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Looking ahead to enter some races later in the spring/summer. I understand that in order to 'count' in the club rankings/champs, a course has to be 'accurately measured and certified'. In practice, what does this mean I should be looking for /asking organisers about when entering? For example, at http://www.windsorhalfmarathon.co.uk/ it says "the course is accurately measured using latest GPS tools and electronic chip timing is provided, so finishing times can be used for future event entry".
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Graham Finlayson posted about this race on his Facebook so maybe he is involved with the organisation?
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I think if a race claims to be accurately measured "using latest GPS tools" it's safe to assume it isn't accurately measured 
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If a course is certified you should be able to find it on this site: http://coursemeasurement.org.uk/
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Hi Karen,
As Ed has said, GPS is not a measured course, there is only one method of measurement that counts and races that meet this can be found on the link Ed put up.
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Just checked the event website, the Windsor event is a Trail race so would not be measured, also it would not count as a PB as it is not measurable, plus it wouldn't count for Club Champs as it is not a Road Half Marathon
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