Upon further review, the 3M Half Marathon course on Sunday was about 1/10 of a mile short of the full distance. Not a big deal, but you can add about 25-50 seconds to your time.
What happened, 3M officials concede, was the course should have turned right from Stoneway Drive--just past the 10-K mark--onto Pioneer Place and then headed north onto Shoal Creek. Instead, the course went straight onto Stoneway before turning north onto Shoal Creek, resulting in the course coming up short by 1/10 of a mile.
The error does not affect the results in any way, nor does it change the Distance Challenge points series.
"We deeply regret the error, especially since it was a wonderful day for runners," 3M race officials said in a prepared statement "Fortunately, so many of our racers ran well, so many volunteers worked hard and so many people enjoyed the event. We are working hard to correct the error in course set-up and promise to do better in the future."
 
 
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3M Half Error; Course Was Short
by RunTex Staff, 1/31/2006 |
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