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Reply to "Certifying intermediate splits"

Taken to an extreme, one could say that every course should have every 5 km certified, just in case somebody runs fast enroute. This is not hard to do, but it does require extra work. In many cases it requires three measurements of a course – First - a series of measurements to get the overall distance correct. Second – an overall measurement to lay out the splits and confirm the overall distance. Third – another overall measurement to confirm the splits. Finally – adjustment of each split so that it meets USATF standard.

One can ask – once this has been done, is the race organization prepared to man each certified split with a complete timing setup to conform to the requirements of whoever may recognize the record? Many reported enroute “records” are based on no more than observations by journalists or fans.

If the measurements already exist in the files of Mike and Jay, it would seem to me that it would be no great stretch to provide adequate paperwork to support a record claim – assuming other technical aspects are in place.
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