Don’t let the track and field officials be see this ;) 2021 NYC marathon race winner cuts course (video)

Kipchoge stepped on the orange line in the sub 2 thing too, so it doesn't count.

I that during the race. He cut the corner a bit aggressively, but I don't think anyone could seriously think it would make any difference in the outcome.

Let the world know how powerful letsrun is and get this guy disqualified.

I was watching and he definitely cut the corner on the sidewalk. My first thought was that he cheated. The course wasn't measured on the sidewalk...

This is 99 percent of the corners in Berlin, and nobody seems to have noticed.

I think it is pretty clear that the flag obstructs his view of the curb/corner that comes after it, and that he's running as though the apex of the corner is closer to being right after the flag than it actually is. In this instance, a DQ would be insanely harsh.

This is Jim Kiler wrote:

This is 99 percent of the corners in Berlin, and nobody seems to have noticed.

I was about to mention this. I ran Berlin and a half marathon in Trier a couple years ago and in both races it seemed like the entire field cut over the sidewalk. The first couple times I stayed on the road but after that I said screw it and cut the corners too. I guess it is a German or European thing. Been racing for about 35 years in the US and have rarely ever seen an individual cut a corner let alone the field.

He didn’t pass the blue rope/barrier 🤷🏽‍♂️

gilt wrote:

I that during the race. He cut the corner a bit aggressively, but I don't think anyone could seriously think it would make any difference in the outcome.

No, not aggressively at all. He came up to the corner and there it was. You are talking about 1/4 of a second if someone was right next to him just on the road itself. He was tired and drifting, hence him repeatedly looking back.

He ran way too wide in Central Park many, many times as in the far side of the blue line and he could have been inside the blue line to to the curb. Nothing to see here folks.

I agree that the flag could have obstructed his view added to the fact that there appears to be a curb cut in the sidewalk. No DQ but that corner needs to be managed better by the organizers in the future.

How are you watching? I can't find a good link, in USA.

Did he say anything inappropriate when he cut the course?

There is no specific IAAF/AIMS road race rule requiring disqualification here.

Comes down requirements for the specific event - and Race Director's discretion, should an issue be noticed or protested.

In those cases, circumstances, intent and impact are principal considerations. A single foot plant a few inches off the roadway does not reasonably indicate gained advantage. And, as another noted, vision on that corner was obstructed.

Road race courses are measured .1% long - the prescribed distance was covered and then some.

Disqualifying this dude would be utterly absurd - and that precedent would seem to require thousands more to to DQ'd.

In the same race, two runners helped a guy with cramps hobble-jump to the finish... which IS a clear DQ... don't see anyone complaining about it.

D.Katz wrote:

I agree that the flag could have obstructed his view added to the fact that there appears to be a curb cut in the sidewalk. No DQ but that corner needs to be managed better by the organizers in the future.

+1

I've seen many marathons where runners run within inches of the curb on corners, running slightly short of the measured line.

the macdaddy og yoo wrote:

He didn’t pass the blue rope/barrier 🤷🏽‍♂️

Traditional course measurement would be from the outside the curb as it would be wheeled - but modern measurement techniques may not require curb exclusion.

IAAF suggests out-of-bounds to be indicated with barricades, tape, or markings. Absent them, a specific race rule would need to be stated listing curbs and sidewalks as out of bounds - but these are often clearly not out of bounds as Portable Toilets, Aid Stations, etc. may be on or past these.

It's called running the tangents

How many sec do you think the "corner cutting " saved him?

And how many seconds did he beat the 2nd place finisher by?

Stop being a snowflake.

within the course tape, excellent tangent running.