FROM JAY WIGHT:
COURSE MAP CHECKLIST
Drawn on one 8.5” x 11” page?
Drawn in one color, suitable for photocopying?
All streets, paths, etc. the course uses are depicted as parallel lines and the measured path by a single, unbroken line, and the approximate locations of intermediate split points are shown?
Includes the name of the race, the city and state, the measurer’s name and e-mail address, and the date(s) the course was measured?
Includes a north arrow?
Includes, on the one page, descriptions of the start, finish, and any turnaround points, with distances to landmarks, and sketches if appropriate?
Identifies, by name (or description) EVERY street or path the course uses?
Includes descriptions of how runners are restricted on portions of the course where they do not have use of the entire road or path, and where the race director must place cones or barriers to enforce the restriction?
Includes (especially for 10K or shorter) descriptions of intermediate splits, including metric splits in multiples of 5 km?
Includes distances from start to turnaround points, and, if a loop course, the length of the loop, in both miles and meters?
For calibration courses, included references to nearby landmarks or cross streets so others can locate the ends of the course?