MarathonInvestigation

Runner Has Multiple Questionable Times - Oakland Running Festival/San Jose Rock 'N Roll 1/2 MarathonI started investigating this based on a comment posted on the blog through a reddit post on Mike Rossi.There's been discussion about somebody named Ramon De La Rosa on the...

By now, nearly everyone has heard about the letsrun challenge to Mike Rossi.The Johnson brothers (Brojos) wrote an extremely compelling article summarizing the evidence supporting that Mike Rossi did not actually run the 2014 Lehigh Valley Marathon. Lehigh Valley Got It Wrong: The Evidence Is...

This is a follow up to the article I posted on May 27th. Vermont City Marathon 2013 and 2015 - 3 girls - 1 bib. The quick summary is that I noticed the missed splits from this runner's results, and checked the photos. I realized that...

Late last Friday afternoon the Lehigh Valley Marathon Committee announced that Mike Rossi will not be disqualified despite compelling evidence that he did not run the full race. The race officials ignored evidence that Mike did not run the course, and did not disqualify...

I found these results when looking at splits for the 2015 Vermont City marathon.Same guy:2015 Vermont City Marathon M/57 Bib # 1569 missed all splits 3:50:232013 Vermont City Marathon M/55 Bib # 1664 missed all splits 3:47:422001 Vermont City Marathon M/43 5:34:292015 photos2013 photos For...

Chelsea and Steven Kuzma are daughter/father. They have run multiple marathons together. They have been disqualified from 2015 Disney marathon.Details:2013 and 2014 Disney marathons appear to be legitimate times. They have been DQ'd from 2015 Disney.Disney Chelsea and Steven2015 Disney Marathon 3:31:21 Both have...

Interesting case here. I was looking at this past weekend's marathons, and was particularly interested in the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. Looking at the course map, it seems there are multiple opportunities to cut the course. I have no background information on how tough...

This blog is meant to be a clearinghouse for information regarding suspected marathon cheats. Comment on the link at the top of the blog if you have identified a potential cheater.The purpose is to investigate alleged marathon cheaters and to provide a central site...