Eilish McColgan’s 10,000m British record is STRUCK OFF after course was 150m short

The European 10km record set by Eilish McColgan earlier this month has been swept away in ridiculous circumstances after the course for the Great Scottish Run was found to be too short.

The Commonwealth Games champion thought she had won a second off her existing record for a road 10k when she crossed the line in Glasgow in 30 minutes 18 seconds.

However, that time will now be erased from the books after organizers admitted that an error in their measurements left the course 150 meters behind the full distance.

Paul Foster of the Great Run Company said: ‘We were recently notified of a discrepancy with the 10km course during this year’s Great Scottish Run.

‘After an internal investigation, we determined that it was 150 meters too short.

“The shortfall in the distance was entirely due to human error. A terrain of the course was not arranged in line with the previously agreed plans.

“This error had a marginal knock on the half marathon, but it was within tolerance and the course on the day was valid.

“We are extremely disappointed that this happened at the 10K, on ​​what was an incredibly positive return to the city for the Great Scottish Run after the pandemic.

The route McColgan ran for her 10,000m on the Great Scottish Run before it turned out to be 150m short. Two streets – Harvie Street and Brand Street – were missed

“We’ve been in touch with Eilish to explain and apologize,” said Great Run Company’s Paul Foster.

“We will review our internal processes to ensure we don’t make this mistake again. There are no excuses for this happening and we are very sorry. We know we’ve let our customers down.’

When approached by Sportsmail, Great North said data from runners’ digital tracking suggested an error had been made in the course laying – with an investigation finding that the measured route had missed two major roads.

“A small number of runners sent us their digital tracking from day one, suggesting there may be a problem, so we decided to investigate further,” the company said.

The 10k route is measured west along Paisley Road West where it should turn right onto Harvie St, right onto Brand St and then left onto Lorne St. Instead of this measured route the 10k race came along Paisley Road West and turned straight into Lorne St, leaving Harvie and Brand St.

“The error was entirely due to human error, that part of the course was not laid out on the day as it was laid down in the plans.”

McColgan reveled in her success with a trip to the Seychelles shortly after competing in the Great Scottish Run

McColgan has represented Team GB three times at the Olympics and is a four-time European Champion medalist

She won a gold medal for the first time at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

It’s not the first time the Great Scottish Run has voided a record after failing to adequately mark their half-marathon course in 2016 – on that occasion it fell 150m short again.

As a result, Scottish runner Callum Hawkins’ record was voided after clocking in for 60 minutes and 22 seconds.

At the time, the Great Run company said it was an “isolated incident” and made sure it took extra steps to prevent a similar mistake in the future.

“Great Run takes responsibility for the miscalculation and we apologize unconditionally to the runners and the city of Glasgow,” the company said at the time.

“This was an isolated incident. In the 30 years since the company was founded, more than four million people have participated in hundreds of our running events and the distances measured by qualified independent parties are correct.”

McColgan represented Team GB three times at the Olympics and won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, setting a time of 30:48:60 as a new record for a competition in the 10,000 meters.

McColgan had hailed her UK record as ‘incredible’ and said she loved ‘every second’ of the race earlier this month

Shortly after setting her historic record at the Great Scottish Run, McColgan was seen enjoying her success with a trip to the Seychelles.

After setting her record at the Scottish Run, McColgan had praised her “incredible” race and admitted they “loved every second.”

“Last, dear!” she said on social media. ‘Such an incredible morning running through the streets of Glasgow.

‘New PB and UK record of 30.18! (possibly a European record, but it’s a bit confusing with what’s ratified…)

‘Thank you for all the cheering around the course!! Loved every second of it. What a way to end the season!!