London Marathon – Bib Swapper Claims Age Group Award
There have been plenty of reports of course cutting and bib swapping at The London Marathon. There have also been plenty of false alarms ( more on that at the end of the article).
Runner Associated With Boston Charity Used Questionable Result To Get Her 2016 Boston Marathon...
This runner's first marathon was in 2013. Her official results show a time of just under 6 hours. According to a news article, she used this marathon to raise money for a family to go to Disney. The families little girl...
Please Help Identify This Boston Runner
UPDATE: THE RUNNER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED - THANK YOUI received this email recently, and so far have been unsuccessful in identifying the runner on my own.I am hoping someone out there can help. If you believe that you know...
2016 Boston Marathon Review Update
Thank you for all the tips, keep them coming!Even if I don't respond to your email, I am taking note of all the tips that I am receiving, and will make sure that those runners are included in the...
NYC Running Crews Condone and Encourage Banditing and Bib Copying
I received an anonymous email a little while back regarding a couple of NYC running clubs that promote the banditing of races through copying of bibs. They are brazen and unapologetic. I cannot take credit for uncovering this information. Thanks...
“I Will Run Boston For You” Bib Buyer is Revealed
"I Will Run Boston For You"
I mentioned this classified in an article I posted about bibs wanted and bibs for sale from marathonguide and Craigslist. I responded to this ad posing as a potential buyer. I said that I...
20 Runners Identified Cheating To Run the 2016 Boston Marathon – So Far
After reviewing the 2015 Boston Marathon results, over 50 suspected cheaters were identified. Over 1400 were reviewed and 53 were deemed to have cheated in their qualifiers, or ran with someone else's bib. This is just a small sampling...
Walt Disney World – Where You Don’t Have to Run 26.2 Miles To Be...
The Walt Disney World Marathon is a different beast. Not very many people chose this race to qualify for Boston. People run it to go to Disney, experience the parks and the atmosphere.
There are some real challenges like the...
Not Cool? Or Not a Big Deal?
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...
The Boston Marathon Project
I wanted to elaborate more on the project that was the topic of the Runner's World article. You can go to the bottom of this post for links to 3 particular cases that I felt warranted further attention.A group...
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