Folks, here is where this is all going from a Sanctioned Chair in Georgia. Here are her comments!
I don't think we should couple certification and sanctions either ... it will bring back all those negatives about having to be card carrying members. However, my suggestion that we partner together was specifically to promote our three initiatives - certification, sanctioning, and recoginizing and promoting "record certified" courses. It should be a standard that we promote so that all event directors want to be certified/sanctioned and all runners expect the same. That doesn't mean we have to make it a requirement.
Secondly, I was state rep for RRCA for 8 years and on the national state rep committee for about 4-5 years. Never did I consider that RRCA sanctions events. They provide liability insurance. Their only requirement for liability insurance coverage is that a club list all club owned races on their national calendar in order to be covered. The other stipulations are that the club manage the race from start to finish, and that they do not lend out their liability insurance to other clubs or events. The only time they require more indepth information is when they are awarding regional and national championships. Sanctioning to me comes from the governing body. Liabiilty insurance can be procured anywhere.
I think we could be missing a marketing opportunity by not considering offering a "records" sanction...this is part of the education I was talking about.
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