Collas Crill Island Walk is powered by Sure

Wednesday 18 May 2016

Local telecommunications company Sure is supplying mobile connectivity for this year’s Collas Crill Island Walk

Sure is providing mobile WiFi units at each of the walk’s 12 checkpoints around the island which will enable the walkers to digitally check in at each point and have a more accurate record of their completion times.

This is the first year that the walk has used technology from Race Nation to give every walker an identity card that they can use to check in at each checkpoint.

The Collas Crill Island Walk is in its 26^th year in 2016 and comprises the full round island walk of 48 miles, the Lieutenant Governor’s Challenge of 10.9 miles and a relay contest where teams of four people can walk the 48 miles between them.

Collas Crill group Head of Marketing Iain Beresford, said: “The welcome addition of Sure supporting with this technology for the Collas Crill Island Walk enhances the experience for everyone taking part, giving accurate recordings of their walking times. This really modernises the event.”

Sure, PR and Marketing Manager Natalie Lynch, said: “We’re always happy to use our technical expertise to support local events like the Collas Crill Island Walk which bring the island community together.

“Our engineering team is working hard ahead of the walk to make sure that all the walkers will have access to technology that will make the Collas Crill Island Walk more digitally engaging than ever before.

“Eduardo Wilson, one of our engineers, has been especially involved in the project and has been testing the sites ahead of the walk to make sure that the organisers have access to Sure’s network."