I have just read the FAQ's of this new permit scheme, after it was raised at our committee meeting last week.
What a load of rubbish.
A 'virtual' running club? Virtually pointless.
I cannot believe this is serious proposition.
Oh, and look, which races gain the biggest % saving under the new scheme?
The biggest ones, like the GNR surprise, surprise.
The ideas to spend the income from the scheme are incredibly vauge and benefit not many people it seems
I did raise my eyebrows when I saw the make up of this group.
I would love to be invited to join.
I find it startling in an age where 'consultation' is a given in almost anything new, UKA finds it impossible to consult with the majority of runners, and seems to hand down new edicts on a monthly basis.