Eilish McColgan's 10k records wiped after Great Scottish Run course found to be too short
'Human error' is being blamed for the course being 150m too short.
Last updated 19th Oct 2022
Eilish McColgan's British and European 10k record, which she set at this year's Great Scottish Run in Glasgow, has been invalidated, after the course was found to be too short.
The Commonwealth champion stormed home in 30 minutes and 18 seconds at the start of this month.
Organisers now say "human error" was to blame for the mistake.
Times set on the half-marathon route will still stand.
'Extremely disappointed'
Chief Executive of The Great Run Company, Paul Foster, said: "We’re extremely disappointed that this happened at the 10K, on what was an incredibly positive return to the city for the Great Scottish Run following the pandemic.
"This error invalidates Eilish McColgan’s European and British 10k records that were believed to have been set on the day. We have been in touch with Eilish directly to explain and to apologise.
"We will be reviewing our internal processes to ensure we cannot make this mistake again."
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