Quote Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak View Post
Mr Wier says this Mr Weir says that...*&@&$£!!!!!!

What a self important ......

OK what are the FRA doing to answer all these idiotic TV and Press stories. They are our governing body and represent us so come on FRA time to put out the facts and the true reflection of our sport officially.
I don't think it would be in the FRA's best interests to get involved.
The OMM isn't in the FRA calendar, so I can only assume they get their insurance elsewhere.

If the FRA were concerned about the future of other events in the light of this, then of course the matter should raise some discussion and probably will at the AGM, along with the cancellation of the Mountain Trial and the Ian Hodgson Relay.

But the same hills and runners will still be there next year, we've just had an unlucky run with bad weather.

I don't think that an 'official comment' from the FRA will change anything I'm afraid. Neither do I give a rats ass what the rest of country thinks of our sport. But then I don't know much about medieval re-enactments, tiddly winks or synchronised swimming and would probably have just as bad an impression of these pasttimes as joe public currently does about fell running.

And with that entry fee the OMM is not what I would class as a fell race anyway! Somebody, somewhere was making money out of it. I wouldn't lose any sleep if it goes by the wayside.