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Canadian marathon route was 674m too long

Organisers of the Edmonton Marathon admit their course this year was more than half a kilometre too long.

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Organisers of the Edmonton Marathon admit their course this year was more than half a kilometre too long. Organisers of the Edmonton Marathon have admitted their course this year was more than half a kilometre too long. The annual event in Alberta, Canada is often used as a qualifier for the prestigious Boston Marathon. But a number of frustrated runners voiced concerns online after the 16 August race, noting that the distance on their GPS running watches was over 26.22 miles. Organisers initially dismissed complaints, but in a statement on Wednesday they acknowledged an extra 674.7 metres (0.41 miles) was mistakenly added to the course. Race director Tom Keogh said: "We do not take this lightly. We hosted the nation's best athletes and their finishing times did not truly reflect their amazing performances." Keogh added that organisers "did not deliver the standard participants deserved". Construction work around the Wellington Bridge was cited by organisers as the main reason for the error, which forced a slight detour to the course's usual route.

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