Ex-Olympic rower James Cracknell, who was one of the cyclists leading the runners, said he had to make a sharp turn when the marshal directed him towards what turned out to be the wrong way.
Runners following James Cracknell on a 10k event have learned their times won't count after they ran 50 metres short of the full distance - after a rogue marshall sent them the wrong way.
The incident is being investigated to ascertain whether the marshal was genuine and misinformed or a random member of the public. 'This is being investigated but it meant that the race itself was 49 metres short of 10k - the runners were informed of the incident the following day and so too was England Athletics.
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