I was just reading in the Fellrunner about the suggestions for changes to the British Championship format for next year (UKA news page 9). Personally I quite like the current format of 4 from 6 at different distances around the country - I think it does find the best overall fell runner over the course of the season and over varying distances. It does require a bit of commitment and travel but what's wrong with that?
The main (only?) reason for change seems to be its lack of popularity. But does that mean it has to be changed? I'm not sure it does. One off races might attract bigger fields but is that really what we want?
The article says they are asking for comments and suggestions but I cant think of any that would be an improvement. So my suggestion would be leave it as it is. Perhaps UKA are responding to the modern sporting mantra of more convenience = more participation. Or are the proposed changes just a reflection of a shift in the nature of the rapidly expanding FRA membership? Perhaps proportionally less 'hardcore' fell runners willing to travel, recce, commit to the currecnt series.
What do you think?