Certify Your Race Course!
There is no excuse for not getting USATF certification for your race course. It's the only way to guarantee the distance is exactly what you advertised. A car odometer is not a valid measurement, and neither is walking the course yourself with a Jones Counter.
If the course is not certified, it may be too long or too short and records set by runners won't count. Certification is not the same as sanctioning (that's insurance coverage). Contact USA Track & Field and get your race course certified! It's a very small cost to give runners what you say you are giving them.
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