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article: More than 100 Road Races certified by European Athletics

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Here's an article that was distributed by European Athletics. The article titled, "More than 100 Road Races certified by European Athletics" was published on November 6, 2015 on the European Running for All web site. The complete press release is available at

http://www.european-athletics....running-for-all.html

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More than 100 Road Races certified by European Athletics
Running for All
European Athletics

With the support of our Member Federations, European Athletics has achieved an early milestone with over 100 road races registered and certified on the European Athletics Running for All platform.

“The figures confirm the strong responses we have received from Member Federations and race organisers over the past months. They understand the benefits of a system to assess and publicise the quality of mass participation races across the continent,” said European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen.

“It was our end-of-year target to have 100 races certified and this means we are well ahead of schedule and will continue to endorse as many races as possible.”

The European Athletics Safety and Quality Standards for road races act as an assurance for road runners throughout Europe. They distinguish between races that respect the standards and those that haven’t sought certification or assessment. They form the foundation of Running for All, a strong recognisable brand for running activities throughout Europe.

The certification process enables positive partnerships and relationships between everyone involved in running - runners, clubs, organisers, European Athletics, national athletics federations, local authorities, service providers and the media.

“This has been a real collective effort with road races registered in 28 different European countries so far. We will pursue our discussions with the various groups of the running movement and are confident more road races will register for certification,” said European Athletics Vice President Jean Gracia.

Races listed as "1 Star" fulfill guaranteed minimum requirements of safety and security for all participants. "3 Star" races offer a good level of safety and include a satisfactory level of services to a larger number of runners, while "5 Star" races offer a high quality experience and a comprehensive range of services.

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M mikesandfordMember
They are to be AIMS/IAAF measured and certified:
Here is what the standard says,
MEASUREMENT
The course has been accurately measured along the shortest possible route that a runner could follow within the section of the road permitted for use in the race.
The course has been nationally certified preceding the race if it is an official record distance (10k, 15k, 20k, half-marathon, 25k, 30k, marathon, Ekiden, 50k, 100k, 24h competition). If any changes, the course has to be remeasured.
The course has been measured within the five years preceding the race by an IAAF/AIMS “A” or “B” course measurer and an international measurement certificate has been issued by the International Measurement Administrator.
duanerussellduanerussellMeasurer
Gene, I absolutely agree. I turned down the wrong street 8 years ago, and would not have known it if I didn't do the second measurement. On the second measurement, I went down the right street, and it didn't look familiar. On the third ride, I could see where I had missed the original turn. A single ride, while accurate for the course I rode, was not the correct distance for the designed course.

Also, tires can lose air, and that is not discovered in one ride.

I applaud their milestone, but if they would let anyone measure, they would likely have many more courses certified. I believe we have very few problems as a result of allowing anyone to measure.
kevinplucaskevinplucasMember
The “certification” of events by European Athletics is something similar to what the USATF has been talking about for some time to require events to be both sanctioned and the course certified. As most know, USATF already demands the event to be sanctioned and the course certified to be record eligible. Event sanctioning and course certification are complimentary, but currently separate programs. “Certifying” events as European Athletics has done is similar to the records requirement and the USA Championships rule calling for courses to be verified prior to the event. There is certainly nothing wrong with establishing a set of standards for events to meet.

On the issue of the single measurement ride, it is not a bad idea. Courses are verified with a single ride. We calibrate, we measure and we re-calibrate. All necessary data about tires slowly losing air is clearly discovered while re-calibrating. Averaging the constant of the calibration and re-calibration probably has a bigger impact on the course length than riding the course a second time.
genenewmangenenewmanRRTC Chairman
USATF and the RRTC are not talking about tying sanctioning and certifying as one. Years ago this was mentioned, but soundly rejected by the leadership of USATF. Most races in the US are small and their is not enough money for them to do both. Sanctioning and Certifying are only dependent on each other for only records.

Yes, all USATF Championship Races must be Certified/Verified prior to the event and also Sanctioned. The main reason is these races are not only US Certified races, but IAAF/AIMS races where a record is likely.

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