tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776602294831690519.post7905096410530363421..comments2024-03-12T12:15:19.475-04:00Comments on Brick O'Lore: GPS vs. Certified CourseBrick O'Lorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01169151187304356607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776602294831690519.post-71635310798161229432014-11-21T09:28:23.913-05:002014-11-21T09:28:23.913-05:00I concur. I've also seen races where wrong tur...I concur. I've also seen races where wrong turns were made by runners (sometimes following a police car or bike, sometimes one their own) to lengthen or shorten a course. I'm not racing for fame or glory, so it is just a minor thing for me.Brick O'Lorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169151187304356607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776602294831690519.post-11943856345367594672014-11-21T09:15:36.361-05:002014-11-21T09:15:36.361-05:00If you finished with an unusually fast time and yo...If you finished with an unusually fast time and your watch "shorted" the course, I'd say the problem was more with the RD's measurement of the course rather than anything you brought to the race. We had a famous problem along these lines in Chicago a few years back when a new marathon course ended up being close to 27 miles long. Needless to say, the race didn't make a second year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com