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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Equipment Needed
• Statement of Requirements
• Laying Out a Calibration Course
• Calibrating the Bicycle
• The Shortest Possible Route
• Use of the Calibrated Bicycle
• Course Maps
• Appendix A: Supplementary Tips
• Appendix B: Course Layout
• Appendix C: Example of Course Measurement
  • Setting up the Calibration Course
  • Calibrating the Bicycle
  • Measuring the Race Course
  • Course Maps
• Appendix D: Adjusting an Existing Certified Course
• Appendix E: Filling Out the Forms
• Appendix F: Metric-Imperial Conversions
• Appendix G: Application Forms

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• manual.pdf (The Manual itself, 1.0 MB, last updated December, 2018)

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If your certifier tells you to submit an application rather than use the online certification system, use the application forms at the link below

• Application Forms

The following persons have contributed directly to the preparation of the USATF/RRTC Course Measurement Procedures Manual:

Bob Baumel Tom Benjamin Ted Corbitt George Delaney Gabriel Duguay Tom Duranti Len Evens Tom Ferguson Jim Gerweck Bill Grass David Katz Tom Knight Justin Kuo Glen Lafarlette Bob Langenbach Bob Letson

Jim Lewis A.C. Linnerud Ken Loveless Dale Matty Mark Neal Wayne Nicoll Jane Parks Al Phillips David Reik Pete Riegel Fred Shields Bob Thurston Mike Wickiser Carl Wisser Jennifer Young Ken Young

Revision History and Revision Notes of this Manual

First Edition: © 1985 by The Athletics Congress (previous name of USA Track & Field); edited by Ken Young; printed by Electric City Printing Company, Anderson, South Carolina.

Second Edition: © 1989 by The Athletics Congress (previous name of USA Track & Field); edited by Pete Riegel; printed by Electric City Printing Company, Anderson, South Carolina.

Third Edition: © 1999-2013 by USA Track & Field; edited by Bob Baumel; originally posted at www.rrtc.net, now at www.usatf.org; launched June 14, 1999; last revised Feb 20, 2013.

Version 2019.1.001 (present online version): © 2019 by USA Track & Field; edited by Mark Neal.

• Added to the contributors list.
• Statement of Requirements section changed to include an additional item about recording the locations of start, finish, etc.
• Added requirement for two measurements of a calibration course to be within tolerance.
• Added requirement for tolerance for the difference in rides of the calibration course.
• Expanded the section on laying out a turn-around and describing it on the certification map.
• Added Appendix D: Adjusting an Existing Certified Course.
• Changed the letter of other appendices as needed.
• Added footer to show manuscript title and revision number.
• Modified section on Course Maps discussing color requirements and showing measured path requirement.
• Changed the requirements and the explanation for measuring courses that include unpaved sections.