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Reply to "SCPF on a fixed length course?"

I don't have any problem with the logic behind telling the client that the course may be as long as 5513 meters- but USATF can only certify that it is at least 5508 meters.

This obviously gets back to why we do this and how we sell it. At one point we measured courses so USATF could keep records. While that is still a benefit, now it's more so courses are the distance the race director says they are and the intermediate marks on the courses are the right distance from the start, finish, and each other- regardless of whether records are going to be set- or not. Course measurement and certification is an essential part of putting together a quality event- regardless of the quality of the athletes in the field.
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