A statement from Edmonton organizers confirms that a miscalculation of the racecourse length for the Edmonton Marathon on August 16 resulted in a race that was approximately 674.7 meters longer than necessary, affecting 13 runners who will not be allowed to compete in the Boston Marathon due to adjusted finishing times. The Boston Athletic Association has accepted qualifying times from 92 Edmonton runners but rejected those from the 13 affected by the course adjustment. As a result of the mistake, organizers are working with Athletics Canada to review the course certification process. Two course records were still broken despite the longer racecourse length.
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13 runners who finished the Edmonton Marathon, held on August 16, are being denied entry into the Boston Marathon because their finishing times were adjusted to account for a longer course than intended. The Edmonton Marathon course was about two-thirds of a kilometre too long, and while the Boston Athletics Association initially said that runners who met the qualifying time would be eligible, they later reversed this decision when it became clear that some times had been adjusted to reflect the extra distance. As a result, 13 runners will miss out on competing in the prestigious Boston Marathon**, which is set to take place at an unspecified date.
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A botched racecourse that was longer than it should have been for the Edmonton Marathon has cost 13 runners a chance to compete in the prestigious Boston Marathon.
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Edmonton organizers said in a Thursday statement the Boston Marathon will accept the finishing times of 92 competitors to qualify but not the 13.
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The organizers initially stood by their calculated course length but simultaneously held a review that found they had miscalculated it, citing an issue with a mapped detour.
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The Boston Athletics Association, which runs the Boston Marathon, had said even though the runners in Edmonton had to go farther, they would be eligible if their final times still met the Boston qualifying time.
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However, it said it would not accept race times from Edmonton that had been adjusted to accommodate the extra distance, ultimately leading to the 13 rejections.
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Organizers in Edmonton say they will be contacting the 13 people and working with Athletics Canada to review the course certification process.
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“It is evident the community that gathers through this event is resilient, passionate, kind and deserving of nothing less than our very best,” said Tom Keogh, Edmonton Marathon race director, in a statement Thursday.
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“We commit that this distance miscalculation does not happen again.”
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Before, during and after the event, several racers said their own distance calculators put the racecourse longer than the regulation 42.2 kilometres for the full marathon and 21.1 kilometres for the half marathon.
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Race officials confirmed in the days after that the course was 674.7 metres longer than necessary.
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Despite the added length, the Edmonton Marathon said two course records were broken in both the men’s and women’s marathons.
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