Quote Originally Posted by alias View Post
Given that the gradings are only supposed to be indicative who is this mythical figure from another planet who discovers there is an Edale Skyline race and its time and place and kit requirement but who doesn't know a single fell runner who can advise him and has never seen an FRA Calendar or read The Fellrunner etc etc?
I ran the 3 Peaks race three times before knowing a single other fell runner, having never before seen the FRA Calendar, having not joined the FRA, having never heard of this forum, having no idea of fell race grading systems or ever having read the Fellrunner.

I'm not from another planet but did 'beam' into Yorkshire from darkest Buckinghamshire in 1997.