Cader Idris cancelled again. (was scheduled late May).
That's two high profile races in Wales gone now, so I would expect the inter-counties at Moel Eilio will likely go the same way.
Cader Idris cancelled again. (was scheduled late May).
That's two high profile races in Wales gone now, so I would expect the inter-counties at Moel Eilio will likely go the same way.
Arse. Not had an email nor anything on the website though.
No it was just an announcement on the Facebook page, email to follow in the coming days. They did say they'd considered the options of still putting it on under whatever restrictions are in place in May... ie potential staggered starts etc... but i think for races like Snowdon/Cader Idris, there's too many people and it's too high-profile to do this, and detracts from the race completely.
Still, Fairfield Horseshoe is currently scheduled for the same day, will be interesting to see what decision is made there...
I think the next logical step for the FRA in promoting and preserving the traditions of fell running should be ban the use of Facebook.
Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run
I feel announcements should be made by email/website as well as facebook. The same announcement at a roughly similar time. Not everyone's on facebook (and I've enjoyed life much more since I left)
The worst is when important instruction/rules for races are put on facebook and not in final detail/on the website.
Nic Barber. Downhill Dandy
To be honest, in races which i've entered online, anything important has always been conveyed by email.
The Cader Idris facebook announcement only preceeded the email by 24hrs... i think with a race scheduled for late May, that's hardly a cause for issue.
But yes, i broadly agree that facebook announcements should never take precedence at the expense of other methods.
I've not missed Facebook since I left. The only downside is that my club, Matlock AC, put just about everything on there so I have not got a clue what is going on.
Not had a subs request yet for this year so will probably become U/A, which is a shame as I'll miss out on Cross Country and the Fell Relays.
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
Some organisers are good at updating by email via Sportident.
Worryingly the last one I received was to say that the Ben is in doubt again but the committee hope it will go ahead and hope to make a decision in May.