OMM in Borrowdale!

[Clash City Rocker]

Good fair article in the times today I thought despite yesterdays fears that iot would be just another press slating. You can see why Simon Barnes was sports columnist of the year.
As tends to be the case with most threads on here whenever i join the debate it seems to put an end to it so lets see with this one

[daz h]

Just been handed the Sun by one of the shop floor lads


headline
POLICE FURY OVER FELL RACE CHAOS

who the hell is that Tony Johnson geezer whos from Lincoln

[Grouse]

I thought the Times article was quite balanced too, but not sure about the comparisons with skydiving and other dangerous sports, or the pillock who banged on about how dangerous horse riding was - dangerous for the horse maybe. Well done Jen, and all the organisers. Wish I had been there too.

[team pie]

My main worry now is getting the wife to allow a ticket out in the future!! already had "you are not putting me through that again!" i just replied "We'll see" thinking there is a good amout of time to let dust settle til the next one!

Bastards at the BBC

[Grit Britain]

Just been handed the Sun by one of the shop floor lads


headline
POLICE FURY OVER FELL RACE CHAOS

Hi Daz, a headline to keep that one. At least they called it a fell race which is a fairly accurate description for the mass media.

[Deejay]

Given 2000 entrants over rough terrain very small numbers. How does this compare to other big events in dryer weather.

How many footballers or rugby players end up in hospital with injuries on any given Saturday/Sunday for a similar number of competitors bearing in mind they only play for 90 minutes, just curious?

My last post on the subject........ maybe

Well, in my old rugby club it was two or three every game, multiply that by several hundred clubs every Saturday and we are into the thousands on a weekly basis

[Mark G]

I was once told there are three stages in any media frenzy - Mayhem, Mastermind and Manhunt. Mayhem is the initial phase where everything is confused and often conflicting reports are broadcast, Mastermind is where some talking head (who often is selected on the basis of being available rather than any real knowledge of the subject in question) gives his or her 'expert' opinion, and manhunt is when the media start looking for someone to 'blame'. The whole process can overlap and happen very quickly or drag on for weeks - If its any comfort to the OMM team I would like to propose that there is a fourth stage called 'chip paper' and hopefully most of the rubbish that has been spouted by various individuals will be forgotten in time.

[Grit Britain]

My main worry now is getting the wife to allow a ticket out in the future!! already had "you are not putting me through that again!" i just replied "We'll see" thinking there is a good amout of time to let dust settle til the next one!

Bastards at the BBC

I hear you Team Pie 'her indoors' was none to pleased but luckily she's taken it out on the BBC. Plus a few pies I picked up from the farm shop at Tebay services helped to settle things down, as well as all the snack food left over that we did not eat on Day 2. (I'm not painting a very flattering description of my wife here am I?) I was amazed at how much she remembered about the event including my start and finish times and she guessed right about us sticking to lower ground, and playing it safe and me being in the barn on Saturday night - I think I might employ her as my event co-ordinator in the future!

[Phil Winskill]

OMG! More crap in the media....

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/la...ntview=1#forum

I have just had a MAJOR rant! Some of the comments are priceless. Please add to this to address the balance.

I'm getting well annoyed. According to the News And Star, Mark Weir triggered the over the top response (are they to be believed though;-)).

One bloke reckons that we are all yuppies who wouldn't stand a chance against the true mountain runners who do the Lakeland Sports Days - priceless! Oh, and none of us can be called runners because in the clips none of use were running - god I'd like to meet him...

[Purpleplodder]

Jeremy Vine show, it starts about 7 minutes in...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...Vine_27102008/
Listen to our mate Mark talking about crevasses in the Lake District!
Voice of reason from the competitor Andrew Hunt