Now my missis would say that I should go for it as my legs are so short they'd probably fit!
Now my missis would say that I should go for it as my legs are so short they'd probably fit!
They requested this at a race I ran this year, exactly the same, had to be the orange polythene version. I think it was Long Tour of Bradwell but I could be mistaken...mind, there was no kit check whatsoever at that once I got there which baffled me a little. Conditions were great but 34 miles on fells and trails is a long way to send out a group of runners unassessed in my opinion.Originally Posted by dominion
It is possible to kit check everybody. Whether it is worthwhile is another matter altogether and dependent on the race. But Edale Skyline and Nine Edges are two off the top of my head where you'd have a bit of a job to actually get to the start without having your kit assessed. At Nine Edges in 2010 they had a registration table with kit check right next to it, and a couple of people circulating the throng of runners asking if they had been checked. And quite right too. I missed 2011 with injury :thunbdown:
Jura kit checks at registration I think.. but I like the checking every 5 - 10 people at the end.. then you know they've ran.. even every person... as in Jura you can register than change what you carry... if you are the sort of person to run unequipped then you won't think much of that..
So, I'm still not clear, was the item that flew over the wall at the start of Langdale this year REALLY someone's bum bag? I'd like to think it was just someone discarding an item that they didn't need and that wasn't required kit.
I didn't see anything chucked over the wall but did see a runner cut the very first corner and climb over the wall while everyone else went through the gate. From memory he was a dark peat runner too (cheaty cheats the lot of 'em). Or maybe he just had a brown running vest with a coincidental blue and yellow stripe
I suggest the latter. (Mr Crawford did not have a bumbag at all on the day).
There is a police fell race in Wales which has a very long and comprehensive kit list and 20 years ago if you wished to do it you were obliged to run in boots and long trousers. Through debate like this (but not on a forum, they weren't invented!) the boots requirement was eventually dropped and then the long trousers a few years later. It was partly due to the efforts of some new more enlightened organisers and discussions with various entrants etc that these changes came about, but if people hadn't been prepared to discuss and question some of these things it would never have happened. I think debate about these kinds of things is good - the forum seems to be one place for it so why not? If people find particular posts/threads boring or ridiculous they are of course free to ignore them. I can never quite understand how such friendly and pleasant people at races seem to adopt a totally different personality on here - if you dont like it just ignore it and better still go for a run instead.
The 3 peaks yacht race has an extensive kit list,full waterproofs,long trousers,long sleeved top,fleece jacket,survival sack,sleeping bag,first aid kit,map compas torch + spare batteries,food,whistle,pen and paper,hat,gloves and adequate footwear. which i think is a bit ecessive as most of the race is run on roads and the mountain sections are all on very well defined tracks,piece of piss nav even in thick clagg and at night.
Sorry if this has already been mentioned but I seem to remember the Four Inns kit requirements seeming a bit antiquated as well as prescriptive a couple of years back, but again, they have very good reasons for it.
yet in years i did it one team climbed Gable and another 2 teams were forced to bivi on the Ben! I know of other teams that have spent the night in Wasdale, and not just for a pint.
the kit list now is less than it used to be
correct me if I'm wrong but the 4 inns like the fellsman is run by the scouts, well run and with stringent kit checks
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