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Grade 1. Qualified to measure all events including National Championships.
Measurement Area: Cornwall

The most recent courses measured
by Peter Sargent in the Midlands are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured

The most recent courses measured by Peter Sargent in the South are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured
2008040	CUBERT 5	5 MILES	2008-04-20
2008033	Whitemoor 10k	10 km	2008-04-05
2006122	Cornwall AC Turkey Trot	4 miles	2006-09-17
2006089	Newquay Carnival Mile	1 mile	2006-07-02
2006082	Treggy 7 - Launceston AFC	7 miles	2006-04-30
2005104	Newquay 10k	10 km	2005-09-04
2005090	Cornish Marathon - 2005 only	26m 385y	2005-07-07
2005026	Tresco Marathon	26m 385y	2005-02-28
2005011	Duchy 20 - Redruth	20 miles	2005-02-08
2005007	Launceston Mid Summer 5	5 miles	2004-10-17
2004067	Falmouth 10k	10 km	2004-03-27
2004020	Mounts Bay 10k	10 km	2004-01-30
2003127	Cornish Marathon - Pensilva	26m 385y	2003-06-15
2003009	Wadebridge 7	7 miles	2003-01-23
2003006	Blaythorne 10	10 miles	2003-01-16
2002079	Duchy Marathon	26m 385y	2002-09-01
2002072	Indian Queens Half St Columb R	13m 192.5y	2002-07-25
2002001	Blaythorne 10	10 miles	2002-01-06
2001095	Cornwall Mob Match 5 -Falmouth	5 miles	2001-10-14
2001029	Tresco Marathon	26m 385y	2001-04-03

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TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF COURSE ACCURACY:

Select a safe course and measure it as accurately as you can. (Use an OS 1:25000 map, a bike, a GPS, or, worst, a car)
Prepare a course map
Notify the police and follow any safety recommendations
Only after 1, 2 &3 are you ready to contact an accredited measurer and make an appointment for an accurate measurement. The measurer will make a charge (see guidelines) and you should ask for an estimate.
Supply the measurer with the following:
- A map of the course (he may ask for several copies for his report)
- Details of what part of the road will be available to runners. If not all the road and adjacent pavements are available, how will runners be stopped from taking short cuts? If you do not have sufficient means available to prevent short cuts, the measurer may have to measure using the full width available. This applies particularly on right hand corners where runners often ignore a race organiser's intentions to keep everyone to the left.
- Details of any other restrictions at corners.
- Details of any other places where runners might take short cuts e.g. on pavements - a number of small savings here and there can add up to something significant over the whole course.
- Intended location of start and finish, and how much flexibility is there for adjusting either or both.
- Agreement to pay the measurer's out-of-pocket expenses.
On the agreed day meet the measurer and show him the course. It is usually best to accompany him on a bike. But a car may also be suitable. On busy roads the measurer may need someone behind him to 'protect' him from the traffic as he concentrates on an accurate measurement. Busy courses may need to be measured at a quiet time, e.g. early on Sunday morning. You may find it worthwhile to consult the Safety Code for Course Measurement so that you have an appreciation of the procedures the course measurer uses to make the measurement safe. The course measurer will seek your help to ensure his safety while riding, and he might not be able to complete the measurement at a single visit if he discovers hazrds which he has not planned for.
After the measurement the measurer writes a report and sends copies to the race organiser and to the area measurement secretary, who issues the Certificate of Course Accuracy. Without a valid certificate or a renewal for subsequent races, any permit issued for a race advertising a specific distance would be invalid.