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  "id": 1916360,
  "title": "Edmonton Marathon apologizes, says detour error lengthened 2026 race distances",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/edmonton-marathon-apologizes-says-detour-error-lengthened-2026-race-1916360",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T01:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-marathon-distance-apology-9.7311360"
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  "summary": "Two days after runners completed the Edmonton Marathon, the race director is apologizing after he says event officials discovered an error in accounting for detours that led to race courses being too long.",
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        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Edmonton Marathon apologizes, says detour error lengthened 2026 race distances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/edmonton-marathon-apologizes-says-detour-error-lengthened-2026-race",
        "published": "2026-08-19T01:38:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Edmonton Marathon course measured incorrectly, director apologizes for added length",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/edmonton-marathon-course-measured-incorrectly-director-apologizes-for",
        "published": "2026-08-19T17:04:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Edmonton Marathon route was 674m too long",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/edmonton-marathon-route-was-674m-too-long",
        "published": "2026-08-20T07:15:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Edmonton Marathon route was 674m too long",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/edmonton-marathon-route-was-674m-too-long-2092934",
        "published": "2026-08-20T07:15:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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