Quote Originally Posted by LissaJous View Post

If selected AMs were open to U18s (no-one is saying it would be all AMs), might it be best if each athlete applied in advance to a designated committee member? And definitely not be left for the RO to work out on the spot. Anyone without suitable fell-running experience and abilities would then easily be spotted. I think the officer responsible would be under-whelmed rathr than over-whelmed with applications!
Yes I think that would work.
The way I proposed was not so much to put it on the RO, as the race would be designated in the calendar and publishes as (for example) Age limit 18 (U18) provided the athlete's coach signed it off.
The race would have already been approved as an acceptable over distance race by the FRA.

But your way is also worth consideration.