
Originally Posted by
Stolly
The running in pairs thing is a bit daft I think. Firstly getting lost or potentially getting lost is part of the fun, secondly being new to a race is no indication of whether you're confident in the hills or not, or indeed know the hills like the back of your hand, thirdly it could lead to more inexperienced runners competing because they might feel reassured by their partner, fourthly if you've run a race countless times in good weather that can mean diddly squat in bad and fifthly it would make a solo event a team event and thats not what its all about.