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Grade 1. Qualified to measure all events including National Championships.
Measurement Area: Dorset & 50 mile radius Blandford Forum

The most recent courses measured
by Stewart Little in the Midlands are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured

The most recent courses measured by Stewart Little in the South are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured
2010228	Broadstone Quarter Marathon	6 mile 976y	2010-08-08
2009085	Round the Lakes Boxing Day 10k	10 km	2009-09-05
2009052	Littledown 5, Bournemouth	5 miles	2009-06-20
2009025	Ladies Only Salisbury 5 mile	5 miles	2009-03-22
2008125	Mad March Pukka 10 Burton	10 miles	2008-10-20
2008124	Mad March Pukka 20 Burton	20 miles	2008-10-20
2008115	North Dorset Mara-SturminsterN	26m 385y	2008-06-08
2008075	Poole Park Ladies 5k	5 km	2008-07-04
2008066	AECC 10k - Bournemouth	10 km	2008-06-22
2008065	AECC 5k - Bournemouth	5 km	2008-06-22
2008051	Purbeck10k, Wareham	10 km	2008-04-20
2008007	Quarter Mara, Bournemouth Prom	6 mile 976y	2008-02-10
2007109	South West Vets 10k, Portland	10 km	2007-07-14
2007068	Everton 10k	10 km	2007-06-03
2007067	Hoburne 5, Highfield	5 miles	2007-06-03
2007065	Portland 10	10 miles	2007-05-20
2007024	Bournemouth Bay Half Marathon	13m 192.5y	2007-03-11
2007023	Bournemouth Bay 10Km	10 km	2007-03-11
2007016	Castle Combe 5k	5 km	2007-02-17
2007015	Castle Combe 10k	10 km	2007-02-17

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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.