Quote Originally Posted by ydt View Post
1. It is a safety measure; if you cannot make the cut offs it is likely that you would be out for too long (for your own good) and also could be finishing late in the day, which is not something the organisers would want, especially if they have to go looking for someone who is missing.
I understand the cut-offs. It just seemed that the first two were relatively difficult to hit, but the final one (ie finish within 12 hours) was easy once you'd met the others. eg we made Angle Tarm by 20 mins, Cockley Beck by 15 mins, and the finish by 45 mins (would have been well over an hour if I hadn't ground to a complete halt due to cramp/dehydration). You could put the first two back by half an hour, and the majority of those getting to Cockley Beck in time would also finish in time.

But I was forgetting the organisers - obviously they want 100% back before 8, rather than having to go off and search for the missing 1%