AI, somewhere in all of that are some things that get my attention as a runner in a club who organises a race and doesn't want anyone to get hurt or for the RO to be ruined.

Might i I suggest something? You've worked hard on deconstructing the existing situation and regime. Despite that, I find it hard to easily recall pertinent details. So as well as deconstructing the status quo, could you help ROs that think you're onto something or are at least curious by providing an alternative course of action? Otherwise, banging hard on the door of the committee for all to see will get you more exasperated and moves ROs nowhere.

Now you may have covered this but I think I can be excused for missing it. Many ROs (most I would wager) aren't high profile people in the Fellrunning world and only know their own race intimately. They need concrete help if you think they are sleepwalking into a disaster. Your impassioned pleas only serve to worry them more which is not to say you're wrong or right but reading your long note doesn't help ROs with what to do next.

Please take this in the spirit intended, it's not a dig or a show of support but a plea for clarity for a silent majority that need it.