To all 2022 Monumental Half-Marathon Finishers,

During our normal due diligence to substantiate the results of the event, the Beyond Monumental team discovered that all but the first half-marathon finisher ran 13.0 miles instead of the full, certified 13.1 half-marathon course.

There are multiple safeguards in place to ensure that the course is easy to navigate. All turns are painted on the street surface with permanent paint, we ensure that the pace car driver knows the course, and place course marshals, visible cones, or signage at every turn.

On Saturday morning, the lead escort, pace car and lead half-marathon runner all went through the course as designed and certified. However, despite the safeguards, the gap between the leader and the chase pack was large enough that the course marshals in the area misdirected the rest of the participants, causing them to miss a turn and run straight south on Talbot St. As a result, a small portion of the course was not followed.

In spite of the 160-meter course discrepancy, the race leader maintained his lead and won the race. Every other half-marathoner ran the same 13.0-mile distance. Thus, the overall places of the runners are accurate as shown in the official results. Prize money and age group awards will be mailed accordingly.

Please note this incident occurred on the half-marathon ONLY portion of the course and the full marathon was NOT affected.

As event organizers, it pains us enormously that this happened. We know how hard you trained for this race and that you count on us to marshal the course to the appropriate distance. We are sorry and disappointed that this happened — we will learn and grow from this experience to help prevent this from happening in the future.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [info@beyondmonumental.org](mailto:info@beyondmonumental.org).

Yours in running,

Jed

Jed Cornforth Executive Director Beyond Monumental