Marathon

J.D. Greening Responds – “I never ran a second loop”

I initially wrote about J.D. Greening on Tuesday. J.D. had submitted his Wenatchee Marathon result to the BAA for entry into the 2019 Boston Marathon. The problem was that he was listed as a Half Marathon participant. In reality,...

Admitted Marathon Cheater (Still) Registered for Boston

*UPDATE 12/6/2019 - EMILY CLARK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF 2020 BOSTON MARATHON ENTRANTS* Emily Clark initially admitted to cutting courses in a statement that she sent to Marathon Investigation following...

New York City Marathon Bib Swap Results in Age Group Disqualification

In the preliminary New York City Marathon results, runner # 64709 was listed with a finish time of  3:37:12, good enough for 2nd place in the W60-64 age group. The runner in question had run the Paris Marathon in a...

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...

#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...

Analysis of Frank Meza’s 2019 Sprouts Mesa-PHX Record Breaking Marathon Result

Frank Meza has two record breaking Marathons in 2019. Yesterday I provided information relating to The 2019 Los Angeles Marathon. Prior to The L.A. Marathon, Frank set an age group record at...

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...

“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...

How Not To Finish A Marathon

Last year I asked the question, Not Cool, or Not a Big Deal? I came across this video of The Boston Marathon. I don't need to even ask the question. This video was captured from NBC Sports live finish line feed   ...

“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...

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