Boston Marathon

Nearly every race I review has some instances of course cutting. Boston is no different. The weather played a part. DNFs were up vs. 2017. Some runners were unable to finish. Unfortunately, not all of those runners completely accepted...

The runner profiled below has run in 3 Boston Marathons, finishing 2 of them. He has entered Boston in 2014, 2015, and 2016. I identified him based on his 2016 result. He was missed in the review of 2015...

The brutal conditions at The Boston Marathon this past Monday didn't only affect the runners, it affected the timing systems. I've received messages from some runners regarding what they believe are inaccurate finish times. I will address my initial...

I initially wrote about J.D. Greening on Tuesday. J.D. had submitted his Wenatchee Marathon result to the BAA for entry into the 2019 Boston Marathon. The problem was that he was listed as a Half Marathon participant. In reality,...

Yesterday I updated an article about Jeffrey and Sheri Donnelly. They have cheated at multiple marathons in order to qualify for Boston in the past. They had a qualifying time at the 2015 Surfer's Point Marathon which they used...

Don't Let Someone Else Run With Your Bib This should go without saying. But, this is the most common method that is used to run Boston among those that I identify each year. Also, this doesn't just mean that you...

The Boston Athletic Association has assigned bib #s for the 2017 Boston Marathon which takes place on Monday, April 17th. Boston Entry List - BAA.org For those with entries, that means they will learn their corral placement. For me, it means it's...

I was copied on an email this morning that was sent to B.A.A. identifying a female that registered using a qualifying time ran at the 2016 VIA Marathon. I will be forwarding the email to the VIA Marathon with...

Ted Driven, owner of the Wenatchee Marathon and Leavenworth Marathon issued a statement tonight regarding J.D. Greening's participation and claims regarding the Wenatchee Marathon. I am quite impressed with the marathon's response and handling of this difficult situation. Despite J.D....

I received the below email regarding J.D. Greening’s explanation that he mistakenly and unknowingly missed a 10-mile loop at the Wenatchee Marathon. JD Greening keeps piling on the lies about his Wenatchee Marathon win.  I read your latest post where...