Maybe they should allow GPS. And then participants will start worrying about charging their devices and like all technology, GPS devices will fail and then the map users will triumph over the GPS users!
The only way this race could get any cooler is if the finishers got a blanket with the words 'Don't Panic' written in nice friendly letters :D
Pretty cool, he? The blanket is an authentic Basotho coming of age symbol; I added a little info in the above text on that. There is no other prize money. As far as I know "Don't Panic" is not written on the blankets, but who knows... ;-)