101 uses for a mobile!

[Stolly]

You may want to add:

All runners to have a medical certificate.

All runners to prove full medical information
which will be printed on their number.

All runners to have individual insurance cover.

Or minimum and maximum weight; no competitors over a certain age; no competitors wearing knee supports; race cancellations because of the rain etc

[molehill]

Carrying mobiles would be very handy on long team events, the club runners could talk to their mates ahead and relay info on who's coming up fast, which route xxx took, how many minutes behind someone is.

This opens up endless possibilities for 'cheating' - "no it's not cheating, it's in the rules" .

Sounds good to me.

[Stolly]

Carrying mobiles would be very handy on long team events, the club runners could talk to their mates ahead and relay info on who's coming up fast, which route xxx took, how many minutes behind someone is.

This opens up endless possibilities for 'cheating' - "no it's not cheating, it's in the rules" .

Sounds good to me.

Or bombard a key competitor with calls (from compatriots not running that day). That said I'm sure everyone carrying a mobile won't have it on will they?

[XRunner]

That said I'm sure everyone carrying a mobile won't have it on will they?

The Race Organiser may need to check that every runner has a working phone. A new rule could be that if you missed more that three random phone calls from the race organisers then you will be disqualiifed.

[fellhell]

Runners to carry GPS tracking chip to help organisers locate them

Is this a possibility?
We have timing chips, could a GPS chip be attached to your shoe in a similar manner?
Probably expensive, but could each runner have their own personal chip?

[Swoop]

Is this a possibility? Probably expensive, but could each runner have their own personal chip?

A few already have one - on their shoulder.

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A few already have one - on their shoulder.

Keep us laughing Swoop!

[Fellhound]

I have never done (and have no intention of ever doing) the Edale Skyline, so I can say what the heck I like without fear of inflaming the organiser's wrath...

This is indeed the thin end of a horrible wedge. Most of my points have already been well covered by Wheeze, molehill and Grouse (plus others) above but just one other thing: I think it's rather strange that we deliberately take up a sport in which an element of risk is one of it's inherent attractions, then try to take all the risk (fun!) out of it.

I'm sure we all respect and are grateful to organisers but we surely do have a right to say when we think the rules and requirements are too nannying. It's a very poor attitude to simply say "It's my race, my rules, and if you don't like it sod off!". Personally I don't give a damn about the Edale Skyline but if this became accepted practice at other races I would, like others, be mighty aggrieved..

PS I work in H&S (sorry ) so I see this from both sides, but a fell race is not a workplace. The Duty of Care is entirely different!

[Richard Head]

Its simple really. If you dont like the idea of carrying a mobile dont f**king enter.

I didnt like the idea of paying £20 to do the Three Peaks so i didnt enter it but i have too much respect for race organisers to whine about it.

No Race Organisers = No Races

[Fellhound]

Hmm. I didn't realise it was that simple... or that I (and others above) were "whining"

Thanks for enlightening me, Dick.