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Course Design

How a course’s shape and features influence the contest.

Our point of view

Every race has more than one story.

We look beyond the result to the formats, course features and decisions that make each contest distinct.

  1. Why Staggered Starts Give Every Lane a Fair Line
  2. Oval or Figure Eight: Two Course Shapes, Different Demands
  3. How Race Clocks Turned Elapsed Time Into Part of the Finish

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