Thanks for all the kind messages, both on the forum and privately (verbal and e mail). Typical comments were 'excellent race' 'well organised' 'marvellous value' 'good atmosphere'. Photos were taken of most of the runners on Carnedd Llewellyn. These are now available to view on the WFRA website (www.wfra.org.uk).
Comments on a couple of points raised on this thread -
Stiles - With hindsight perhaps more could have been done to ease the bottlenecks. However, the stiles were early on in a long race and being held up for a few seconds would not affect the eventual outcome. Also, although it was pre entry, we did get 78 EOD which exacerbated the problem. It is disappointing that some runners felt it necessary to climb the wall, dislodging a couple of stones in the process. The wall has now been repaired.
Whistles - It is not WFRA policy to use whistles except in an emergency, and there was no instruction from the Race Organiser for marshals to use whistles.
The marshal in the saddle between Carnedd Llewellyn and Yr Elen did blow his whistle when he was aware that a group of runners had gone astray and were heading towards a dangerous area. Again, with hindsight, perhaps we should have issued the marshal with a bell.
On behalf of Race Organising Committee (Dewi Sinclair, Geoff Clegg, Ross Powell, Sheila Lloyd)
