Quote Originally Posted by MarkClayton View Post
Think that is the case Pete. Here's the only (brief) mention of being supported during the event (from the race documentation/rules).......
13. You are allowed a support team if you choose. Support teams should not access the course
but use the many road crossings on the route. They are able to move your drop bag for you.
Your support team can offer resupply, medical support and assist other athletes at their
discretion. You can use your support vehicle to sleep in, if you wish.
14. Athletes with a support team will be classed as ‘Supported’.

An amazing performance/victory for Tom. Mind blowing how he tracked down the lead two from being so far behind and then pulled away from them. Lovely video on Spine FB of him coming into the finish hall, sitting down and then falling asleep within the space of 5 seconds.

Big shout out for Carol Morgan's amazing dominance of the event. Also, well done everyone else. Mightily impressive.
Undoubtedly a fantastic achievement for Tom (and all the other finishers/near completers too), but I do wonder about the logic of having rules which allow for outside "support". Fair better to have a 'level playing field', like for Mountain Marathons? I wouldn't want these events to become like some cycle racing events with substantial back-up teams, sophisticated real-time coaching etc. Keeping it as simple and as unadorned as possible seems fairer somehow.