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Remember, mountain rescue teams are staffed by unpaid volunteers who will leave their jobs and families to respond to a call-out. Always consider whether you really need their help. If your smartphone signal is strong enough to send data, a mountain rescue team can use the SARLOC system to pinpoint your location if you follow their texted instructions. Runners can register their phones with www.emergencysms.org.uk, which allows text messages to be sent and received in areas where mobile phone network coverage is poor. If you have an accident and cannot move, blow your whistle six times in succession each minute; this is the internationally recognised distress call for requesting help.

All the above becomes more important if running solo. Before setting out on a run, a sensible precaution would be to leave a route description and estimated finish time with someone, with instructions on what to do if you are not back, or in contact, by a certain time. But make sure you remember call them to say you’re safe.