Marathon

Criticism of Racepass Continues

I've been keeping an eye on Racepass ever since they launched. For anyone that is unaware, Racepass launched in May amid much scrutiny.  Basically they claim to be the first subscription based service for runners. Runners pay a flat...

Runner Granted Boston Qualifying Time at Walt Disney World Marathon Despite Lack of Evidence...

A runner (who I previously have written about) with 4 previous disqualifications, has a Boston Qualifying Time posted from the 2017 Walt Disney World Marathon. This runner denies that she has cheated at any races, but the evidence, and disqualifications...

Humboldt Redwoods Marathon Signs On As Bronze Level Partner

I am proud to announce that The Humboldt Redwoods Marathon has signed on as a Bronze Level Partner. By partnering with Marathon Investigation, The Humboldt Redwoods Marathon is demonstrating that they have a commitment to integrity and no tolerance for cheating....

More Questionable Boston Qualifying Results Traced Back To Planet Tours

The French travel agency, Planet Tours has shown that they are willing to do just about anything in order to try to obtain Boston Marathon bibs for their customers. They were involved in a scandal where their customers were added...

BibSwitch.com Added To List of Supporters

Bibswitch.com has been added to the list of MarathonInvestigation.com supporters. BIBSWITCH is a platform that facilitates bib-transfers between runners and race organizers. A runner that has a bib that they cannot use contacts Bibswitch and Bibswitch contacts the appropriate race director...

Rock ‘n Roll Runners Disqualified

Rock 'n Roll Marathon - San Diego removed all of the runners that were reported in the below article from the official marathon results. See the below link for the original article.   ANALYSIS OF RNR SAN DIEGO FINDS SUSPICIOUS RESULTS Unfair Comparison...

Hartford Marathon Foundation Joins List of Marathon Investigation Supporters

  The Hartford Marathon Foundation has officially joined the list of Marathon Investigation Supporters. Their support shows their commitment to maintaining the integrity of race results for all the races they manage. The Hartford Marathon Foundation manages many events, including the Hartford...

Jeff Donnelly – Serial Cheater – Showing No Signs of Stopping

Jeff and Sheri Donnelly Below is a brief history of suspicious results for Jeff and Sheri Donnelly. Jeff has run Boston in 2011, 2012, 2014 , 2015 and 2016. It is unlikely that he legitimately qualified for any of...

Boston Runner Has A History of Missed Mats and Questionable Boston Marathon Results

A total 26,386 out of 26,482  finishers in Monday's Boston Marathon registered a time at the 20k timing mat. One of the 96 runners that missed the mat, was George Taylor. This was George's 7th consecutive Boston Marathon...

“Fake Tina” – THE WOMAN THAT PRETENDED TO RUN THE BOSTON MARATHON

I wrote about "Fake Tina" after The 2016 Boston Marathon. In the initial article I gave her full name - that was a mistake. I do think the story is interesting, and sad. I am not posting her full...

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