I heard today about the now tragic situation involving runner Frank Meza, and had been reading up on the issue of course cutting and faked results.
Some racers accused of course cutting have claimed they went off course by accident. In most of the cases I read, that was a dubious claim, and it appeared the racers probably knew what they were doing.
But that got me thinking of course marking and direction - or lack of it. Is it common to have issues not knowing for sure which way to go on a course? Because myself and some others have encountered this situation several times, to the point that I am now kind of paranoid of going off-course, and will shout questions at the spectators or staff on poorly marked turns to be sure.
Some racers accused of course cutting have claimed they went off course by accident. In most of the cases I read, that was a dubious claim, and it appeared the racers probably knew what they were doing.
But that got me thinking of course marking and direction - or lack of it. Is it common to have issues not knowing for sure which way to go on a course? Because myself and some others have encountered this situation several times, to the point that I am now kind of paranoid of going off-course, and will shout questions at the spectators or staff on poorly marked turns to be sure.