Quote Originally Posted by rocksteady View Post
given the recent history of tragic events in fell races,i can understand why the organiser changed the route.however,i think they should have cancelled the race altogether or posponed it for Sunday (as the forcast was good for then) than put on a race that is not representative of the origional concept (if you can`t visit all the 1000m peaks ,you can`t call it the 1000m peaks race).As for giving the runners the choice,i think it should still be the organisers call,as he/she has to think about the bigger picture i.e marshalls,timekeepers,emergency services etc
As I said before this is nothing new...exact same thing happened 24 years ago in '88. It's the nature of the event and its ethos. Don't forget, the running entry is only a part of the event. In many respects, it is not to be considered as a fell race, rather it is a multi-standard point to point endurance event which encompasses a wider philosophy than just fell running. If you approach it like that (and don't try to generalise what may happen with its organisation to pure fell events) then you shouldn't have a problem.
If I recall correctly, it started as a walking event for climbers versus the military with running classes being tacked on later. So we are guests at someone elses party.