The format of the JK

[JK]

Why do people keep wanting to change things? The format is fine as it is!
The double long is a unique challenge - don't spoil it by introducing piddling length middle courses!

If people hadn't wanted to change things, you wouldn't have the format as it currently is.
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Exactly - format as I remember it was that 2nd day was chasing start for all classes, but no gaffling. There was a training event on Fri, no sprint. Did JK Trophy have 4 (or was that BROC?). There were no Elite classes, in fact top women's category was W19 ...

[Tatty]

JK Trophy had 4 for many years. This was introduced by SOC at Hawley due to land agents request about fewer teams in the forest. The Monday used to be a cool down event. Remember doing one in the mid seventies with hundreds on each of the courses!

[EddieH]

Before 1980 the JK was a single classic on Saturday and the relay on Sunday. An informal "run down event" was provided on Monday with very variable views on planning Yorkshire had a high start and the shorter courses were all downhill. South West had a start in a valley with a "run" to the master maps (where you copied down your course) about 5 minutes later on top of the Quantocks

The chasing start was a one-off experiment at Cannock and took place on the Monday, as far as I can remember the only time the relay split the 2 days of the individual.

The sprint replaced the model event only pretty recently - old minds can remember things long ago, but not such recent stuff as this

[Homer]

I think the first JK Sprint was at Temple Newsome in 2006 (combined with the usual training event- I was controlling). It was only for a select field of invited elites. The rest of us had to wait until 2007.

[swat]

There were open sprint races at JK2006 at Temple Newsam (I was the planner). People could run these before and after the invitational elite race. There was also a traditional training event, and trail-o on the same area (literally - some of the controls were interspersed which caused confusion for some). This was the first year the sprint format was used on the Friday of the JK. I've felt vaguely guilty ever since for increasing the workload for subsequent JK organisers by 33%.

[Spookster]

I've felt vaguely guilty ever since for increasing the workload for subsequent JK organisers by 33%.

Don't! You've helped to create 33% more enjoyment of the weekend for the thousands who have now also run the Sprint.