Borrowdale Fell Race

[FellMonster]

Firstly, WHY THE SHOUTING?

Secondly,

1) It has, but the English/British Champ status would be expected to swell numbers.

2) No I don't for a minute, hence my comment "If not actually checked". Though I can see why a race organiser who might have to call on mountain rescue might want to dissuade someone completely inexperienced and might just do so by stipulating previous experience.

3) Of course it does, never said it didn't. Just said there was a substitute system in place.

My post was in response to daft suggestions to name and shame non-runners and a vote of approval for Scoffer and the race organisers for doing a good job.

I'm really trying to understand what can possibly be getting your goat I'm really struggling to work it out. You did start your post with "I MAY BE TOTALLY AND UTTERLY WRONG" - You're right, I think you are, you're barking up the wrong tree.

Firstly- I was not shouting- I was typing, and just happened to have bold on and was too lazy to take it off again.

Secondly- Your response made me laugh greatly.....nothing is getting on my goat.....if you look at last year (when Borrowdale was not a championship race, you'll see that there was still 500 limit and pre-entry and it all got messy and filled up before the time limit and there was still whinging etc.....the championship status, therefore, has made little difference to the numbers)

Of course race organisers want to deter people without necessary mountain experience- I'm not and have never questioned that- the simple fact is that they are people with jobs, who often run themselves and have other responsibilities- they have NOT got the time to go through and check people's credentials.....thats where the responsibility must lie on the individual entering the race.

Finally, I never said that you said it didn't....i was just making the point. I wasnt' barking up any tree at all mate.......

Someone asked me recently if I was secretly YORKSHIRE THUG (which made me laugh greatly). WHY? I responded. They then said that they thought it was me because I was annoying C**t too. I went away quite flattered really.