Club Records
When the Club Record’s were set up, it was agreed at an OGM that any new
record would have to be set on a Certified Course, measured with a calibrated
wheel by an approved person. There were some exceptions to start off with
such as the Barnsley 6, which was a set distance just over 6 miles, and now the
Coniston 14. as there are no other races of this distance.
The Barnsley Park 5K Race on a Saturday morning is proving popular with our
Members and some records have been beaten. On their web site, it
states that the distance has been accurately measured with a professional
measuring wheel. This does not comply with the description for
a Certified course as the wheel was not calibrated against a standard distance
before it was measured.
I have measured the course both on a large scale OS Sheet and on the
Mapometer web site and came up with a measurement of 4.9 Km both
times. 3 Members who ran last Saturday also measured it
with their GPS watches and, while 1 recorded 3.1 miles, the other two measured
slightly under distance.
Therefore, no Club Records can be allowed on this course.
If anyone wants to set a new record then they should run in the Doncaster
Town Centre 5K races in June or other measured course. This is an
approved race and is flat and fast.
However, if anyone does beats one of my 3 No 5K Club Records on this
course, then I may rule it is 1 metre short and not allow it!!!
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