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

The most recent courses measured
by Chris Marcol in the Midlands are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured

The most recent courses measured by Chris Marcol in the South are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured
2010256	Dartmoor Vale 2010 10 Km	10 km	2010-05-23
2010220	Treggy 7	7 miles	2010-05-23
2010108	Tavy 13 half marathon	13m 193y	2009-12-06
2009113	Plympton 10km	10 km	2008-11-30
2009084	Churston Flyer	5 miles	2009-06-07
2009066	Tintagel 10k	10 km	2008-12-07
2009027	Mad March Hare 10k - Plympton	10 km	2009-02-15
2008126	Rame 10 - no causeway alternative	10 miles	2008-09-16
2008048	Dartmoor Discovery	32m 674y	2008-05-04
2007127	Lions Rame 10 - via causeway	10 miles	2007-06-17
2007126	Strete 10 - Manor Farm	10 miles	2007-09-16
2007052	Ivybridge Carnival 10k	10 km	2007-04-15
2007001	Dartmoor Discovery	32 m 674 y	2006-11-12
2006135	Saltash Half Marathon	13 m 192.5y	2006-02-26
2006118	Dartmoor vale 10k	10 km	2004-04-04
2006117	Dartmoor Vale half marathon	13m 192.5y	2004-04-04
2006116	Dartmoor Vale Marathon	26m 385y	2004-02-29
2006109	Tavy 7	7 miles	2006-07-23
2006040	Torbay Half Marathon	13m 192.5 y	2005-11-20
2004084	Strete Challenge 10	10 miles	2004-05-23

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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.