CHERRY BLOSSOM 10 MILER COURSE SHORT: KEBENEI's 10 MILE RECORD WILL NOT STAND

BUT!:

Scenario- A potential world record is set on a marathon course measured by a person who added the 42 meters Then the course is re-measured (verification measurement) by an IAAF Level "A" measurer who determines the distance to be 42.195 km + 1 meter (not 42.195 + 42).

Question- does the record count?*

*Obviously I know the answer but it opens up Pandora's Box in the world of race distance!

This x1,0000. Okay, everyone knew mike 3 was short. But there’s no doubt mile 8 was long. Maybe the mile markers were off, but just crickets on that? It was short no doubt, but that eigth mile was questionable too(and there was no wind). So, to have reservations on the total distance was not ridiculous. Also, how many races are truly 100% accurate? I’d guess less than 5%.

darkwave wrote:

ironic alley wrote:

You have just GOT to love the dozen+ people who REFUSED to believe the truth even when it was jammed in their faces and patiently explained to them by an adult. Hilarious. Blame the GPS watches!! Wonder if a single one of them will reflect on themselves and their behavior now?

I hereby eat crow. I am honestly shocked it was short.

I don't put a lot of weight on GPS devices; instead I rely on certified courses (which can be mis-set). Here, I saw nothing in my GPS report to indicate a short course (the short mile 4 was offset by a long mile 8 on mine) , and knew that since an AR was set, they'd be checking the course post-race. So I relied on that. And now I know.