The short answer is “yes.” But there are instances when races are short, or long, so let’s get down to the bottom of it. First of all, what is “short” and what is “long” when it comes to a race course? “Short” is anything less than the advertised distance. “Long” is anything more than 10 meters over a 10,000 meter course. Accurate courses, therefore, are between an actual exact distance to slightly long – and…