Boston Qualified: Transgender Women
Clarification: There certainly have been Transgender women run Boston in the past. The group of trans women mentioned in this article are the first known to have openly qualified as females and accepted into Boston under the female qualification standards....
Irish Minister of Housing and Urban Development Vindicated by Race Photos
Damien English is The Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal- Meath West Fine Gael T.D.
After completing The Dublin Marathon, English posted on twitter.
Followers quickly questioned English's splits, noting his fast time from 30k to the finish.
English responded, blaming a timing...
After Cheating, Fort Worth Marathon Promises Change
After writing about a course incident at The Fort Worth Marathon, the race is promising to make changes going forward.
Once the race received the evidence regarding the 2nd place female finisher, they were...
French Travel Agency Used ‘Bib Mules’ In Boston Qualifying Scheme
Last year, I wrote about about a Boston Qualifying Scheme at the 2014 Mte St. Michel Marathon.
The former race director of the Mt St Michel Marathon admitted that he had added the results of runners after the race. He says...
“Bib Mule” Runs Grandma’s To Gain Runner Entry To 2019 Boston Marathon
Steve completed Grandma's Marathon in 2018 in a time of 3:28:25. As a 60-year-old male, this was well under the time needed to grant him entry into the 2019 Boston Marathon.
Prior to Grandma's Marathon, he ran The 2017 Medtronic...
2018 Chicago Marathon – Bib Mule Disqualified
In 2017, Ivan ran The Chicago Marathon, but he was not in the results. He ran with an illegally transferred bib.
Ivan finished the 2017 race (credited to another runner) in a time of 5:27:40.
For the 2018 Marathon, Ivan improved...
Stolen Bib Recipient Detained at Disneyland 10k Finish Line
As I reported on Saturday morning, the individual that ran with a stolen bib in Friday's Disneyland 5k was positively identified as the same individual that ran with a stolen bib on Tinkerbell weekend earlier this year.
https://www.marathoninvestigation.com/2017/09/disneyland-5k-bib-stolen.html
The below video...
The Curious Case of Serial Course Cutter Richard Perza
Richard Perza was one of the runners that I was tracking this past Sunday at The Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon. Unsurprisingly, he missed the 10k and the 16.5 mile mats.
The above screenshot was taken from the tracking app during...
Anonymous Bandit Taunts M.I. And London Marathon
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On Saturday morning, I received an...
Examination of World Record Marathoner Larry Macon’s Unbelievable Record
Larry Macon holds The Guinness World Record For The most Marathons Run in a single year. The validity of the record does not hold up to scrutiny.
This is a refresh of an article originally posted on May 24, 2016....