Ambleside rules all sounds sensible to me.

I have a watch with ability to create pre planned routes but I created a race profile that shows nothing but time elapsed, height and heart rate. I did this as I will admit to using my watch previously to navigate in an Ambleside race (Langdale race, the way off crinkle crags in clag) and in all honesty it didn't sit too right with me afterwards despite it being 'legal' hence I created the race profile.

I could have done it with a map easy enough but that would have required me to actually get it out. I knew where I was, I just didn't know where to go.

To all those complaining (mainly on fb), its the same response I had to people about the 3 peaks pre entry requirements. Their race, their rules! If you want to race, you follow their rules.