Marathon

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...

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....

Parvaneh Moayedi’s Guinness Records Officially Revoked

I first wrote about Parvaneh Moayedi and Larry Macon in May of 2016. Parvaneh and Larry hold (or held) Guinness records relating to their multiple marathons. These records were in doubt for any...

To Catch A Bib Thief – The Events That Led To Disneyland Runner Being...

This will be a long article. There have been many rumors and misinformation regarding the circumstances surrounding the events leading up to the Disneyland runner being apprehended after Saturday's Disneyland 10k. This article will detail the process in identifying...

2018 Boston Marathon First Look At The Data

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...

Chinese Marathon Boom Leads To Organizational Issues and Potential Cheating

There's a running boom in China. The number of runners competing in Marathons has increased at a rapid pace in China over the past decade. NPR reported that in the 6 years prior to 2017, the number of Marathons in...

Mike Rossi and Marathon Investigation

A number of times over the past year, I had started (and stopped) writing an article about the reaction to Rossi, and how there are still some people still are pushing for a Rossi disqualification from The...

Bandit Disarms Robber on the way to Chicago Marathon

Jean-Paul Lapierre, a Boston resident was in Chicago for The Marathon. Lapierre says that he has run The Chicago Marathon 12 times. LaPierre is being credited with disarming a robber on The Blue Line on Sunday...

Analysis of Greg Pafford’s Response To Course Cutting Evidence

In May, AZCentral.com published an article on Greg Pafford. Dr. Pafford has been profiled on this site for his impossible splits over 12 consecutive years at the RnR Arizona Marathon. Since I was unable to get a hold of Dr. Pafford...

Frank Meza Speaks: Responds to Course Cutting Claims

At the precise moment when even more evidence regarding Frank Meza's 2019 LA Marathon Result was being uncovered, Canadian Running Magazine published an article regarding the "accusations"against Frank. https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/70-year-old-marathoner-suspected-of-course-cutting/ Meza...

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