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England Athletics Takes No Action Against Kate Carter

Kate Carter, Acting Commissioning Editor at Runner's World U.K., manually created a Strava entry and claimed it represented her London Marathon run. She stepped off the course of London Landmarks Half Marathon, re-entered at...

Runner’s World Editor Responds: “I am Not a Cheat”

Kate Carter issued a statement to The Telegraph regarding the allegations that were posted in a Marathon Investigation article from January 30th. Kate did send an email to Marathon Investigation immediately following publication of the article. In the email...

Miami Half Marathon Bandit Unapologetic

Avril Mathie is a professional boxer, fitness coach, and model. Last Friday night she decided that she wanted to run the Lifetime Miami Half Marathon. One problem: the race was sold out and no bibs could be obtained legitimately. So, she took...

Runner’s World Editor’s Races Under Scrutiny

Kate Carter is Runner's World's UK acting commissioning editor. From RunnersWorld.com: Kate is Runner’s World's acting commissioning editor. She writes about all things running, from deep dives into the science to the latest gadget reviews.  Kate has worked in media...

Top Finisher DQ’d from Sarasota Marathon

There was immediate suspicion regarding Jennifer’s result at The Sarasota Marathon. Her 3:39:51 would be a personal record. Her only result on Marathonguide.com is the 2021 Chicago Marathon where she finished in a time of 5:42:47. I found an article from 2013...

Course Cutting/Bib Cheating Prevalent at The Chicago Marathon

It is estimated that 275 runners have been removed from the 2023 Chicago Marathon Results To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or...

No Shortage of Imposters at The Boston Marathon

To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or Venmo:@MarathonInvestigation. Everyone's support is appreciated! Every year after The Boston Marathon, some runners take to...

Alleged Course Cutter Competes at Boston, DNFs, Claims Finisher’s Medal

To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or Venmo:@MarathonInvestigation. Everyone's support is appreciated! Tim Hepler qualified for the 2023 Boston Marathon by claiming...

Just Stop. There is Nothing Suspicious About Gracie Hunt’s Marathon Time

Sorry, Can't Buy ThatOutkick.com So without a lick of training, other than running 13 miles on a treadmill years before the event, Gracie Hunt says she ran a marathon less than 26 minutes short of being elite?BroBible.com

“This Bib is Fake” Miami R.D Spots Bib Forger

To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or Venmo:@MarathonInvestigation. Everyone's support is appreciated! Frankie Ruiz is the founder and race director of The...

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