Quote Originally Posted by Graham Breeze View Post
I am content with the statement that Alan Barlow has placed on the website.

I have not trawled but as far as I recall Alan's statement is the only "information put out by the FRA".

The change has the great advantage of "feels fair" to a junior who will be running, except for championships where the organiser determines the cut-off date, at their biological age.

I have knowledge of and understand all the issues underpinning this change better than anyone. If I didn't I wouldn't be a very good Chairman.

I am unimpressed by selective quotes (I have seen the full version) from old emails of one person's opinion.

The FRA Committee, which is up to 22 people who know a thing or two about fell running, including junior fell running, and not one man, decided to make the change to Rule Ten on 26th May. The Committee rejected some other proposals that day as unworkable.

As patient Jim keeps posting, very little will change but the change is good. Jim is not on the FRA Committee but he is well informed and held in high regard by the key Committee members.

The change was agreed by the FRA, agreed by the other home countries, agreed by the UKA Board.

Time to move on I suggest?
You might not be impressed by my selective quote but it is fully quoted so in it's full context. It also underlines the confusion within the FRA committee as it is clear at least one FRA committee member involved in the process categorically denied that the rule change was to solve a senior race problem.
However Alan's statement counters that.
I also know that there was an attempt to stop this going forward, but it was too late as it had already gone to MRAG.

The 22 people do know quite a bit, but so do the other 1'000s that aren't on the committee.

Jim - Felljunior - who you regard so highly as do I - check out post 2 - I think it makes it clear he has concerns and feels that the change will increase the confusion.

Whether they share my views or not coaches of juniors and ROs of junior races have lined up on this forum to voice concerns and now to add to that the ex Junior Co-ordinator, who also happens to be a coach and RO.

Anyway, it will go ahead now. Duncan have fun now finding races for the Champs.

If as Graham thinks The change has the great advantage of "feels fair" to a junior who will be running, except for championships where the organiser determines the cut-off date, at their biological age. and ROs start moving to age on day for their races, it will be interesting to see if they will move back when the FRA Junior Champs comes to town.

I guess we'll only know in a few years.