PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE & PRE-REQUISITES

Federations are encouraged to nominate individuals, both men and women (either volunteer or paid) who is:

· Physically fit and capable of riding a bicycle not less than 50 kms on any one given day.

· Be prepared to give an undertaking to serve the Federation as a road course measurer.

· Reasonably good in mathematics,

· NOT attended any previous IAAF Measurement Seminar.

CONTENT

The topics to be covered in the seminar include:

· Seminar Introduction

- Formal opening

- Personal introductions

- The IAAF – philosophy and structure

· Overview

- IAAF/Aims Course Measurers

- The Rules of road events

- Types of road event course and important features

- The calibrated bicycle method of measurement

· Equipment I (Practical Session)

- Taking a cycle apart

- Re-assembling with a Jones Counter

· Measurement I (Practical Session)

- Riding and making measurements around a track

· Technical Considerations

- The importance and significance of the ‘SCPF’

- The importance of the ‘SPR’

- Safety aspects

· Equipment II (Practical Session)

- Taking off the wheels of a cycle

- Re-assembling with a Jones Counter

· Measurement II (Practical Session)

- Practice riding correctly and using the counter

- Calculate and measure 5000 m around a track in different lanes

· Calibration I

- How to lay out a calibration course

- Working with tape measures

- Working with EDM systems

· Measurement III (Practical Session)

- Pre calibration

- Measurement of a pre-measured 10 km road course

- Post calibration

· Important Techniques

- The need for protection whilst measuring

- Review of “SPR”

- Defining the measured course with cones

- Check marks

- Dealing with obstructions

- Dealing with punctures

· Measurement IV (Practical Session)

- Pre calibration

- Measurement of a 10 km road course starting in a stadium

- Post calibration

· Calibration II

- The importance of post calibration

- Determining the “constant for the day”

- Calculating the final distance

- Preparing final route map

· Course Set-up

- Siting the water, refreshment and sponge stations

· Measurement V (Practical Session)

- Pre calibration

- Measurement of a 10 km road course (using different roads)

- Post calibration

· Measurement VI (Practical Session)

- Pre calibration

- Measurement of a half marathon (21.1 km) road course

- Post calibration

· Seminar Wrap-up

- Discussion

- Evaluation

- Formal closing