Welcome to the USA Track & Field
Road Running Technical Council

Note: In accordance with USATF policy, most of the content which was (at one time) on this RRTC.net website has been ported to the central USATF site at www.usatf.org. However, since the recent update to the USATF website, much of the information previously available on that site is no longer available. The links pointing to that information have been changed back to once again point to locations on the RRTC website. Also note that none of the pages on the USATF site are directly controlled or edited by RRTC.

 
What's New?

• Road Running Course Measurement Facebook page
• Measurement News Article Index(updated Mar-2022)
• RRTC Regional Certifiers(updated Feb-2022)
• Calibration Course Location Map(updated May-2022)
• Course Measurer Map(updated May-2022)
• Application Forms(including new Google Sheets version)

 
Popular Links

• USATF/RRTC Course Measurement and Certification Procedures Manual (web browser version)
• USATF/RRTC Course Measurement and Certification Procedures Manual (PDF file)
• Search the USATF Certified Course Database
• Find a Course Measurer (map)
• Find a Course Measurer (list)
• RRTC Regional Certifiers

 
Online Course Certification System

• Link to Online Course Certification System
• Introduction
• Introductory video
• Instructional videos
• Online Course Certification Learning Site
• Online Certification System Discussion on Measurement Forum

• General Info on Course Certification
• Search for Certified Courses and Maps
• Find a Course Measurer (map)
• Find a Course Measurer (list)
• RRTC Regional Certifiers
• Final Signatory Measurers
• World Athletics Measurers
• USATF/RRTC Position on GPS used by runners
• Certified Course Expiration/Renewal Policy
• Policy on Changing Name of a Certified Course
• Adjustments to Existing Certified Courses
• Policies on Pre-race & Post-race Verification Measurements

Information for Course Measurers

• USATF/RRTC Course Measurement and Certification Procedures Manual (web browser version)
• USATF/RRTC Course Measurement and Certification Procedures Manual (PDF file)
• Tools for Course Measurers (Equipment, Mapping, etc.)
  • OpenOffice Draw Basics Tutorial by Mark Neal (YouTube video)
  • OpenOffice Simple Map Drawing Tutorial by Mark Neal (YouTube video)
  • OpenOffice Map Drawing Tutorial by Nathan Porch (YouTube video)
  • The "Jones Counter model JR"
  • CookJones counter
  • LucasJones counter - contact Kevin Lucas (lucasmeasurement@gmail.com) for more information
• Course Certification Application Forms
• RRTC Regional Certifiers(updated Feb-2022)
• Calibration Course Location Map
• RRTC Course Measurement Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board List of Interesting Topics
• The McBrayer Course Measurement Video (on YouTube)
• Certifier’s Drop & Separation Calculator
• Policies on Pre-race & Post-race Verification Measurements
• Certification Maps Required Elements and Format
• Adjustments to Existing Certified Courses
• Effective Date of Course Certification
• Policy on Changing Name of a Certified Course
• Standards for Listing Measurers on Website
• USATF Rules and Regulations Relevant to the RRTC
• Rulebooks
• USATF Insurance Policy as it applies to a measurer

About the Road Running Technical Council

• What RRTC Does (Scope & Activities)
• The RRTC Officers
• The RRTC Regional Certifiers
• Final Signatory Measurers
• World Athletics Measurers
• Roles of RRTC Officers
  • RRTC Chair
  • Vice Chairs
  • Course Certifiers
  • Course Registrar
  • Validation Chair
  • Education & Training Chair
  • Members at Large
• RRTC Course Measurement Bulletin Board
• The RRTC Ted Corbitt Award
• RRTC Annual Meeting Minutes
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • Older

Historical Course Measurement Information

• Measurement News Article Index
• Archive of Historical Documents collected by Pete Riegel
• Historical Certified Course Lists
• Foreign Course list

Measurement Seminar Material

• Measurement_Seminar_2014_ed2.pdf (PDF file, 3.45 MB)