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Reply to "Purpose of the SCPF"

I don't want open a can of worms but the SCPF protects the course in the event of a Verification. In the US anyone can measure a course and work with their state certifier to obtain a certified course.
Should a record worthy performance be achieved it is common to send a professional level measurer to ride the course. Those measurers are almost always IAAF A or B measurers.
I always knew that the marathons I ran were theoretically 42+ meters long and I really wished the course was shorter but I also knew that we are all human and the standard for all IAAF and USATF certified courses includes the .01% SCPF.
It doesn't happen often but over the years a few courses have come up short upon Verification measurement.
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