Edale Skyline Fell Race

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Any Nav work for me is done during the recce, to save time during the race, it's not only about route choice. If everybody relied on map and compass during the race it would slow things down considerably for a lot of people.

Yep, which is why I'd argue a lot of fellrunners are not great navigators. I thought my navigational ability was reasonably ok from hill walking. Then I started orienteering and found out just how bad I really was.

If you are a good navigator, then on something like a fell race, where micro-navigation is usually not that important (as, for example it is on a MM or O event), then using a map and compass during the race should cost you no more than seconds.