UKA Relays

[IainR]

I'm not knocking anyone here, but.... I hope other clubs can still get in

Well clearly you are..

But no, I doubt they can still get in. It's Friday today, the relays are Sunday..

Illness, injury, car crashes, fixture clashes mean teams have dropped out. Personally I think the distance has been a factor.

But once a good runner drops out, I thin others drop out and it snow balls.

I find it annoying too. I've got our blokes team out but many people have just moaned about not being told/organised, yet have done eff all themselves..

[IainR]

I think you may not be far off WH... as we saw at Langdale... many pre-enter because they have to, then on the day, due to injuries, illness and more pressing comitments there is a high percentage of dropout...

i think the travel will be a factor. As I said it snowballs, one drops out, another say's 'well I'm not running now', others do the same, then someone says 'well I've got a niggly injury if we've a weak team I won't risk it'..and it just snowballs..

IBH though I think people moan too much about pre-entry. That's the system, drop outs happen. We were on the waiting list, got all 4 teams in when they accepted all the waiting list, but since then we've struggled.

I don't think we can be knocked too much though, we've been one of the clubs with the most runners at many British Champs events so have put the effort in, but this time for many reasons we've come up short..

[Witton Park]

We had 3 in, but it was clear we would struggle to fill our C team about 3 weeks ago, so we withdrew.

Our place was taken by a club on the waiting list so all was well.

[Witton Park]

Just on another point, is it feasible to have the Route Descriptions updated? Or post the maps on the website?

I can see from the Leg 1 description, and reading this thread (and a little birdy!), that Leg 1 is going to have some additional flagging.

I am sure that I am not alone with such an event, in pouring over maps, using Google Earth etc and the info gained from recces to prepare for the race.

Although we have to adapt to the situation on the day, it would come as a surprise to some to find additional mandatory CPs or flagged areas.

[Big Compass]

Let's have some clag down, Swoop are you doing the Nav leg, I am with Dave from Kettlewell, see up there and I will go for 118 teams.

[Hanneke]

Hi Han when you going over....am staying at Ennerdale YHA

We are leaving tonight, staying in the house of one of our team mates mother in Cockermouth. We will be recce-ing tomorrow, so maybe there is scope to meet up?

[Hanneke]

Oh, and I am going for 121 teams...

[supersaint]

I'd be keen to see the relays revert to 3 normal/flagged routes, with just the 1 navigation leg. I know the routes were put up on the website, but every team has the luxury of getting up to the Lake District to see where the best routes lie. As it looks, there's 4 navigation legs, with those teams living closest having the most advantage.

[Swoop]

Let's have some clag down, Swoop are you doing the Nav leg, I am with Dave from Kettlewell, see up there and I will go for 118 teams.

I am doing leg 1 but if we have drop-outs, as last year, I may have to do nav leg again.
I don't mind the navigation but cannot find a partner who can run as slowly as me downhill!

[Nee Bother]

We are leaving tonight, staying in the house of one of our team mates mother in Cockermouth. We will be recce-ing tomorrow, so maybe there is scope to meet up?

I tried to get in Cockermouth YH but its full (very unusual for Cockermouth!!)
Am recce'ing legs 1 and 4 tomorrow so should be suitably knackered for Sundays legs
May see you's on the fell...are you out for beers in Cockermouth

112 teams my guess