Quote Originally Posted by noel View Post
Well, as a race organiser, I don't plan to DQ people who run topless. Nor do I plan to throw away all of last year's numbers 78 to 400 (or whatever was left over).

I can see the argument for the latter one, but will take this as guidance not mandatory (in the letter of the law). Having said that, I did get confused on my last C&F relay as to the number of people in the race. So maybe I'll start at a number ending in "1" rather than starting where last year's race left off.

I'm a bit bemused by the number on legs argument. I think it's helpful, especially in races with potentially nasty conditions, to be able to put on and take off extra layers without obscuring your race number. Indeed I'm more likely to put a number on my leggings in the (very few) cold races I do, for that reason.
But then if anything did go wrong involving mis-counted runners, you would straight-forwardly be found negligent (and possibly not covered by insurance?). The same could also apply if failing to DQ runners with numbers on leggings, which I agree seems a bit silly when everyone might be wearing a cag. (In your example you only need to replace numbers 1-100).
I am impressed by how committed to making fell running better the committee must be. To prepare a 14-page draft document and put it on the forums is akin to standing in the stocks with us all holding wet sponges. After my initial points above, I'd like to add that almost all of the 14 pages (and all the bits that are mandatory) seem to make perfect sense, and I appreciate you're working with my best interests at heart.
Most of the 14 pages is the old document, but certainly thanks are due to the committee who have worked all year to keep our sport alive, and so we don't all end up having to carry a torch! (One of the more outlandish queries I believe they had to answer).