Despite The Evidence – Dubious Philadelphia Marathon Results Allowed to Stand
The Philadelphia Marathon has historically had a reputation of looking the other way in the case of cheating. At large marathons there will always be runners that attempt to cheat. Philadelphia is no exception. The course offers some clear...
Why Was The Homeless Bandit Singled Out?
Peter Mowbray made the viral post about Jake Halliday's lost bib. Jake lost his bib near the end of The London Marathon. It was hot, and while removing his shirt, he somehow dropped his bib. When he looked at...
Cleveland Marathon Winner Faces Possible Disqualification
Daniel Mesfun was the first Marathoner to cross the finish line of Sunday’s Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. He finished in 2:16:32.01. The 2nd place finisher was Philemon Terer, who finished in a time of 2:16:54.71. No one is doubting...
Malvern Joggers Committee Members Forced To Resign Over London Marathon Bib Scandal
"Shocking Abuse of Position"
The email I received on Thursday morning was titled "shocking abuse of position". The email briefly described that two members of The Malvern Joggers running club had wither copied or ran with someone else's bib. Not...
Analysis of London Marathon Results – Course Cutters were Obvious
It was a hot day at The 2018 London Marathon. The temperature was the hottest recorded in the history of The London Marathon.
Negative splits were rare. Over 40,000 runners started. 481 non elite runners ran negative splits. (1.2%). Some...
Bandit offered and (Apparently) paid $10 for Photoshopped Charity Boston Marathon Bib
Prior To The Boston Marathon, I posted a copy of an add on reddit - by a runner wanting a bib altered so that they could purportedly run with their sister.
That post was also accompanied by this photo.
It does not appear...
Timing Issues at Boston Leave Some Runners Concerned
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...
“Retro Bandit” Information is Confirmed
The 'Retro Bandit" appeared in photos from The Boston Marathon from 2016 through 2018. After I wrote about him, some held out hope that there was another explanation - that he wasn't truly a bandit. Maybe he had a...
Course Cutting at The 2018 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...
#BanditBoston Runner Busted After Revealing Intentions To Bandit on Social Media
The runner pictured above appears in the Official 2017 Boston Marathon results. He ran the race in just under 4 hours. Here he is after the 2017 race:
#bostonbandit
His time was not fast enough to qualify for the 2018 Boston...
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