Counting runners at the start.

[Welsh Harrier]

what happened when the contact & emergency contact numbers of the "missing" runner were phoned (before searchers were sent out)?

in any case, this is another example of a "short" count

I'm still waiting for an example of a "long" count - i.e. where a runner is still out but the finish check tallies...

Welsh Harrier - did you ever find out how they thought this had happened to you?

Yes - an unregistered runner had come through ahead of me!!

My best idea yet is that we should all have chips on our shoulders!