Race courses through university

richardcarrollMember

I have been measuring courses in the west Alabama area for about 12 years. Most of the courses are in Tuscaloosa (where most of the runners are). Over that time period there has been a change in attitude of the local university about access to roads within their jurisdiction.

The Tuscaloosa Half Marathon will be in it's fifth year in 2017, and I've had to measure three different courses so far, and will be doing a new one for 2017. One of the main reasons being we have been denied permission to run on any road within the boundary of said university. The reason apparently is that there is "nothing in it for them". The way the university is situated in town makes getting 13.1 miles of safe, interesting running extremely hard.

Does anyone else have this problem with a public college or university?

9/23/168:50 AM

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