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Grade 2. Qualified to measure all events except National Championships.
Measurement Area: Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire

The most recent courses measured
by Fabian Mills in the Midlands are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured

The most recent courses measured by Fabian Mills in the South are:

certno	course_name	distance	datemeasured
2009095	PEDNOR 10 - 2 LAPS	10 MILES	2009-09-29
2009092	Fred Hughes Ten (Bedmont)	10 miles	2009-09-20
2007062	St Albans half marathon	13m 192.5y	2007-04-15
2007040	Aston 5	5 miles	2006-07-23
2007021	Berkhamsted Half Marathon	13m 193y	2007-02-18
2006133	Wolverton 5	5 miles	2006-10-21
2006085	Milton Keynes 10k	10 km	2006-06-04
2006031	Therfield 10k	10 km	2002-09-29
2005038	Milton Keynes Half-Walton Hall	13m 193y	2005-03-12
2004040	Standalone 10k Letchworth	10km	2004-08-15
2004024	Milton Keynes Half-Walton Hall	13m 193y	2004-02-22
2003132	Standalone 10k Letchworth	10 km	2003-09-14
2003106	Abbots Langley Tough Ten - 10k	10 km	2003-06-27
2003098	Fairlands Valley 10k	10 km	2003-05-03
2002093	Stevenage 10 - JH Newman Sch	10 miles	2002-10-12
2002005	Watford Half	13m 193y	2001-11-11
2001101	Buntingford 10	10 miles	2001-10-30
2001006	Watford Half Marathon	13m 193y	2000-11-12
2000097	Ware 10	10 miles	2000-08-06
2000072	Bearbrook 10k Weston Turvill	10 km	2000-06-04

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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.