race day should you require some form of assistance.
Your tracker is fitted with an emergency SOS button, if activated, event control will attempt to contact you and assume you require urgent medical attention.
Runners are encouraged to have a support team where possible.
We have mobile medical cover available for the duration of the event, as the event progresses this may not be accessible at your location.
If you elect to retire or call 999 in an emergency please inform event control as soon as possible.
Kit List – Thes items must be carried with you for the race duration.
-GPS Tracker / link to live feed (Issued at registration)
-Whistle
-Compass
-Hi Vis top / kit bag or reflective aspect / strips for safety
-Survival bag.
-Headtorch
-Lightweight Waterproof top (can be wearing)
-Long trousers / running leggings or tights (can be wearing)
-Hat (can be wearing)
-Chocolate bar or nutrition.
-First Aid Kit (plasters, wipes, tape)
-1 litre of fluid.
-A spare lightweight warm long sleeved top clothing (in a waterproof bag)
-A fully charged working mobile phone with power bank.
-Paper with your name and your NOK mobile number written on it (in a waterproof bag)
-£20 Cash.
Ye Rules
You must not use any form of transport to escape, motorised, manual, living or otherwise.
You must adhere to public rights of way and must not trespass on private property.
You are not permitted to run along the A30 or any other major A road that does not have a pavement.
You must carry the items listed in the essential kit list with you for the duration of the challenge.
You are responsible for your own safety and will take all reasonable precautions to not put yourself in harms way for the duration of the event.
You understand that at the end of the event you are responsible for making your own way home / to your final destination.
You agree to post your GPS tracker back to PGE within 3 working days of the event with the label provided.
Getting ‘caught’ is when a Preventative hunter gets within 100m of your location.
The entrant must remain the same for the duration of the event, you are not permitted to hand your tracker over to another runner.
In the event of any of the rules not being adhered to, the smuggler will be disqualified.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Jamaica Inn, PoGo, Launceston, PL15 7, United Kingdom,Launceston, Cornwall
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