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• Map of Measurers
• Arranging a Measurement
• Renewing a Certificate
• Charges
• Safety during Measurement
• Insurance for Measurers
• ARC: Course Measurement process (.pdf)
• ARC: Course Measurement Form (.pdf)

Certified Road Running Courses for
Association of Running Clubs

This website contains instructions about course measurement certification procedures for race organisers who are applying for a race permit from the ARC.

• Map of England Use this to obtain contact details of a qualified measurer near you.
• Arranging a measurement for a new or altered course
• Renewing a Certificate of Course Accuracy A Certificate must be issued to cover for each occasion when a race takes place, ie it must state the date of the race.
• Measurement Charges
• Safety Code for carrying out measurements.
• Insurance for measurers

Two .pdf documents are available on the main ARC website:

• ARC Measurement Process (.pdf document)
• ARC Course Measurement Form for use when applying to ARC for a permit

There are 3 Area Measurement Secretaries who issue Certificates of Course Accuracy:

• Phil Holland for the MIDLANDS
• Alan Ritchie for NORTH of ENGLAND
• Mike Sandford for SOUTH of ENGLAND

If you have an up-to-date certificate of course accuracy for your course you can display the following logo on your race literature. To download the image file to you computer right click on the image of the size you need and select "save picture/image as"

Other sizes of the ARC logo are available for inclusion on race literature:

200 pixels high:

111 pixels high: