Editorial policy

Accuracy first

• We don't invent times, biographies, quotes, statistics or photos.
• A time is only marked Official when it links to a race or governing-body source.
• Pace figures are calculated from the finish time and the exact distance, not typed by hand. Goal paces are rounded down so that holding them finishes under the goal.
• Rankings and counts are calculated from our records each time the site is built.

Research and AI

We may use software tools to help with drafting and data checks. A person checks every published finding against our records and sources. Nothing is published automatically, and research articles state their method and data date.

Training and health content

Training guides are general information, not medical or coaching advice. Any guide that hasn't been reviewed by a qualified professional says so clearly at the top and bottom of the page.

Search engines

Runner profiles without a sourced time, a proper biography, a profession and a country are kept out of search engines until they meet that standard. They can still be opened from the site.

Updates

Profiles and research pages show when they were last checked. We update times when a better source appears, and we log corrections. See our corrections policy.