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Official Measurement of the Tokushima Marathon Course (with video)

http://www.jrt.co.jp/news/scripts/newscont.asp?NewsId=10360

translated by Brett Larner

In Tokushima city this morning, official course measurement of next April`s Tokushima Marathon took place. The Tokushima Marathon is sponsored by the prefectural government with the goal of promoting sports as a means to better health for prefectural citizens.

Course measurement took place early in the morning when there was no traffic on the roads. A staff made up of Rikuren authorities, prefectural track association officials and students worked together to measure the course from the start in Tokushima Central Park to its finish at the Tokushima City Track. Workers used a wire 50 m in length, making chalk marks on the pavement to indicate the beginning and ending of each 50 m segment. Staff carefully followed all course certification regulations such as maintaining a uniform 30 cm distance from the curb while measuring around curves and corners.

The course measurement will be continued and rechecked tomorrow.

Translator`s note: Click on the Windows Media tab in the linked site above for video of a news report on the course measurement.
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