Wash Park's Top 12 5Ks of 2012

Donor Dash 2012 by batratspider at Garmin Connect - Details

DonorDash5K by cutbackcoach12 at Garmin Connect - Details

That Donor Dash 5K was a touch short it was not the traditional Wash Park course so you should probably throw out Utrata and Busch's times, notice how both are much faster than there previous races.

The Denver Marathon was certified in 2010 as well.

Look at that certified map and pay attention to where the start is, they clearly put the start line in the wrong spot - course was short. You can see the sidewalk that is horizontal in that pic on the map and that's a good amount from where the start should be.

JLD_2170 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I agree that is not 54 feet south of the crosswalk. Maybe closer to 10-15 feet south. So, what is that: some 7 seconds short for Steven Busch? When I ran it in 2010, it did start at the correct place. I am not as sure about 2011. But, I think it was about the right place.

You're right...it's not 54' south (and I should have said north) of that crosswalk...but 54' south of the other crosswalk at the intersection (Bowling Green Lane, or whatever it is called). The regular start is supposed to be 18' north of the crosswalk in the picture, as you know (from the certified course map). It does look as if they were close to that starting line. As you say, they would have still cracked the top 12. I do think there should be an asterisk noting that the course is approximately X number of feet or so short, if you're going to keep their times.
I have the feeling after thinking about it that it was probably short in 2011, but I am reasonably certain that in 2010 (the first year of that course) the start was in the correct place, as it was so much farther north of the usual start line that I was surprised. As we were lined up (and I was pretty far back), I didn't realize they were running out of the park for about 2 miles. I now seem to recall that I was surprised how short the distance was in 2011 before we turned left to go out of the park as compared to the year before.