Quote Originally Posted by Clash City Rocker View Post
I havent really thought about the metrification of junior distances until now. I hadnt realised that the maximum distances dont equate as they did for any age group which means as a RO of 3 junior races I will have to look to sort out new routes for some age groups which is a real pain. U8 used to do up to .5 mile and can now do up to .62m. U10 used to me up to 1m and is now 1.24m. U12 was up to 2m and is now only 1.86m. U14 was up to 3m and is now 3.1m. u16 was up to 4m and is now 4.34m and U18 was 6m and is now 6.2m. It doesnt seem right to me that some age groups have increased and some decreased. Why was the U12 route at Coiners perfectly OK for U12 last year but is now too long. Surely their max distance should have been changed to 3.5km and then all age groups would have gone up slightly. Why is it that U16 can now race up to a third of a mile further than they could before yet we are still arguing about how far it is Ok for juniors to run. If we are being so careful about not extending our juniors then the U16 metric distance should have been 6.5km. It seems the FRA can change distances when it suits them.
As they are "up to", the only one you may have to review is the U12 race and only then if it was at the top end. I'd be tempted to just leave it for what it's worth.