How much in ball park numbers does it cost to certify a course and make a race a USATF sanctioned event?
Suppose a few friends wanted to create a certified marathon course and were not interested in making it a big event. It was just going to be friends and friends of friends who wanted to get a Boston qualifying time. They didn't want to cheat and wanted to run a legit course. They just didn't want to travel to run a big event.
Would this be possible? What kind of expenses would it entail? Probably need a permit from the city or land it was on. What else?