Boston Marathon

Berlin Marathon – Suspicious Results for 2nd Straight Year for Boston Qualifying Runner

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Suspicious Result at Boston Bound Marathon

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Boston Runner DQ’d, Leads to Further Scrutiny

Alexandre Faria is in the results of The 2017 Chicago Marathon with a time of 3:17:06. He used this time to enter The 2019 Boston Marathon. Unofficially, Alexandre ran Monday's Boston Marathon in a...

The Boston Marathon’s Retro Bandit Returns

The "Retro Bandit" was identified after The 2018 Boston Marathon. He earned the nickname for running (at least a small portion of) The Boston Marathon wearing a 1996 Boston Marathon bib. Further research showed that he jumped...

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

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 fifty four seconds under the new qualifying standards for The Boston Marathon.

Marine Corps Marathon Cheaters Strike A Chord With Honest Runners – More Course Cutting...

  Cheating at The Marine Corps Marathon strikes a chord with many honest runners. I receive more reports of course cutting by back of the pack runners at this race than almost any other (with The possible exception of Walt Disney...

Runner Improperly Obtained 2018 Boston Bib after Having Bib Revoked in 2017 Bib Muling...

Planet Tours has been the subject of a few articles on Marathon Investigation. Planet Tours is a French travel agency that specializes in marathon tours. For a single price, you pay for your bib, travel and lodging to any...

“Bib Mule” Runs Grandma’s To Gain Runner Entry To 2019 Boston Marathon

Steve completed Grandma's Marathon in 2018 in a time of 3:28:25. As a 60-year-old male, this was well under the time needed to grant him entry into the 2019 Boston Marathon. Prior to Grandma's Marathon, he ran The 2017 Medtronic...

“Those Social Media Posts Have Been Altered By Someone” – Runner Denies Allegation That...

Yesterday, I presented evidence that Heather Crowe ran the Chicagoland marathon in 2018 using her twin sister's (Holly's) bib. Holly submitted that time to enter herself into the 2019 Boston Marathon. I maintain that Holly did not run a qualifying...

Runner Acts as Bib Mule for Identical Twin – Qualifies Her For 2019 Boston...

Heather has qualified for The Boston Marathon multiple times. She appears in the Boston Marathon results from 2014 through 2017. Heather qualified for the 2019 Boston Marathon while running 3:07 time at the 2018 Country Music Marathon in April of 2018....

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