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

80 meters. Brutal. Kebenei still might've done it.

Another cherry blossom fail. That race sucks.

Ouch!

jordanhfrl wrote:

Another cherry blossom fail. That race sucks.

Quite the opposite. It's a very professional outfit. One of the best in the business. Abu Dhabi never admitted publicly (they did to the IAAF but not in a press release) that they were short as they don't want to lost the contract they have with the organizer.

Meanwhile, Cherry Blossom called me on the phone to let me know they were about to send out the press release. Plus they paid out the 10k AR bonus. Sick.

So kudos to Cherry Blossom. Everyone makes mistakes. In the year 2019, not everyone admits to them.

And yet again Letsrun wins. Within hours of the race being over, people wondered if it was short. And it is. Here is the initial thread, I'll lock it and make everyone post in this thread.

Adjusted my time... still a PR. Thanks.

rojo wrote:

jordanhfrl wrote:

Another cherry blossom fail. That race sucks.

Quite the opposite. It's a very professional outfit. One of the best in the business. Abu Dhabi never admitted publicly (they did to the IAAF but not in a press release) that they were short as they don't want to lost the contract they have with the organizer.

Meanwhile, Cherry Blossom called me on the phone to let me know they were about to send out the press release.

So kudos to Cherry Blossom. Everyone makes mistakes. In the year 2019, not everyone admits to them.

And yet again Letsrun wins. Within hours of the race being over, people wondered if it was short. And it is. Here is the initial thread, I'll lock it and make everyone post in this thread.

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9329342

How many additions has it been short of its advertised distance of 10.0 miles..?

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?

Told y’all...

As sad as I am to see my PR adjusted, I appreciate at least knowing the truth

In Recovery wrote:

rojo wrote:

Quite the opposite. It's a very professional outfit. One of the best in the business. Abu Dhabi never admitted publicly (they did to the IAAF but not in a press release) that they were short as they don't want to lost the contract they have with the organizer.

Meanwhile, Cherry Blossom called me on the phone to let me know they were about to send out the press release.

So kudos to Cherry Blossom. Everyone makes mistakes. In the year 2019, not everyone admits to them.

And yet again Letsrun wins. Within hours of the race being over, people wondered if it was short. And it is. Here is the initial thread, I'll lock it and make everyone post in this thread.

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9329342

How many additions has it been short of its advertised distance of 10.0 miles..?

Literally just this one

LR message board analysts FTW again. According to that thread the old course's average measurement on strava was ~10.07 and this year ~10.01. Almost spot on precision in terms of the difference

The more important question is whether the results will change on ATHLINKS!!!!

I still have a pr on there that was on a short course. A volunteer at the aid station (where there was a cone) was turning people around about a minute short of the actual turnaround cone!!!

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?

Eggxactly. They mocked me when I said it was short on the ohio drive OAB.

Hardloper wrote:

LR message board analysts FTW again. According to that thread the old course's average measurement on strava was ~10.07 and this year ~10.01. Almost spot on precision in terms of the difference

We took a lot of heat, but we stood firm in our convictions. It was so very short. The course change didn't fool us.

In Recovery wrote:

rojo wrote:

Quite the opposite. It's a very professional outfit. One of the best in the business. Abu Dhabi never admitted publicly (they did to the IAAF but not in a press release) that they were short as they don't want to lost the contract they have with the organizer.

Meanwhile, Cherry Blossom called me on the phone to let me know they were about to send out the press release.

So kudos to Cherry Blossom. Everyone makes mistakes. In the year 2019, not everyone admits to them.

And yet again Letsrun wins. Within hours of the race being over, people wondered if it was short. And it is. Here is the initial thread, I'll lock it and make everyone post in this thread.

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9329342

How many additions has it been short of its advertised distance of 10.0 miles..?

It was more of a subtraction.

I love these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wrote:

The more important question is whether the results will change on ATHLINKS!!!!

I still have a pr on there that was on a short course. A volunteer at the aid station (where there was a cone) was turning people around about a minute short of the actual turnaround cone!!!

Doubt it. While standing in the corrals for the 2015 Cherry Blossom race they announced that the course had to be shortened because a pedestrian was struck by a car. They initially speculated what the distance was then later gave the official. I don't remember what it was but my GPS watch says 9.50. That time still appears on my Athlinks profile.

brogan1 wrote:

I love these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wrote:

The more important question is whether the results will change on ATHLINKS!!!!

I still have a pr on there that was on a short course. A volunteer at the aid station (where there was a cone) was turning people around about a minute short of the actual turnaround cone!!!

Doubt it. While standing in the corrals for the 2015 Cherry Blossom race they announced that the course had to be shortened because a pedestrian was struck by a car. They initially speculated what the distance was then later gave the official. I don't remember what it was but my GPS watch says 9.50. That time still appears on my Athlinks profile.

Just checked the Cherry Blossom site and they state the course was cut short and was 9.39 miles that year and put an asterisk next to my time. So thats good, but you would never know that just by looking at my Athlinks profile.

Abu Dhabi never admitted publicly (they did to the IAAF but not in a press release) that they were short as they don't want to lost the contract they have with the organizer.

Oh boo-hoo, the "media" doesn't get the inside info before the IAAF is ready to make it public.

Abu Dhabi did *exactly* what was required of them - they notified the actual authority, instead of running a samizdat campaign on social media or the like.

Nice work Let’s Run!

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.