Where should you run on the course? - Triathlon Week

RedT · 10-25-2007, 02:35 PM

I recently did a 10k on a twisty turn-y course ([Only registered and activated users can see links. ]) and after the race I had two of my friends (with whom I did not run during the race) tell me that this certified course was long. One said that her GPS indicated it was 6.39 miles, the other had a number close to 6.5 miles.

I went on a local website and asked about the course and a reply I got from a forum member was 6.27.

Remember this is a certified course!

All I can think is that the differences in the length of the course must have to do with where on the course one is running (ie. outside corners, and zig zagging through people). I've heard that there is close to a 10% different between the inside and outside lanes on a 400m track.

So my question is, when running a race where on the route should you be: straight down the middle, zigzagging to take all the corners tight, somewhere else?

sfricks · 10-26-2007, 07:24 AM

"Certified" courses are measured using the absolute shortest distance from start to finish. This includes cutting corners and measuring on the inside of all turns. HTH