TRURO RUNNING CLUB’S 
BROWN WILLY RUN

Under UK Athletics Rules SEAA Multi-Terrain Permit

New Year's Day

11:00 a.m. on 1st January 2010

at the Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Bodmin Moor (Just off A30)

 

The Brown Willy Run will start from the Jamaica Inn at 11.00 on New year's Day, regardless of the weather. Apart from being great fun, it's also the perfect post-party hangover cure!  For the uninitiated, it's a moorland run of about 6 Cornish miles, with a scramble up and down Brown Willy in the middle.

There is no registration as such – but everyone is required to enter their name and an emergency contact ‘phone number on the coloured sheets provided. Please remember which colour sheet you use and No.

There are no race numbers, times or results, apart from first male and first female. There's no entry fee either, but there will be a memento for all runners. All we ask is that runners sign in before they set off, and sign out when they get back, so that we don't have to send out the Cornwall Search and Rescue team to look for stragglers. As a thank you to Cornwall Search and Rescue, and also to help the British Heart Foundation, runners are invited to make a generous donation in our collection box for these two worthy causes.

Please use the main car park at the Jamaica Inn. There is a large overflow car park adjacent.

 The course is approximately 6 miles long and includes the summit of Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall. This is a very testing run – the severity will depend largely on the weather both up to and including the day. Usually lots of lovely mud. We recommend good, grippy shoes.

 

Upon finishing everyone must remember to sign against their name on the coloured sheets to confirm their return. We don’t want search parties out till Easter looking for you.

The bar and restaurant are open at the Jamaica Inn. Morning coffee, snacks and full lunches available.

The facilities are limited. There are ladies and gents wc’s but NO showers or changing rooms. Be Brave – just strip off in the car park. The rain will wash you and the wind will dry you in no time.

 

FINAL NOTE

The Brown Willy Run is NOT a race. However, being first to the summit and back is usually hotly contested. Remember always that your health and safety is the most important thing. Take care of yourself and your fellow runners. The emphasis is on a no formalities social run in an unique environment. Good fun and good company to start the New Year.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are permitted to have access to the land by the kindness of the landowner, the Commoners and the tenant farmers. Please be respectful of this consideration so that we can continue to Benefit in the future. We are also grateful to the St. John personnel who will be in attendance.

 

We look forward to your company and hope you enjoy your day. Contact Richard Willson on 01726 883460 for further information.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2010

The 2010 Brown Willy Run will start from Jamaica Inn at 11.00 on New Year's Day, organised by Truro Running Club. It remains the definitive hangover cure!
 
Entries are only accepted on the day. Entry is free, but we do ask you to consider making a generous charitable donation in our collection box. Money raised will be split between the Cornwall Search and Rescue Team, who will be out on the moor looking after us on the day, and Cornwall Hospice Care.
 
Please sign in between 09.30 and 11.00, and sign out when you've finished, so that we don't end up sending a rescue party out to look for you.
 
The Brown Willy is an informal 7 mile run, not a race, so there are no race numbers and no official results. However, a great atmosphere is guaranteed. It's mostly off road, with some challenging gradients and difficult conditions under foot, so trail shoes are your safest option. If it isn't freezing, it will most likely be raining or windy. If you're lucky you might get all three. Come appropriately clothed, and BE CAREFUL!
 
Please bear in mind that this is a run, not a stroll. Marshals will start to with draw from the summit of Brown Willy after about an hour, clearing the course after just over 2 hours. This should be achievable by anyone capable of a modest jog-walk pace.
 
Please treat the moor with respect. Please take litter home. Anyone running with a dog should keep it on a lead, as there may be livestock out. When you get back to Jamaica Inn, please show your thanks to our generous hosts by taking off muddy kit before coming in to enjoy a restorative tipple by the crackling log fire in the bar, where you can exchange reminiscences with fellow runners.
 
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, which is bound to get off to a perfect start if you join us on the Brown Willy Run.