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...
Serial Cheater Wins Age Group in Cleveland
Richard Perza cheated his way to a finish for the 5th consecutive year in Cleveland.This time he won his division after finishing 3rd, 2nd, and 6th in the prior 3 years in Cleveland.He was disqualified after I reported his...
Oiselle Doubles Down in Support of “Run Selfie Repeat” Blogger
Yesterday's article regarding Kelly Roberts and Oiselle sparked a debate on social media. It led to an apology by Kelly Roberts for banditing the races in question. Representatives of Oiselle commented as well on various platforms.
Kelly's Apology
Kelly posted an...
Multiple Runners Identified Cheating in their Qualifiers for The 2017 Boston Marathon
After the 2015 Boston Project, I have shifted much of my attention trying to identify runners that cheated their way to Boston qualifying times and identifying them BEFORE they have the opportunity to run Boston.Below are a few examples...
The ‘Shaming’ Defense
I’ve addressed criticism that the site shames runners about a year ago. I’ve re-posted this article a couple of times. I stand by what I wrote in The Difference Between Holding People Accountable and ‘Bad Shaming’
Recently, however, I have...
2017 Boston Marathon Results – First Look at The Data
As I bring in all the data and crunch the #s to prioritize the list of runners review, I thought I would share some findings.
The data below is based, in many on runners where I have identified the qualifying marathons for.
Average...
No Shortage of Course Cutting at the 2016 Honolulu Marathon
Honolulu is a very large marathon, with over 22,000 finishers. There were a large # of runners that missed timing mats - some of this would be expected with the large # of runners crossing in a short period...
Runner Disqualified From Sioux Falls Marathon – Won’t Be Running in Boston This Year
Karen Hutzell has run Boston twice - in 2015 and 2016. She will not be running it a third time.
I don't believe she should have ran Boston at all.
The below story ran on her local television station prior to...
Boston Marathon Review: Did Qualifier for 2016 and 2017 Boston Marathon Cut The Course...
A runner was identified in my ongoing 2016 Boston Marathon Review that has a questionable qualifying time obtained at the 2014 Philadelphia Marathon. This runner also has a qualifying time for 2017 Boston that was also obtained in the...
Course Cutting At Boston? Tipster Witnesses Runner Taking Train
I've never really examined the Boston Marathon results to identify course cutting at The Boston Marathon itself. I've come across a few runners that I've written about over the past year or so. I just wrote about a runner...