Non racers in the race/course

[FellMonster]

If it's not private land, then why shouldn't they?

[Wheeze]

Read Ydt's well put view...you can't really argue against it. (my suggestion of the tabard was a p*ss take!).

[magoo]

You miss the point - why would they want to, why do they?

As that lovely Mr Wheeze said "There's really no acceptable excuse for tagging along on a race"

Please don't go down the Pony route of conformist anarchists - lol!

If it's not private land, then why shouldn't they?

[stevefoster]

If you want a run on the hills why not run somewhere away from the crowds and be 'free'?
If you want to do a race then enter properly.
If you just join in but do not intend to go the whole way, remember that some runners might follow you should you decide to go off route to do your own thing.
Yiannis

Dam right

[FellMonster]

You miss the point - why would they want to, why do they?

As that lovely Mr Wheeze said "There's really no acceptable excuse for tagging along on a race"

Please don't go down the Pony route of conformist anarchists - lol!

I fear you miss the point Magoo - I'm not questioning the point of "why would they want to", I'm questioning the point of why can't they?

Let's take 2 possible scenarios-the first perhaps unlikely but lets examine it nonetheless, yes lets:

1) Runner turns up to have a run around the borrowdale route or part of the Borrowdale ignorant of the fact that it coincides with race day (unlikely I grant you)--> why shouldnt he or she still do their planned run so long as they are mindful of racing runners?

2) Runner turns up to support a friend or clubmate. They're not quite fit enough to make the whole route or don't feel fit enough to 'race' and do themselves justice- they therefore either tag along forn a while carrying gear or tag along part way to meet their friend with water at a given point, or perhaps they decide to keep their friend company the whole way round as I did at Wasdale in 07......hardly a gross crime methinks (I did actually 'enter' and pay for my Wasdale run, and was happy to have my name appear on the results)

[FellMonster]

Dam right

Don't start licking arse ML - there's a certain man does enough of that!

[FellMonster]

Please don't go down the Pony route of conformist anarchists - lol!

Once again sir, you have missed the point.
1) I speak for no ponies other than myself
2) As far as I personally am aware the ponies have never really been about much, other than feeling free to do whatever they wish- just because we are unaffiliated to UKA doesn't mean we can't race! Just because we don't have a training venue or regular night like regular clubs doesn't mean we can't meet for runs on an adhoc basis

[stevefoster]

Don't start licking arse ML - there's certain man does enough of that!

Since when was having an opinion licking arse Ricky

[FellMonster]

Since when was having an opinion licking arse Ricky

hahaha

[magoo]

Bored

whatever - just run round race routes - whatever

Even better, go fold some numbers as well!!

I fear you miss the point Magoo - I'm not questioning the point of "why would they want to", I'm questioning the point of why can't they?

Let's take 2 possible scenarios-the first perhaps unlikely but lets examine it nonetheless, yes lets:

1) Runner turns up to have a run around the borrowdale route or part of the Borrowdale ignorant of the fact that it coincides with race day (unlikely I grant you)--> why shouldnt he or she still do their planned run so long as they are mindful of racing runners?

2) Runner turns up to support a friend or clubmate. They're not quite fit enough to make the whole route or don't feel fit enough to 'race' and do themselves justice- they therefore either tag along forn a while carrying gear or tag along part way to meet their friend with water at a given point, or perhaps they decide to keep their friend company the whole way round as I did at Wasdale in 07......hardly a gross crime methinks (I did actually 'enter' and pay for my Wasdale run, and was happy to have my name appear on the results)