Race’s Policy Includes Fine, Charges for Bandits
The policy at The Kia Fort Bend 30k race is clear. If you bandit, you potentially face charges and a hefty fine.
Anyone NOT registered who runs on the course during the...
Runners Misdirected in Two Marathons This Past Weekend
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...
2017 Boston Marathon Age Group Award Winner Disqualified
The original 3rd place finisher in the women's 60-64 Age group has been disqualified.
The runner's photos have been untagged from marathonfoto. But by looking at other runners' that finished at the same time, I was able to grab this...
Boston 2016 – Wild Mountain Runners Club – A Single Member Ran Qualifying Times...
A runner contacted me regarding the Wild Mountain Runners Club. He was going through some photos and noticed a runner that seemed out of place, he determined he was a runner of Wild Mountain Runners Club and checked for...
Runner Used Questionable Philadelphia Result to Register for The 2017 Boston Marathon
I came across this runner during a review of 2017 Boston registrants.
This runner's only qualifying time was from the 2015 Philadelphia Marathon. She finished the race in 3:52:46.
2015 Philadelphia Marathon Results
Looking at her Philadelphia result, the questionable time is...
Runner Spotted Obtaining Unauthorized Bib for Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Half Marathon
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...
Analysis of RnR San Diego Finds Suspicious Results
During the initial review of The Rock n Roll Marathon - San Diego I found some questionable results. Some were cleaned up - mostly runners that dropped to the 1/2 Marathon. I will highlight a few instances where bib mules...
19 Runners Disqualified From The 2017 Boston Marathon
As I posted last week, many of the runners that I have written about have been disqualified from Boston. These disqualifications included Alexander Schwarz, the runner who, according to 3 witnesses hopped the train in order to record a...
Road Runner’s Club of America Issues Statement Regarding Racepass
From RRCA.org
The Road Runners Club of America is the oldest and largest national association of running organizations dedicated to growing the sport of running since 1958. RRCA membership includes running clubs, training programs, running events, runners, walkers, coaches, sponsors, and...
Photo Evidence Proves Timing Issue in London Marathon Disqualification of Ryan Lee
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...