MEASUREMENT REPORT ,5 m IAAF GRE / 2012 / 048 / JFD0591 PELLA HALF MARATHON. Elevation change : +0.9 m / km. Separation : 5,21 %

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1 MEASUREMENT REPORT PELLA HALF MARATHON ,5 m IAAF GRE / 2012 / 048 / JFD0591 Elevation change : +0.9 m / km Separation : 5,21 % Georgios DOUSSIS

2 Introduction The Pella Municipality with the technical assistance of the O.M.G. (Giannitsa Marathon Running Club) is the Event Organizer of the Pella Half-Marathon. The 1 st edition of the Half-Marathon will be held on Sunday 16 th, September The race course measurement was requested by O.M.G. (Giannitsa Marathon Running Club) and particularly by its President Babis SEMERTZIDIS. Then it was approved by the International Measurement Administrator, Jean-Francois DELASALLE. Indeed, the measurement of the half marathon course, 2012 edition, took place on 28 th July This mission was accomplished according to current IAAF and A.I.M.S. regulations and was held under sunny, hot weather. The measurement was implemented by me, Georgios DOUSSIS, Measurer IAAF/AIMS, Grade B. For this activity I had the support and effective cooperation of B. SEMERTZIDIS (OMG), S. SOTIRIADIS and V. THOMAIDIS (Pella-Giannitsa Municipality, who had a perfect knowledge of the entire course. The race course has the approval of Pella-Giannitsa Municipality well as the Traffic Police. The start is few meters away from the entrance of the Platanokampos Sport Center, approx. one kilometer away from the Giannitsa city center, at Konstantinoupoleos str. (see photos). The arrival is at city center of Giannitsa, at Eleftheriou Venizelou str., in front of the Military Club building. The race course is a course type loop, but incomplete, mostly undulating. The altitude difference (drop) between the altitude of the departure (29 m) and that of arrival (50 m) is 21 m, which means an elevation gain of +0.9 m/km. The proposed circuit does meet the IAAF requirements for a drop of < 1m/km (Rule 260, 28c). The start and the finish points of this race course, measured along a straight line between them, show a total distance (separation) of 1100 m a separation ratio of 5,21%, compared to the total distance of the Half-Marathon. The proposed circuit does meet the IAAF requirements for separation of < 50% of the overall distance (Rule 260, 28b). The race course, Pella Half-Marathon, 2012 edition, is approved by the Administrator under the International Performance Measurement No. GRE / 2012/ 048 /JFD0591 dated September 16, Without modification, the validity of this measurement is 5 years.

3 I would like to thank the President of the O.M.G. (Giannitsa Marathon Running Club) B. SEMERTZIDIS for his support, availability and excellent organization of my stay. Georgios DOUSSIS Measurer IAAF/AIMS, Grade B

4 Contact Pella Municipality Hatzidimitriou & Ethn. Antistasis, Giannitsa Greece Sports Office Tel Fax Babis Semertzidis President OMG CLUB Georgios DOUSSIS IAAF/AIMS Lysimachias 28 Str., Neos Kosmos Athens, Greece

5 PELLA HALF MARATHON ,5 m CERTIFICATE Georgios DOUSSIS

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7 Measurement Attestation The undersigned Georgios DOUSSIS measurer IAAF/AIMS Grade-B certify that on request of Mr. B. Semertzidis, President of the O.M.G. (Giannitsa Marathon Running Club) which provides the technical support for the event, implemented the measurement of the Pella Half Marathon race course, according to IAAF/AIMS rules, using a bicycle given from the race organizing committee with a 5-digit Jones Counter on it. The race will be held on September, 16 th It is at its 1 st edition. In the previous years the race went over several distances from 10 to 16 kilometers and it has never been officially measured under the IAAF/AIMS requirements in the past. During the course measurement the weather was hot, it was a sunny summer day. The race course is a way mostly through the fields and places around the city of Giannitsa, from the sport center named Platanotopos around one kilometer away from the city center as start point to the city center as finish point. A traffic warranty is given to organizers by the local Traffic Police for the race day that the athletes should run on roads completely free of traffic for both directions of the entire marathon course. Course restrictions and limitations are shown at the photos below. The race course is a type loop course, but incomplete. The finish point is located 1100 meters away from the start point. After the start shot the runners should run uphill for the first kilometer and then through the city center. Then they leave downhill the city center and run through the fields of Giannitsa. Until the half way the course includes uphill, flat and downhill parts with mostly smooth inclination. After the halfway the runners go along the river Loudias and meet two flat parts of dirt roads for approx. 200m length each. These two course parts have acceptable surface for running. The last five kilometers of the course are lightly uphill. A traffic warranty is given to organizers by the local Traffic Police for the race day for the entire race course, so the runners should run on roads and streets free of vehicle traffic. The measurement was done by my self following the shortest possible way according to the measurement rules. For almost the half of the distance I should ride against the daily traffic. That was possible and without problems thank to the excellent organization from Mr. Babis Semertzidis and the perfect realization of both Traffic Police and Municipality Police. The running surface of the regional roads at city center and outside Giannitsa is mostly asphalt of good quality. Some course parts especially after the halfway are of passable asphalt quality. The two above mentioned course parts of approx. 200m length each are dirt roads. A 50m-steel tape was used for the calibration which was made at the straight and flat way at km 17 of the race course (see map and photos).

8 After the calibration, I undertook a measurement at the proposed course and a post calibration. After the calculations the entire course was found 74.27m longer than it should be. According to the organizers wish I removed the start point 74.27m to the front and I undertook a second measurement according to my records and the correction for the adjustment of every single of the 21 kilometer points. The length of the entire course was found at the end of this final ride ,20 m (3,70m longer than it should be) possibly because of the increasing temperature. Every km point is marked with a nail and ring on the running surface (see photos). The drop is (+0,9m/km) and the separation 5,21%. The race course does meet the IAAF/AIMS requirements. This measurement will be valid for 5 (five) years ( ). Any modification on the measured course needs a re-measurement. Georgios DOUSSIS, Measurer IAFF/AIMS, Grade B

9 PELLA HALF MARATHON ,5 m Statements of measurement - Conclusion Georgios DOUSSIS

10 Statements of measurement and Conclusion Measurement records by 1. Measurement of the calibration course Length: 450,00m (average of two measurements) Temperature: 23 C Time: 06:30 Correction average length formula 450 x [1 + (23-20) x 0, )] = 450,01566m Shortening of the calibration course: - 1,5cm. Total length 450,00m 2. Calibration Pre Calibration Giannitsa, Agrotiki odos Tuesday , 6:30, 23 C Length of the calibration course: 450m Start Difference Ride Ride Ride Ride Summary R1+R2+R3+R Average 5100

11 5100countsx1001m Working Constant: 450m = WC = Measurement of the race course Course measurement Start K K (1) K (1) K (2) K (2) K (3) K (3)25238 Finish (3)26344 (3)27063 Whole course (should be) Whole course was = m 74.27m longer than it should be

12 4. Post Calibration Post Calibration Giannitsa, Agrotiki odos Tuesday , 8:45, 27,5 C Length of the calibration course: 500m Start Difference Ride Ride Ride Ride Summary R1+R2+R3+R Average Finish Constant: countsx1001m = m Constant of the Day: CoD = WC FC = 2 = Calculation of the length of the race course Corrections: After the Post-Calibration I calculated the measured course and it was found 63.41m longer than it should be. 6. Final adjustments to the race course and Conclusion We removed the start point 74.27m to the front by setting a new start point as final and permanent one. I undertook a final ride over the entire course by following exactly the same way. All intermediate km-points including start and finish points are marked with nails and rings on the asphalt surface. The position of each one point is described in details in the following pages (see photos). The length of the entire course was found at the end of this final ride ,20 m (3,70m longer than it had to be) possibly because of the increasing temperature during the final ride. The list

13 of streets and pathways, maps included, is given in the following pages showing the limitations for the markup of the course. Georgios DOUSSIS Measurer IAAF/AIMS, Grade B

14 km-mark Positions

15 START wooden column wooden column 13.05m 4.25m START Sport Center Platanotopos

16 Km 1 Wooden column 0.78m Ethn. Antistaseos str Nr m

17 Km 2 20th October str 20th October str Nr m manwhole 6.22m

18 Km 3 Ageladostrata light 3.78m Ageladostrata 0.70m

19 Km 4 light Egnatia str. 2.60m traffic sign 4.52m

20 Km 5 Regional str. to Alexandreia 3.00m

21 Km 6 Traffic Sign 60m Dirt street Regional str. to Alexandreia

22 Km 7 Regional str. to Alexandreia traffic sign 7.15m

23 Km 8 Regional str. to Alexandreia Oneiron zefxi traffic sign ~100m 15.50m

24 Km 9 Regional str. to Alexandreia Traffic sign STOP Side street 10.04m

25 Km 10 Regional str. to Alexandreia 13.40m

26 Km m Loudias river

27 Km 12 to Adliostasio GOEB Paralimnis ~150m after the exit from the dirt road

28 Km 13 to Adliostasio GOEB Paralimnis

29 Km 14 ~100m χοιροστάσιο Agrotiki odos Paralimnis

30 Km 15 Agrotiki odos Paralimnis cotton fields

31 Km 16 wooden column 20.72m Paddock with bees Agrotiki odos Paralimnis

32 Km m crossroad Egnatia wooden column 4.00m Palettes factory corner 4.88m

33 Km m 13.50m 0.61m

34 Km 19 Eirinis str. 5.45m

35 Km 20 Egnatia str. 7.15m Meg. Alexandrou str. 5.35m

36 Km 21 Venizelou str. column 3.76m Kapodistriou str. Tavern Ladokolla

37 FINISH light FINISH 0.30m Finish line 8.20m

38 FINISH Venizelou str. light FINISH 0.30m

39 PELLA Half Marathon 2012 Km point description Start Γιαννιτσά, οδός Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, μπροστά στο Δημοτικό αθλητικό κέντρο «Πλατανότοπος», 4,25μ πλάι από ξύλινη κολώνα ΔΕΗ αριστερά και 13,05μ, πριν από άλλη ξύλινη κολώνα ΔΕΗ Km 1 οδός Εθν. Αντιστάσεως, αέναντι από το Νο 82, 7,62μ πριν από ξύλινη κολώνα ΔΕΗ και 0,72μ από το πεζοδρόμιο Km 2 οδός 20ης Οκτωβρίου, 5,52μ πλάι από το Νο 18, 6,22μ πριν το φρεάτιο Km 3 Αγελαδόστρατα, αριστερό ρεύμα, 0,70μ από τη διαχωριστική νησίδα, 2,78μ από το φως Km 4 Εγνατία, καρφίδα αριστερά, 4,52μ πριν από την πινακίδα, 2,60μ πριν και πλάγια από το φως km 5 Επαρχιακή οδός προς Αλεξάνδρεια, καρφίδα αριστερά, 3,00μ από το φρεάτιο. Απέναντι ΨΥΓΕΙΑ ΓΙΑΝΝΙΤΣΩΝ km 6 Επαρχιακή οδός προς Αλεξάνδρεια, καρφίδα δεξιά, Ταμπέλα εμπρός στα 60μ περίπου. Απέναντι χωματόδρομος Km 7 Επαρχιακή οδός προς Αλεξάνδρεια, καρφίδα δεξιά, 7,15μ μπροστά από πινακίδα διασταύρωσης Km 8 Επαρχιακή οδός προς Αλεξάνδρεια, καρφίδα δεξιά, 15,50μ από πινακίδα απέναντι Km 9 Επαρχιακή οδός προς Αλεξάνδρεια, καρφίδα αριστερά, 10,04μ μπροστά από πινακίδα STOP του χωματόδρομου Km 10 Επαρχιακή οδός προς Αλεξάνδρεια, καρφίδα αριστερά, 13,40μ μπροστά και πλάγια από ανάποδη πινακίδα. Πριν το Parking Km 11 Λουδίας, μπροστά στο εξοχικό κέντρο, 4,85μ από την είσοδό του, καρφίδα δεξιά Km 12 Προς αντλιοστάσιο «ΓΟΕΒ» Παραλίμνης, περίπου 150μ μετά την έξοδο από τον 1ο χωματόδρομο Km 13 Προς αντλιοστάσιο «ΓΟΕΒ» Km 14 Αγροτική οδός Παραλίμνης, περίπου 100μ πριν το χοιροστάσιο εμπρός αριστερά Km 15 Αγροτική οδός Παραλίμνης, λίγα μέτρα πριν τη στροφή δεξιά, στη βαμβακοφυτία Km 16 Αγροτική οδός Παραλίμνης, καρφίδα δεξιά, 20,72μ πριν την ξ θλινη κολώνα ΟΤΕ, αμέσως μετά από μάντρα με μελίσσια Km 17 Αγροτική οδός Παραλίμνης, 4,88μ πλάγια εμπρός από την είσοδο εργοστασίου παλεττών, 4,00μ πριν από ξύλινη κολώνα ΟΤΕ, Σε περίπου 100μ διασταύρωση με ΕΟ Θεσ/νίκης-Έδεσσας Km 18 οδός Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, άνοδος, καρφίδα δεξιά, 13,50μ πλάγια αριστερά το κτήμα με ελιές Km 19 οδός Ειρήνης, 5,45μ πλάγια και λοξά πριν την είσοδο σπιτιού, περίπου 100μ μετά τη στροφή από οδό Κωνσταντινουπόλεως και το αθλ. Κέντρο «Πλατανόκαμπος» Km 20 οδός Μεγ. Αλεξάνδρου, μπροστά στο Super Market ΓΑΛΑΞΙΑΣ, 7,05μ πριν το περίπτερο, 5,35μ πλάγια εμπρός από τον τηλεφωνικό θάλαμο. Λίγο πριν τη στροφή προς ΕΓΝΑΤΙΑ Km 21 πεζόδρομος Γιαννιτσών Ελ. Βενιζέλου στη γωνία της ταβέρνας «Λαδόκολλα» και την κάθετη οδό Καποδιστίου, 3,76μ πλάγια από το φως Finish πεζόδρομος Γιαννιτσών Ελ. Βενιζέλου, μπροστά στη ΛΕΣΧΗ ΑΞΙΩΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ, πλάτος γραμμής τερματισμού 8,20μ από κολώνα σε κολώνα φωτισμού, καρφίδα αριστερά, 0,30μ από το φως

40 Street Index START: Sport Center Platanotopos Konstantinoupoleos str. Ethn. Antistasis str. Hatzidimitriou str. G. Giota Sq. 20th October str. New west regional road (Ageladostrata) Egnatia Giannitson-Alexandreias str. Loudias Agrotiki odos Thess/nikis Edessas nat. Road Konstantinoupoleos str. Eirinis str. Meg. Alexandrou str. Egnatias El. Venizelou str. FINISH: El. Venizelou (pedestrian way) ΑΦΕΤΗΡΙΑ: Δημοτικό Αθλητικό Κέντρο «ΠΛΑΤΑΝΟΤΟΠΟΣ» Οδός Κων/πόλεως προς Βορρά Διασταύρωση με Εθν. Αντίστασης Εθν. Αντίστασης Δημαρχείο-(αριστερά) Χατζηδημητρίου Πλατεία Γκ. Γιώτα (δεξιά) 20ης Οκτωβρίου (αριστερά) Διασταύρωση Εργατικών κατοικιών Νέα Δυτική περιφερειακή οδός (Αγελαδόστρατα) (αριστερά) Εγνατία (δεξιά) Επ. Οδός Γιαννιτσών Αλεξάνδρειας (αριστερά) Διεθνές Ναυταθλητικό Κέντρο Λουδία Αγροτική οδός Ε.Ο. Θεσ/νίκης- Έδεσσας, Γιαννιτσών Κων/πόλεως (αριστερά) Ειρήνης (αριστερά) Μ. Αλεξάνδρου (δεξιά) Εγνατίας (δεξιά) Βενιζέλου Πεζόδρομος Γιαννιτσών (Πολεμικό Μουσείο)

41 MAPS & Course Details

42 Course Details Whole Course m Giannitsa Finish City center Start Platanokampos Calibration course Altitude Start: 29m Finish: 50m Drop: +0.9m/km Separation Start to Finish: m 5.21%

43 Course Details Whole Course m Giannitsa Start Platanokampos Finish City center Calibration course Loudias river Altitude Start 29m Finish: 50m Drop: +0.9m/km Separation Start to Finish: m 5.21%

44 Course Details Start to Finish Separation Giannitsa Finish City center Start Platanokampos Separation Start to Finish: m 5.21%

45 Course Details Altitude Altitude Start: 29m Finish: 50m Drop: +0.9m/km

46 Calibration Giannitsa,

47 Calibration Map Giannitsa Start Calibration Course Finish Giannitsa B A Calibration Course

48 Calibration Course 450m Point A To B wooden column Bike m 5.72m Point A 0.28m Agrotiki odos To B wooden column Bike m Point A

49 Calibration Course 450m Point B to A Entrance photovoltaic venue Point B 10.65m Electric panel Electric panel 14.70m Point B to A 14.70m

50 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Measurement Team

51 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Measurement Team Sp. Sotiriadis V. Thomaidis - B. Semertzidis

52 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Measurement Team Team Pella municipality