The course was recently recertified by marathon Co-Director Mike Lindemann and Doug Thurston, race director of the Big Sur International Marathon, using a Jones Counter, which attaches to the wheel of a bicycle and displays 'clicks' based on the number of rotations.
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Illinois Marathon Co-Director Mike Lindemann, left, and Doug Thurston, race director of the Big Sur International Marathon, who is certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations, set out from Memorial Stadium to measure the Illinois Marathon route in reverse to recertif…
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