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Reply to "Record Set on NON-Certified Course?"

The most current USATF Competition Rules book of 2005 has a few areas that address the conditions necessary for road race records.

The most important area is found on page 130, Section VI, Long Distance and Road Events, (Running and Walking), Rule 240, Course Certification, which clearly states the following: “ The course used for a competition shall be certified prior to the running of the event in accordance with USATF Operating Regulation 6, unless the course is deemed uncertifiable by the Road Running Technical Council. A course may be designated as “USATF Certified” only if it has been certified in accordance with USATF Operating Regulation 6.”

Therefore, prior to any meaningful discussion of the possibility of a road race record, a road race competition must be first run a recognized USATF Certified course.

As Pete appropriately said, the language for records strongly “implies” that the road race course must first start with a USATF Certified course.
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