Calderdale Way Relay

[Roadrunner]

As far as I know - and that isn't very far - Mr Leigh did have a written agreement with the NoEAA to do this and it was also agreed by both clubs.
So although it is a breach of the rules as they are set out, it is in fact an authorised one.

I think this is the case WP, but unless Mr Leigh is above everyone in the running world, then surely this must now be the case for everyone. I would love to see a legal case come about from this ruling. Would make it very interesting.

[Witton Park]

I would love to see a legal case come about from this ruling. Would make it very interesting.

I would as well.

Could you imagine what the organisers would do if an objection to a P&B result was lodged?

But who's going to lodge it?

If the adjudication came down in P&B's favour, the whole UKA rulebook on membership and eligibility would have to be rewritten.

[JLH]

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Read the 2008 Rules of Competition:-

http://www.ukathletics.net/competiti...les/?locale=en

There's a PDF at the bottom of the page with the whole rule book.

In Brief though, Members can only represent there 1st claim clubs in Club competitions. Open events and higher tier events are the only exceptions where athletes can represent a 2nd claim club other than written agreements between the two Clubs involved.

I'm not saying this is right! Just the Rules as they stand.

[Pike]

Read the 2008 Rules of Competition:-

Good effort on taking the time to read one of many rule books out there. This issue was discussed at your club's last Annual General Meeting. It was very interesting, you should have been there. Perhaps you've seen the minutes, in which it should say that 2008 would be the year your club would justify its affiliation to fell running. Now that the English and British championships and UKA Relays have been concluded, the 2008 Open Team Championship results make interesting reading.

For rule junkies, when you've learnt all the UKA rules, there are some more published by the FRA, and yet more from England Athletics. Note the one where clubs are requested not disadvantage their athletes by affiliating to disciplines where they won't be competing in team competition. So affiliation is for team competition? What if a club affiliates year after year for decades, without actually providing any team competition whatsoever - who is breaking the rules then?

"Runners may count in team fell races for their first claim Club only. This Club may be different from their first claim road, cross country or track Club."

If in the meantime, any of your members have switched to what is undeniably a "fell running club" in order to enjoy their fell running and partake in team competition, you are not likely to win them back by turning up at Calderdale and waving the rule book in their face.

For road running, it is made clear that you can't suddenly revert clubs. It is a fair assumption that the same can be said for other disciplines: "In the event of a Club that has not organised a road running section and subsequently does so, that Club cannot claim the services of any runner who has previously represented another Club in road running team races unless that runner has resigned from membership of the Club which he/she last represented in a road running team race".

Good luck in the 2009 open team championships. You have my full support, but not as a competing athlete. I can't speak for anyone else.

[NirvanaBliss]

Is there any photos of this race?

[Mountain Hare]

There was certainly a photographer on several of the legs but I haven't seen any info. on photos.

One would think that with well over a thousand runners taking part a few might be interested in a piccie or 2???

[NirvanaBliss]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nmOhIwMOFf0

Have you seen this vid? i like to know what happened to leg 5 to 6? or was this a different one to the one i went to see the end of leg 6?

[Witton Park]

Hes (PL!)always been with Salford Harriers. Is first claim for the fells for us. (Reminds me of a certain lad called Nick Leigh!!!)

http://northfyldeac.proboards77.com/...ead=507&page=2

Interesting

[FellMonster]

I thought he was heard to say "where do I get application forms to join the Ponies?"

And who wouldnt want to be a pony?
What a sad lot of drivel...........how can an organisation like NOEaa "bend" the rules to suit a runner. What a load of horses*it.........

[FellMonster]

http://northfyldeac.proboards77.com/...ead=507&page=2

Interesting

Deary me