Reply to "Road Mile Measurement"

Matthew Studholme (Guest)

There is a well established, annual, USATF certified, road mile race in Kingsport, Tennessee, (the Santa Special, which is being held this weekend, by coincidence), where a significant number of Tennessee state age records have been set. This course was measured including the SCPF using the bicycle method. The course is flat and is a "U" shape with the "U" part being only a gentle curve. To a mile the SCPF obviously only adds 5.28 feet. At 5 minute mile pace, that extra 5.28 feet only takes 0.3 seconds to run, so the knowledge that the course is accurately measured is valuable for a 0.3 second time increase compared to not knowing how the race course length was determined and questioning whether or not a new personal best was run.

11/19/0410:56 AM

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