Boston Marathon Review Explained
The Original "Boston Project"
The idea for a detailed review of Boston finishers began well after the 2015 Boston Marathon. This was after Mike Rossi was very publicly outed for cutting the course in his 2015 Boston Qualifier. The massive...
Mexico City Marathon Controversy – “They Did It For The Medal”
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...
“Wheelchair on Your Right!” – Pay Attention – Here’s Why
Jillian finished the 2020 Walt Disney World Marathon in a time of 4:28:34 , competing in the women's push rim division.
Her race was not without issue though. At approximately mile 18, Jillian crashed...
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...
MI Partners With Onward Shay! Boise Marathon
Very pleased to announce the newest MI race company partnership, Onward Shay Boise Marathon as a Silver Level Partner. A Boston Qualifying race that began in 2016 and has quickly grown to over 1000 participants in less than two years.
Their commitment...
Frustration in Tokyo as Runners Deal With Strict Cutoffs
The Tokyo Marathon has notoriously strict cutoff times. It was reported b participants that 'hundreds of runners' were prevented from continuing the race after the 10 kilometer cutoff.
Tokyo Marathon Cutoff Times -...
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...
Dr. Frank Meza, a Journalistic View
I’m not a marathon investigator like Derek Murphy, who’s way better than me at analyzing split times, photos, and videos. But I’m a longtime running journalist and a 72-year-old marathoner who’s interested in fast guys over 70....
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...
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....