aye...i caught up eventually....but the effect on fell running was mentioned at some point and my points re health are still relevant, it would be a shame if running clubs were effected adversely however some might argue that promoting running might outweigh the costs? alternatively as someone else suggested, clubs could look at new ways in which to compete with such events....anyhow I am no expert but I do think that by making running events less elitist there could be benefits to us all as a society.