I was in France but had made preparations - My sister entered me on the 50 at 9.09 - by the time she had registered me there were 300 entries. The Long Mynd Hike filled in 2 hours 17 minutes and its not the most brilliant route or format that could be devised. The Across Wales walk only takes postal entries and there are those who drive to the organisers door and personally post on the first morning. Still prefer first come first served - its transparent, you know where you are without a wait and it concentrates the mind to get organised.