Marathon

There are a 7 Boston eligible marathons that pass through Washington's Snoqualmie Tunnel. Last year, I wrote about the controversy regarding these races, and alleged 'course poaching'.  The courses are downhill and fast. They are popular for those needing to run a...

Additional information surfaced after I wrote about Steve Jewell using a 'bib mule' in order to qualify for Boston. A young female runner ran 2018 Grandma's Marathon using Jewell's bib. Her time of 3:28:25 was fast enough to gain Jewell...

There is course cutting in every marathon. The problem of course cutting is not unique to Honolulu. If the course has sections that can be cut, some runners will do just that. What is unique is that after I reported...

Bermel was involved in one of the first Bib muling cases I ever discovered. Evidenced showed that Bermel used a bib mule to qualify for the 2015 Boston Marathon. Bermel finished...

Looking Ahead to The 2019 Boston Marathon The below data is based on the preliminary results of The 2018 Boston Marathon. The conditions were miserable. The wind was strong and the rain/sleet was challenging. Last year was a scorcher. The...

Even before I wrote the first article on The Mexico City Marathon: Thousands Accused of Cheating At The Mexico City Marathon, I had heard the suggestions that the runners were not cheating for Boston or to brag about their times. "They...

Suad Suljic has an official time of 2:44:40 at The 2019 Vienna City Marathon. His time in Vienna would be a Personal Record by over 1-1/2 hours. He used his time in Vienna City...

Following last year’s Honolulu Marathon, I wrote an article like many I have written before, and like many I have written since. Honolulu is one of the largest marathons in the world. Every race has instances of cheating, and Honolulu...

The Chicago Marathon is full. Whenever a marathon has more demand than supply, bibs pop up in the secondary markets. Chicago has a no transfer policy. I received 2 emails this morning directing me to this post on Instagram Probably not a...

Anne's results started coming under scrutiny in 2013 when the below thread was posted on letsrun.com. Help expose a potential marathon race cheater The admins at letsrun.com received and posted an email from a runner that questioned Anne's results. The emailer...