Originally Posted by
fellgazelle
That is sad news.
I thought about posting this earlier but couldn't find the right words/context in which to say it.
The first time I did the Anni Waltz there was a kit check and the chap inspecting my kit asked "you not got any water"? or something similar. I replied something along the lines of "oh I'll be OK" and he gave me a look which I can't easily describe. It was a hot day and I had overlooked the fact there is little water on route. By the time I had reached Maiden Moor I was badly dehydrated and gasping for a drink and it took all my self control to stop me from ripping the water bottle out of another runner's hand.
How those words stuck in mind, I've never forgotten that and it makes me think prior to every race and had a much greater effect than any words on bits of paper/websites etc., ever did.
This is the problem I have with prescriptive rules. They impede the necessity to think. In my opinion guidance offered by the FRA should be encouraging runners to think "what skills/kit do I need to keep myself alive if the sh*t hits the fan" and make a judgment rather than "tick.., my kit meets requirements therefore I'm OK".
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