Runner Caught Using Bib Mule at 2016 New York City Marathon in Boston Qualifying...
Leading up to The 2016 New York City marathon, Cindy made lots of posts on social media. She posted about her preparation, and her hydration and posted a picture of her gels, etc..for the day of the marathon. The...
Boston Qualifying Marathons Ranked – Which Races Send The Most Runners To Boston?
Last week, bib #s were assigned for the 2017 Boston Marathon. I immediately started the process of identifying qualifying marathons for each runner. I will utilize the qualifier information as part of my algorithm.
I was curious to see which...
Boston Athletic Association Denies Qualifier Status for Misdirected Runners
Both The Woodlands Marathon and The Marathon of The Treasure Coast received bad news from the B.A.A. late last week.
The Woodlands Marathon
As previously reported, Woodlands runners were misdirected, causing them to run 0.8 miles short of a full marathon.
According...
Bib #s Released for 2017 Boston Marathon
The Boston Athletic Association has assigned bib #s for the 2017 Boston Marathon which takes place on Monday, April 17th. Boston Entry List - BAA.org
For those with entries, that means they will learn their corral placement.
For me, it means it's...
Runner With History of Missed Mats Removed From 2017 Boston Marathon Entry List
I originally reported the runner to the Boston Marathon and Berlin marathon in January. Berlin has been mostly unresponsive. I was notified last week that the investigation to this runner was ongoing. I can report today that he is...
2017 Boston Marathon Registrant Has a History of Missed Timing Mats in Boston and...
RUNNER MISSED TIMING MATS IN MULTIPLE RACES OVER 3 YEARS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON AND THE BERLIN MARATHON IS REGISTERED TO RUN BOSTON AGAIN
Below are the runner's splits for each of the last 3 Boston Marathons.
As you can see...
An Inside Look at The 2016 Boston Marathon Results Review
I've been wanting To Write This Post For Quite Some Time. Whenever there is an article or an interview posted about the Boston Marathon results review, I get emails and comments about runners worrying that they will get flagged.
This...
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...
Phoenix Dentist Disqualified from 2017 Rock ‘N Roll Arizona Marathon – Other Results Under...
Dr. Kip Litton DDS. He was the first recreational marathon cheat that I heard of. His story fascinates me to this day. Never before were one runner's results scrutinized to the level that Dr. Kip Litton's were. Even today,...
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...