Downhill Marathons - Whats Allowed ?

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katypie May 2013 6:33pm, 5 May 2013 4,325 posts	0 katypie Hahahahahahaha what a dick I am. Clearly that's what marDH stood for. How embarrassing.
Son of a Pronator Man May 2013 6:37pm, 5 May 2013 6,985 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man The London Road start is where the faster runners go ( more likely to be making GFA), so that makes sense.
ClaireT May 2013 3:07pm, 6 May 2013 1,061 posts	0 ClaireT This is what PoT said about their decision to classify Loch Ness as downhill: We follow the convention used by the ARRS (www.arrs.net) that a course is downhill ("Statistically Invalid") if it drops more than 5 metres per km on average -i.e. about 210m in a marathon. Looking at the course profile: lochnessmarathon.com the net drop of the Lochness Marathon is over 210m therefore it is classified as downhill.
K5 Gus May 2013 3:44pm, 6 May 2013 111 posts	0 K5 Gus Thanks for clarifying that Claire, 5m per km is obviously a lot more than the IAAF 1m per km, so I'm guessing that not many others will fall into that category. Did they also say why they have suddenly decided to follow the ARRS convention ? Loch Ness results have been on Po10 for years without this classification.
Jovi Runner May 2013 4:00pm, 6 May 2013 2,183 posts	0 Jovi Runner make sure you type that web address correct when looking for ARRS info or you could get a very nasty surprise! On a more serious note, that would make my Thessaloniki marathon not be classified as downhill be the ARRS definition.
ClaireT May 2013 10:09pm, 6 May 2013 1,062 posts	0 ClaireT K5....I have asked the questions...awaiting response
ClaireT May 2013 10:26pm, 6 May 2013 1,063 posts	0 ClaireT So here is the reply from PoT No it's not a new rule, the previous ones should have been classified as downhill too - my Runbritain colleagues have made the corrections.
K5 Gus May 2013 10:29pm, 6 May 2013 112 posts	0 K5 Gus Thanks Claire