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Orientguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Course record time
"Kenyan runner Geoffrey Mutai wins the New York City Marathon with a course record time. "
In the above sentence, what does "course record time" mean?
I looked it up in several dictionaries, but failed to find it.
In the above sentence, what does "course record time" mean?
I looked it up in several dictionaries, but failed to find it.
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It means the fastest time on record for that particular course. 2 miles. However, you can imagine that a marathon course that runs uphill continuously for that distance would be much harder than a flat or downhill course.
- It means the fastest time on record for that particular course.
- 2 miles.
- However, you can imagine that a marathon course that runs uphill continuously for that distance would be much harder than a flat or downhill course.
- So when we're comparing running times, it's most meaningful to compare running times on the same course .
- Hence "course record time".
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It means the fastest time on record for that particular course. A marathon is defined solely by distance - about 26.2 miles. However, you can imagine that a marathon course that runs uphill continuously for that distance would be much harder than a flat or downhill course. So when we're comparing running times, it's most meaningful to compare running times on the same course. Hen
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