Quote Originally Posted by No map, no compass View Post

Lets face it, if you are running in shorts and a vest in a cool wind and fall badly out of sight of other runners, even full waterproofs ain't going to stop you getting hypothermia. You would need to be carrying a thermal top and leggings of some sort (plus hat and gloves, which are not mandatory under FRA rules), so basically most runners in most fell races would be f****d.

Don't come on all high and mighty. All I am saying is that lots of runners who appear to have very little in their bumbags could be complying with the rules, which is what this thread is about. If you want to carry more kit than is required by the RO that is fine, but don't slag other people off who are not actually cheating.
This thread was started to talk about those runners who didn't carry the kit not those who didn't appear to carry the kit.

Check my original post. there were 3 runners who had NO kit at all and one who told me he only had a pertex top and that was just around me.

I also thought Perhaps wrongly that full body cover when requested included Hats and Gloves.