Do we want to preserve the 'old-skool' hard-man image or go for the full-lycra GPS version?
What's the outfit these days for the 'hard man' image? Hope it's not hessian sacking and hob nail boots - that could chafe really bad in lots of places, or perhaps that a good thing! Definatley a bit of a lycra man myself, damm that wanting to feel as comfortable as possible whilst running and I don't run for image sake.

If anyone's intrested the orange network works really well around the whole of the skyline route and you can buy a 'pay as you go' phone for a tenner, not a bad price for a bit of saftey kit. I'll be taking mine and should, God forbid, I go and do myself a mischief I'll use it to call MR.

The thing about 'safety equipment' lulling people into a false sense of security is if you are stupid enough to think a mobile phone etc, etc, is all you will need to get you safely around a race like the skyline, well surely thats a case of natural selection.

The longer I spend in the hills and mountains, the more I realise the importance of carrying the kit that makes your time their as safe as possible.

And don't forget if you don't use it for the safety aspect, you could always to try Ringing Roger ... get it.

Of and one more thing......

On the FRA/UKA issue there were a load of people of the sheep tendency, saying "the committee know best, they put lots of work in and we should respect their judgement".
Thanks for generalising about the intelligence of the majority of voters in the FRA/UKA vote.