Quote Originally Posted by Lecky View Post

For example, How is this to happen at a typical A Long with no road crossings? You have 200 runners, all of whom set off at the same time. A fast runner passes CP1 and 2 fine, but goes off course on the way to CP3. He loses 30 minutes, but carries on. Rather than being in tenth he is now 150th. What systems that we normally use are going to locate him? CP3 has runners coming through from 60' in to 180' in to the race. Marshals are taking numbers the whole time. When can they communicate back to the Race HQ about who has gone through?

As this is basically impossible on a fell race, why do both sets of rules suggest this?
Lecky, its not impossible but it needs a different approach.
If you have not already done so, please check the Steam Bunny Bluff thread on Races. I will be inviting FRA to send an observer to my event to watch how I get on with knowing where runners are at all times.