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Reply to "Token payment for using another race directors certified course?"

I have this come up every couple of years. Since the queries have always come via email, I respond via email, and CC the person who hired me to measure the course. The gist of my message to the person asking is:

"Yes, courses on public property are available for anyone to use. However, [name the entity or event] took the time to design the course, meet with the proper entities to have the course approved for their event, and paid me to measure the course for USATF certification.

Due to the effort and money they expended for this course, if you intend to use [course ID] for your event, I strongly suggest you contact the event (they are copied on this email), and find out where you can send 25% of the fee they paid for my services. That fee was [fee amount]. While this does not reimburse for their time, it does offset their direct expense for certification of the course you are interested in using."

I always receive a thank-you from the event that paid me to measure their course.
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