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Originally Posted by hoopsguy
Yep, it was a CARA certified course which is a big part of the reason I was confused with the distance being off.
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Yeah, if it is certified, they generally wheel measure it. What likely happened is when you take corners with a gps watch, depending on how locked in the GPS accuracy is (sometimes more sketchy in wooded areas or among high buildings), the GPS can cut across to connect up the dots rather than take the actual curve path you take. This is actually pretty common on paths with a big hook like your race appeared to have at a turn around point. Most likely the GPS watch just cut off a little bit of the distance for you.