Just finished riding a half-marathon loop (which will also be a two-loop) marathon. The previous marathon course was something close to the original; two portions of the course were deleted because of traffic/police issues...hence the two half-marathon loop course.
Not long after doing the original marathon map, I saw a marathon course map which had very little detail about turns, start, finish, etc. (After reading Neville's report to the national meeting, he had detail issues with a course which was done by the same RD as the marathon I noted...so this might be a moot issue.) The big question on my mind is this:
How much detail, at a minimum, outside of showing exact locations of start/finish/turn-around/restrictions, needs to be on the map?
My first presumptive answer from this collective would seem to be: 'the amount to help the course certifier ride the exact course you did.'
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