Quote Originally Posted by No map, no compass View Post
I fail to see why anyone would need to carry water on the AW. Most people will cover the course in under 2.5 hrs and there is a good stream at the bottom of Dalehead, pretty much at the point where you might want a drink. There is no need to carry water on the Teenager either as there are good streams all along the course. On Saturday, whilst it was sunny, it wasn't actually hot on the tops, so there was very little risk of becoming seriously dehydrated. Overhydration is more of a serious health risk in distance running than dehydration.
To be fair many runners turn up to fell races not knowing the availability of water on the route and/or not being willing to drink from streams. Harry my dog got very thirsty on our run in those self same hills on Saturday and I even changed my originally planned route to drop into a valley to get him a drink. It was very dry on the tops.