I posed that question to the measurer and am waiting on a response.
Should we be trying to steer race directors toward standard distances? I understand sponsorship sometimes dictates odd distances, and some races with long histories don't feel an obligation to change their courses just because certain distances have become the norm. This one doesn't appear to fit either category, though.
Generally a measurer is there to do what the race director wants done. But what obligation do we have to try to keep the race director from doing something that has the potential to reflect poorly on what we do?