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With just one week to go until the Boston Marathon, most runners are now in taper mode, getting ready for their trip to Boston. Some that were planning to be in Boston are trying to get refunds for canceled...

"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...

We are just over 2 weeks away from The 2017 Boston Marathon. I am still fighting for some disqualifications. Unfortunately a few that I am sure cheated their way to an entry remain registered. Another case of a runner...

If you search on marathonguide.com's bulletin boards  or Craigslist, you see a variety of posts from people looking to buy and sell race entries. For some races, like The Pittsburgh Marathon, transfers are allowed.  For most others, like Boston,...

Banditing in races is wrong. I don't focus on race bandits as much as course cutters and other forms of cheating. But make no mistake, people that copy others' bibs are stealing. I would love to see the day...

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...

Two runners that were identified as having questionable Boston Qualifying results remain in the list of entrants for the 2017 Boston Marathon. The Philadelphia marathon has not acknowledged repeated requests to review their times. Runner #1 Boston Qualifying Time of...

  The Woodlands Marathon   As spelled out in the letter from race officials, the lead motorcycle took a wrong turn, resulting in runners cutting 0.8 miles off of the course. One runner that I spoke with had the following to say: "I couldn't...

In Defense of The Running Cheaters - Women's Running I only recently became aware of this article which was written during the height of the Mike Rossi controversy.  It was written by Jessica Sebor. Jessica is VP of Women's Running...

RUNNER MISSED TIMING MATS IN MULTIPLE RACES OVER 3 YEARS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON AND THE BERLIN MARATHON IS REGISTERED TO RUN BOSTON AGAIN  Below are the runner's splits for each of the last 3 Boston Marathons.             As you can see...