March 20th 2027
FALLOUT 5: M.A.D
"YOu now have 12 hours to reach minimum safe distance"
All four 2027 Beyond Marathon events (Apocalypse, Fallout, Gritstone, Escape from Meriden) go on sale on November 20th 2026 at midday. We expect them all to sell quickly. Be ready.
It's 10am, March 20st 2027. You work at a secret, reactivated atomic energy research facility near Harwell in Oxfordshire. Suddenly the siren sounds. It is the sum of all fears. There has been an accident. Yes another one, the same happened for the last three years; we are starting to suspect sabotage or incompetance at this stage!
Radioactive material has been released! It is deadly, travelling for 40 miles in all directions. It will take around 12 hours for the fallout to spread that far (approx 3.5 mph), getting bigger minute by minute, extinguishing all life in all directions within the growing radius of cloud-expansion.
You just have time to swallow your iodine pill, giving you 30 minutes to clear the complex and immediate area before the fallout cloud starts to spread, it will expand in real time on the TrackTrail® tracking map. Run or walk in any direction you like, but you'll need to stay ahead of the ever-expanding cloud or become contaminated. Will you reach minimum safe distance and survive, or be consumed by the cloud, fall sick and die later?
In 2026 nuclear war broke out. The war continues in 2027. We have concern for Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). We expect intelligence reports of new additional "contamination zones" that must be avoided. To make things worse, the enemy state is launching missiles; both conventional as well as tactical battlefield nukes. These could create small, short-term or long-term zones that must be avoided. Intelligence updates sent mid-event could mean you have to tweak your planned escape routes to bypass small no-go zones. In 2027 we expect more nukes, more destruction.
T+3 hours
Abingdon and Pangbourne are vaporized
T+6 Hours
Swindon, Marlborough, Reading, Oxford, Basingstoke are destroyed
T+12 Hours
Winchester, Chippenhan, Guildford, Watford, Banbury, Cirencester are lost
If you have escaped the fallout for 12 hours you have reached 'minimum safe distance. You'll survive, at least for a few more years...
However, the cloud will continue to expand and if you want to live a long, full life, you can keep running until you are the Last One Standing.....
T+ 24 Hours
London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Cambridge, Brighton are contaminated
Harwell Atomic
Employee Perks
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Warm place of work
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Annual radiation test perfomed on arrival
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Work your shift solo or in pairs
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GPS tracker hire from Track Trail®
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Refreshments at HQ
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Entertaining safety briefing complete wth pyros :)
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Free 'iodine' stylee pills
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Optional: Medal based on performance
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Vaporised (caught by atomic cloud). You can still carry on to your destination - you do not have to stop if the cloud catches you
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Survivor (reach 40+ miles as the crow flies in 12 hours)
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Optional: White hazmat-style suit
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Once you leave the premises there is no support from your employer
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Distance from epicentre will be ranked
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Special award for Last One Standing! No time limit for LOS, keep going until the cloud gets you!
Registration is from 8am at Blewbury Village Hall (5 miles from Didcot railway station)
Entry Policy:
No refunds, deferrals, or transfers to other events. These include; lack of training, I totally forgot about the event, your emails went to my spam box, general laziness, sickness, death by radiation leak, or vaporization. Refunds only given if we cancel the event.
You may transfer your place within the event to someone else you choose, up to 1 week before the event, by arranging a private transfer of funds between you, then email to us the new name and email address and will will make the transfer.
Cost:
Only £38 solo or £36 each for pairs!
Optional medal £7.50 (2 variants - survivor or vaporised!)
Optional white jumpsuit £5.25
