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There are just 4 remaining 2022 USATF Championships coming up in the next few months;

September 5^th: Open 20 km in New Haven, CT – CT15054JHP Not Pre-Verified,

September 17^th: Open 10 km in Northport, NY – NY21020DNB Not Pre-Verified,

September 18^th: Masters 12 km in Highlands, NJ – NJ18017LMB course list says Verified, but listed as A (active),  

December 4^th: Open Marathon in Sacramento, CA – CA18004DT Not Pre-Verified & Non-Record Eligible Point to Point Course.

For 2023, April 25^th: Open Mile in Des Moines, IA – IA18001MF Not Pre-Verified.

The earlier 2022 USATF Championships;

February 26^th: Masters 5 km in Atlanta, GA – GA21035WC Not Pre-Verified,

March 20^th: Masters Half Marathon in Syracuse, NY – NY22005DNB Not Pre-Verified,

April 3^rd: Masters 10 Mile in Sacramento, CA – CA22009TEB Not Pre-Verified,

April 24^th: Masters 10 km in Dedham, MA – MA13006JK Not Pre-Verified,

May 7^th: Open Half Marathon in Indianapolis, IN - IN15012TDK Not Pre-Verified,

May 14^th: Open 25 km in Grand Rapids, MI – MI22009MN Pre-Verified,

May 21^st: Masters Mile in Rochester, NY – NY22016DNB Not Pre-Verified,

June 4^th: Women’s 6 km in Canton, OH – OH21002MW Not Pre-Verified,

July 16^th: Open 8 km in Kingsport, TN – TN19003DR Not Pre-Verified.

Should the RRTC be actively talking with the various USATF LDR Committees about the necessity for pre-verification of Championship Road courses?  Are the various LDR Championship selection committees aware of the pre-verification requirement?

Of the 40 Verified Passed courses, 2 are calibration courses.  7 courses were pre-verified in 2022 and 11 in 2021.

There are 72 current USA World Athletics (WA) Measurers, 43 grade B and 29 grade A.  One measurer is listed from Canada, Bernie Conway.  Not sure how many WA measurers are active.  I know of one on the list who hasn't measured since 2014.  There a few who haven't measured since 2017.  Grade A measurers are necessary in pre-verifying road courses.  Why are there so few WA grade A measurers?  It might be advantageous to award more WA grade A measurers to conduct and increase required pre-verifications.

WA grade A measurers could make pre-verification a simple addition to the normal certification measurement process.  Pre-verification is not only important for USATF Championships, but also for all those half and full marathons, prize money races and fast PR courses.  Mark Neal could certainly speak to the pre-verification process having recently done so for the USATF 25 km Championships for the River Bank Run in Grand Rapids.   Justin Kuo or Dave Rogers might also add their thoughts on pre-verifying courses in 2022.  Justin pre-verified the B.A.A. 5 km in Boston and Dave did both the Chessie 10 km & Half Marathon in Lexington, VA.