Monthly Archives: March, 2019

Strava Doesn’t Lie – Bandits Identified in Oakland

derek - March 27, 2019 14

Part of my race review process is to look at Strava data. This process is relatively simple. You can look at a runner that...

Marathon Investigation Podcast #15 – Bre Tiesi-Manziel, Ultra Cheating, Back of The Packers & More

derek - March 22, 2019 1

On this episode we talk about a variety of topics with repeat guest Tony Portera. Bre Tiesi-Manziel and an email I received from prisonThoughts on...

From BQ to DQ – Runner Loses Boston Qualifying Result For Using a Pacer

derek - March 21, 2019 54

Ashley Rollins ran her dream race at The 2018 California International Marathon. Ashley ran a time of 3:28:06. Her time was one minute and...

Scotland Bib Swapping Leads To Disqualification and Likely Ban

derek - March 18, 2019 15

The D33 Ultra took place this past weekend in Scotland. Paddy finished in 3rd place in his division. But, not without controversy. The above post...

“Gone For A Run” – Running Store’s Questionable Practices Exposed

derek - March 15, 2019 10

On Thursday, Dorothy Beal (@mileposts) fired off a tweet aimed at the running website GoneforaRUN.com. This website very clearly took Dorothy's words and used those...

All Cheating Matters – Even at The Back of The Pack

derek - March 14, 2019 13

Some people think I should only write about people that are cheating for Boston or for Age Group wins. Some people think back of...

Frustration in Tokyo as Runners Deal With Strict Cutoffs

derek - March 5, 2019 56

The Tokyo Marathon has notoriously strict cutoff times. It was reported b participants that 'hundreds of runners' were prevented from continuing the race after...

Race Announcer Rudy Novotny Offers $10K to Charity if Bre Tiesi-Manziel Can Run A Six Minute Mile

derek - March 4, 2019 33

Bre Tiesi-Manziel gained unwanted notoriety last week after her claim of completing a sub two hour half marathon came under scrutiny. Timing data shows...