Quote Originally Posted by Slippery Stones View Post
no no no no no no NO

all this 'guided' recce-ing is in my opinion the ruination (in general) of route choice and dare i say spirit of the race

obviously we have to adhere to landowners wishes in order to protect the race for future years.....BUT at this rate we wont need to carry a map and compass on race day
The only marker, if indeed one is put out, will be so I don't get some negative back from United Utilities that, so far, have been very accommodating and supportive.
The least we can do is make sure, as far as reasonably practical, we do not spoil some of their hard work and if this takes one marker at the side of a paved path then so be it.
Lets face it, the race has not been the same since the Pennine Way has been paved.
Going round Dean Head on, what seemed like miles of, man eating turks heads
and then over Bleaklow without any waymarkers / paving slabs down Hern Clough and then finishing over the 3,4 or 5 minute crossing when all you had was a cross scratched on a rock above the second stream of Blackden to show where to strike off.
And I am sure those who ran it before I started to would have other stories.
Set of soft poufs we are nowadays.