Scottish Runners 2016
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Mar 2016
5:27pm, 15 Mar 2016
1,157 posts
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JRitchie
I had the joy of cycling with an official course measurer for last years Stonehaven Half and he took the role of taking the shortest route to heart as we cut corners and smoothed bends on two way country roads - rather risky in a couple of places in my view -. No comings up short that year (probably the opposite in fact). Good practice is to hammer in a tack in the road if you can at start / finish / turns when they are being measured.
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Mar 2016
12:31pm, 16 Mar 2016
27,155 posts
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Old Croc
yep sounds right - as a course measurer you always measure SPR (shortest possible route) - the GPS is only about 1% accurate - a course measure has to be within 0.1% - so you get 10m tolerance in a 10k. There are a few articile on the UK Course Measurers website about GPS measuring.
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Mar 2016
12:37pm, 16 Mar 2016
27,157 posts
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Old Croc
oh and always measure against the runner - i.e make sure it's not short! coursemeasurement.org.uk |
Mar 2016
10:22pm, 17 Mar 2016
9,594 posts
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Star
Sorry, meant to post earlier. The 401 marathon man is doing Cumbernauld tomorrow starting at broadwood gym, aiming to be at the Tryst for about noon, before heading back to broadwood.
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Mar 2016
2:19pm, 18 Mar 2016
161 posts
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donran
Ran on his own yesterday around Falkirk. Bit of a shame. I was working elsewhere but wish I'd made more of an effort to go along.
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Mar 2016
3:43pm, 18 Mar 2016
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Star
I waited on him today outside work, couldn't run but was going to cheer. I was out for about 45 mins and then had to come back in. My pal ran with him though, she said that they were delayed by about 25 mins at the start as there were photos getting done and then he was held up at Cumbernauld Primary. He is going in to all the primary schools, I think to coincide with them doing their mile for Sports Relief. I saw on his blog though that he was quite glad of the solitary run, maybe a nice wee change. |
Mar 2016
7:07pm, 19 Mar 2016
151 posts
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Ulric
Looks like there was a classy Clydebank 5k today James Bowness 14.36!
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Mar 2016
7:13pm, 19 Mar 2016
25,419 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
For the Alloans tomorrow, D'Nisi 5 mins walk from the start / finish. A few of us will be there from about 12. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Alloa,+United+Kingdom/D'Nisi,+18+High+St,+Alloa+FK10+1JE,+United+Kingdom/@56.1163366,-3.7933253,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x48887ddf2da5fdc9:0xe6423cac6ea13202!2m2!1d-3.79005!2d56.11778!1m5!1m1!1s0x48887dd90ebc1479:0xf283560cb6ce930f!2m2!1d-3.791657!2d56.115195  G
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Mar 2016
7:18pm, 19 Mar 2016
8,130 posts
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Son of a Pronator Man
Gotcha, except the map you posted shows how to walk to Di Nisis from the railway station.
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Mar 2016
7:19pm, 19 Mar 2016
25,422 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Don't we start / finish somewhere near the train station? I seem to remember walking over a wee bridge somewhere?
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