Who would you use for ICE?

[Pinribbons]

The chair of my running club has a bee in his bonnet about us all carrying contact details of someone who could come and pick us up, if needed, when out on a run. I can't think of anyone.

There are people who would need to know if I had an accident, and there are a few people I could ring round if I needed help in an emergency, but there's no one who would reliably drop everything to come and get me.

I have a BF, but he is very much BF, not partner and in any case he would usually be out running (in a different group) anyway.

I have young adult DSs but one lives 300 miles away and the other doesn't drive.

I have parents, but they are more or less housebound.

So my emegency plan is if I can't help myself, someone had better call an ambulance, or if I can, I'll either ring whichever friend is most like to be available at the time or call a taxi.

Surely this is likely to be the case for most people not in long term relationships? There's no one waiting at home for the call?

Do you have any good friends you could ask to be your ICE?

I'm single, with a late teens son. My emergency contact for most things is my best friend, and have a couple of other friends who are happy to be additional back-up. I did have my parents as my ICE, but they're quite elderly now and live 280 miles away, so wouldn't be able to do much.

Have you not got an ICE number set up on your phone?

I initially read this as the running club don't want to have to down tools in the middle of a run and support a fellow club member but perhaps its for solo runs in which case it is sensible to have it set up. If it's the former then that's pretty sh*tty culture and I'd be looking for a new club.

If you are conscious you can obviously call an ambulance or friend of your choice but if not, the emergency services may want to get hold of your kids as your next of kin?

Surely you just put down one (or more) of your BF, adult sons or parents, and they call an ambulance/ taxi etc for you if unable to attend themselves. It's someone to make arrangements and be informed, not necessarily someone who is guaranteed to be able to get there physically straight away.