Clubs and Disciplinary Matters

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Grasmere is age on day because that is what they have always done.

Whatever the groupings, the organiser will not break the Rules as long as the race distances are set such that the youngest runner in any race does not exceed the maximum distance allowed (as defined by the runner's age on Jan. 1st).

Wycoller is correct to point out that Grasmere, which is an FRA race, states that the junior ages are age on the day of the race. The race organiser always stresses this.

However, the race organiser is not breaking the FRA distance rules because the junior races at Grasmere are so short that the youngest runner in each grouping will not exceed the distance allowed even using age on the day of the race - see my earlier post.