Don't really see what the issue is. i can see it wouldn't be ideal having thousands of runners running past a construction site which may have restricted access due to scaffolding obstructing part of the route. One newspaper report said it was cut short by 190 metres. I can't believe anyone who just run best part of 12miles would notice it was 190 metres shorter. maybe they should have put a few chicanes in the route. With out seeing the actual scaffolding and what the concern is than, I can't see how anyone can criticise their decision. scaffolding can be a hazardous enough on public footpaths then add into the mix thousands of runners running past the scaffolding then possible it was a sensible decision. Phil

I agree Paul potentially it could have been one of the emergency services or the council who may sent someone around a few days before the race to check for an issues and flagged this one up. maybe the acted on the side of caution after the tragedy that happened abroad after people where killed in the crush under the tunnel (sorry can't remember where). on this one without knowing more then i think they acted correctly better to have a safe event and cut it a couple of hundred meters short than risk safety. personally i would be happy to be able to run 200metres with out collapsing let alone 13 miles Lol Phil

Are you mad? You will get nowhere in this world with that attitude - common sense and logic? Pah!

PhilBeale - you sound more like Ian Beale! Did Lord Young teach us nothing.....

i'm sure planning went into this before lord young was around. It didn't seem that long ago that everyone said he was the wrong man for the job, have opinions changed? Phil

Not wanting to be picky but if the run was re-routed because scaffolding was obstructing the route. Then surely it was re-routed for health and safety reasons as having several thousand runs running down a reduced opening could have meant a risk to peoples health and safety, as it could have led to injury, certainly a lot longer finishing time if they all had to pass single file. Phil

Lol Lol Phil

...........and when I did the London Marathon I was overtaken by a Cornetto (Just the one).

Repost as it was hidden due to poor moderation I wrote originally. "In my heard it should be: You spot the hazard on the Wednesday before hand, assess it, decide the necessary control is that the course needs to divert, course now ends up 193m short, move the finish 193m further. Job done." I posted an edit of "*head" That was to correct the typo above where it says heard...not calling someoned a *head.