What surprised me about wasdale was the number of runners who didn't seem to be carrying water. I ran with a camelback and constantly sipped water all the way around, felt reasonably good considering the conditions. I realise carrying extra supplies isn't always best for speed but for most of us the longs are about getting around. The top lads/lasses are incredible athletes and seem to get by on bare essentials. Your average runner need to keep refuelling, it's one hell of a hard task doing wasdale no matter what the weather. Just carrying a small bottle and filling up whenever possible doesn't always work on days of extreme temperature, you're already dehydrated before the next chance of water. Hats off to everybody who give it a go and roll on next year.