05-05-2019 20:08 via theguardian.com

Belfast City Marathon course too long, organisers admit

Officials estimated that runners had to run an extra 460 metres due to ‘human error’The organisers of the Belfast City Marathon have had to admit to runners and wheelchair athletes that the course they completed on Sunday was almost half a kilometre too long.“We would like to apologise to competitors of today’s race,” said David Seaton, chairman of the marathon organising committee.The majority of Garmins were logging 26.7 miles. Be worth driving the course to confi
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