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Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Holding Obstacle Course Race

The event takes place July 27. All are invited to participate.

Love to run? Enjoy a challenge? Then this one's for you.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting its first "Jail-Break Challenge Obstacle Run" on July 27, and the community is invited.

Registration is $40 per person, or $140 for a four-person team. All proceeds benefit the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard and Beat the Heat Team.

(Pre-registration is available until Sunday, July 21.)

The race includes a 2.5-mile trail run around the jail and a 16-station obstacle course normally used for deputy training, a rock wall, rope climb, monkey bars, cargo net, as well as other obstacles.

Prizes will be awarded for catching β€œescaped inmates” along the route.

More information is available at the Gwinnett Jail-Break Challenge Facebook page.

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