Jeez, I m a lot heavier, a lot slower, the hills seem to have grown and the inclines steeper, you actually have to navigate at the back of the race, those harnesses with squidgy drinks bottles makes sense when you are out for nearly twice as long as a race used to take! They cancel fell races these days due to bad weather ( I still do the route like a stubborn thing) !!! All my local races have changed the course routes and some have been reversed and environmental factors are now in most races ! Folks use phones and fancy watches which seems to be a bit out of the spirit of the challenge. Some faces still seem familiar but everyone seems to be an ultra runner and a lot fitter for it ? The joy of traversing still brings unbridled joy and wonder, that hasn’t changed.