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I have received a number of reports on Boston bib forgeries. I wrote one article on a runner that forged a charity bib of a runner that ran for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge Team.I have since received additional reports....

Someone alerted me to this on Thursday night. The runner was looking for a bib for the R'n'R Nashville 1/2 Marathon. It is my understanding that Rock 'n' Roll Marathons comes down harshly on bib swappers. RnR has been notified and...

  I was mostly unaware of the subculture that exists as it relates to frequent marathoners and the quest for fame (and sponsorships). Parvaneh initially came to my attention, but as I dug through all the information, Parvaneh and the...

One thing that I look for whenever I have a complete set of results are runners with identical split times - or runners with no more than a 1 second variance at any timing mats.

Last week, I posted an article on Lean.Strong.Fast Founder Marlon Bascombe. It was the most commented on article I've written to date. Emotions got high, and it became impossible for anyone to rationally debate the actual facts. As a result,...

UPDATED ARTICLE POSTED Photo Evidence Proves Timing Issue in London Marathon Disqualification of Ryan Lee Update : Additional Information on Disqualified London Runner Original Article Below.. Here's a Chance to Possibly Vindicate a Disqualified Runner. Right now there is very little to go...

Before I even had the opportunity to start reviewing The Cleveland Marathon results, I received an email regarding the third place female finisher. My initial reaction was that there was a timing issue. No, it was not possible that she ran...

A couple weeks ago I wrote 2 articles about the Disney Marathon. As a result, I've received messages regarding a  slightly different type of cheating. Cheating to avoid the balloon ladies. These runners aren't cheating to run Boston by claiming...

There were a couple of things that I've seen regarding The Boston Marathon that struck me other than the reports of alleged cheating.   Red Rover On Monday, I came across the a picture and a  Facebook post I made that generated...

I've been back and forth on the disqualification of Ryan Lee.See below for the link to the article I wrote yesterday. Initially it seemed the video evidence was confirmation that Ryan Lee cut the course. Based on the timing...