I did comment elsewhere on here that he built a platform to speak out by running in multi-day ultras and foreign races.
To then use that platform to suggest others limit doing exactly what he's done... is just (in my view) hypocritical.
Anyway, back to the Spine, and as said, it is a real shame that Kim Collinson has dropped, as its now looking like a bit of a one-horse-race (although clearly anything could happen right up to the final day.
Also noticed that Eoin Keith is still going, but seems to be taking it very slowly this year (by his usual standards).... i wonder if he's using it as a build up to something else.