The GBPR: Marshalling

Sunday 26th June 2005

The whole length of both the fell and fun run courses is taped at very frequent intervals by red and white plastic marker tape to ensure that all runners can easily follow the route. In addition we have plenty of marshalls out on the course at critical junctions to ensure that the possibility of runners taking the wrong route is minimised. All marshalls are equipped with mobile phones so that they can communicate with the organisers back at the start/ finish area. Printed directional arrows are placed at other junctions. This is not to say that we have never "lost" runners up in Manners Woods but I am pleased to say that it is a very rare occurrence and a reasonably observant runner will have no problems whatsoever with finding his/ her way around and back to the finish.