Letter to the FRA Chairman

[brett]

In fact Tim. I'm so pissed off, you can take over my place on the FRA committee.

[daz h]

It is a good job BOFRA exist - great races, minimum fuss, low entry fees which are on the day, do all they can for the juniors and must have a pragmatic approach to risk assessments and the implications on insurance.

What a great model to follow.

dont the races in the FRA calendar already do this
i must have been attending the wrong ones then
not yet been to a race that hasnt covered your above points , apart from maybe you have to get your entry in at some a bit early but that must mean there popular.

[socks]

Eh up steady on there Brett you can't just go giving up your slot on the committee just like that. We need you!

[brett]

I think I'm way past it!

Time for a much younger man!

Do you know any?

[dominion]

I find it odd that the rest of athletics is crying out for a democratic voice, whilst we're bemoaning the fact that we had one, and were given the opportunity to use it. I doubt any vote at AAA or the regions ever had such a strong turn out of it's members.
How about we start making representations to UKA to allow the FRA to control fellrunning in the UK under a single organization, bringing in WFRA and SHR (and NIMRA) under the umbrella. Work with the UKA rather than railing against them.

[brett]

Dom, fantastic!

Tim is your man for that!!

[Luv Shack]

I think I'm way past it!

Time for a much younger man!

Do you know any?

I know plenty.... but none as young as you... in the way of these things!!!
I'm reet sure that TA aint aiming anything at you or the others who do so much....maybe like many TA is keen to stamp on any kind in creeping blazer'ism... which I just can't see there will be any chance of us/FRA succumbing to.... but maybe TA is onto something else... who knows.. I don’t...?
I think we all know what we want & what we like... and mostly on the fellrunning scene we are very lucky indeed to enjoy it... thanks to those who make it happen...

[Timo Austino]

Spot on

Brett got his knickers in a twist big time and looked to create his own storm in a tea cup - he did pm me, as promised, so i've replied and if he wants to post it he can.

If you can't voice your own opinion then why have a forum - all i was getting at is that as things get more blazer like then you're gonna end up with more in fighting than ever and the whole thing will implode into a big mess. Why was the original post so long with so many implications?

BOFRA races just seem to adopt a more relaxed approach - can you imagine having a championship race that doesn't really have a start time other than a few minutes after the last kids race? Daz H - you should try one for a giggle

Finally, I'm not havin a pop at the committee - so don't quit on my acct cos i'm not looking to fill your boots!

[brett]

Steady, I don't wear knickers

Well, nothing like the size you wear!

Brett got his knickers in a twist

[david]

Pardon my ignorance,

I had never heard of BOFRA until just reading this post. I have just googled it and looked at the website. All the races seem to be quite short distances. I did not see any over 7 miles. Is that always the case with the BOFRA calendar.

BOFRA races are basically what were the old "professional" races back in the days of the great divide and as such represent the essence of traditional English fell running. Short courses, no navigational skills and no rules about carrying silly amounts of kit on a nice sunny afternoon .