I haven't heard any official news from the race organisers but Mike, who did the 5km went to Map My Run.com and reported back the 5km was actually 4.1km. The 10km is rumoured to be more like 9.2km.
The Age reported the following in an article from the Monday 12 October edition.
"Everyone, it seemed, had smashed their previous records. But even before the sweat had dried on competitors’ foreheads, suspicions were raised that the short courses were shorter than advertised — a fact confirmed today by organisers.
Event director Dallas O’Brien said the half and full marathons met the strict standards of the Association of International Marathons, but the 5km and 10km courses were not measured to the same exacting standards.
‘‘We measured it as closely as we could under the constraints of the road closures that we had from the various authorities and police,’’ he told The Age.
‘‘But they were regarded as fun runs. They are not official events. They are not championships. We didn’t say they were.’’
Mr O’Brien said the competitor information clearly stated the marathon and the half marathon were officially ratified, but the 5km 10km ‘‘are timed events only. We do not say they are officially ratified.’’
‘‘We have to stay within the envelope that the authorities give us and primarily our main focus is on the marathon and the half. We have to fit the five and 10 within that region.
‘‘We apologise to anyone who may have been inconvenienced, and perhaps we should have highlighted the fact that they weren’t 100 per cent accurate.’’
But people who prepared for the event have expressed disappointment they weren’t running the right distances.
‘‘I’m extremely pissed off with the race ‘organisers’ (and I use that term loosely too),’’ wrote blogger Andrew.
‘‘The course we ran was exactly as described in the course description (which I just re-read) and the map from the Garmin looks just like the advertised course map. How could a supposedly reputable organisation get the course distance wrong by 20%?’’
A contributor to the Cool Runnings forums said: ‘‘I am very disappointed that such a well known event makes a mistake about one of the crucial elements of any event such as this!’’
Another wrote: ‘‘... (It) is a real shame for people who have specifically trained for a good time in the race. I’m very surprised they could get it so wrong.’’
Mr O’Brien rejected suggestions the distances were short by as much as 20 per cent.
‘‘The five and 10 were both measured by a bike computer. We got them as close as we could.’’"
Event director Dallas O’Brien said the half and full marathons met the strict standards of the Association of International Marathons, but the 5km and 10km courses were not measured to the same exacting standards.
‘‘We measured it as closely as we could under the constraints of the road closures that we had from the various authorities and police,’’ he told The Age.
‘‘But they were regarded as fun runs. They are not official events. They are not championships. We didn’t say they were.’’
Mr O’Brien said the competitor information clearly stated the marathon and the half marathon were officially ratified, but the 5km 10km ‘‘are timed events only. We do not say they are officially ratified.’’
‘‘We have to stay within the envelope that the authorities give us and primarily our main focus is on the marathon and the half. We have to fit the five and 10 within that region.
‘‘We apologise to anyone who may have been inconvenienced, and perhaps we should have highlighted the fact that they weren’t 100 per cent accurate.’’
But people who prepared for the event have expressed disappointment they weren’t running the right distances.
‘‘I’m extremely pissed off with the race ‘organisers’ (and I use that term loosely too),’’ wrote blogger Andrew.
‘‘The course we ran was exactly as described in the course description (which I just re-read) and the map from the Garmin looks just like the advertised course map. How could a supposedly reputable organisation get the course distance wrong by 20%?’’
A contributor to the Cool Runnings forums said: ‘‘I am very disappointed that such a well known event makes a mistake about one of the crucial elements of any event such as this!’’
Another wrote: ‘‘... (It) is a real shame for people who have specifically trained for a good time in the race. I’m very surprised they could get it so wrong.’’
Mr O’Brien rejected suggestions the distances were short by as much as 20 per cent.
‘‘The five and 10 were both measured by a bike computer. We got them as close as we could.’’"
It doesn't matter really because there is always another race just around the corner and the training is never a lost cause. So until January we can lace up our runners and get ready for the next Revive Superstars race. Our aim will be a 10km group run - jump in the Revive fun bus and kick along with friends to run down a new 10km record.
Well done to everyone who participated on the day:
MARY
MEG C
MEG C
HEIDI
CINDY
LOWELL
HELEN
ATHENA
MIKE
NICHOLE
KIRRA
CINDY
LOWELL
HELEN
ATHENA
MIKE
NICHOLE
KIRRA
Special thanks to Meg for supporting me in the lead up to this race. We haven't had great preparation but we plodded together on training runs in the rain the wind the sun the LOT. THANKS MEG!!!!!
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