Marathon

Runner’s Time Adjusted at Bayshore – Boston Application Being Reviewed

As I wrote earlier this week, Skip Schott learned a difficult lesson - always wear your bib facing forward. During Skip's Bayshore Marathon run, he had his bib attached to a bib belt. The bib was situated behind him....

Runner Left Out of 2019 Boston Marathon Due To Timing Chip Issue and Timer’s...

Along with 7,300 other runners, Skip Schott received the dreaded email from The B.A.A. last week. While he ran a qualifying time for the 2019 Boston Marathon, his entry for the 2019 Boston Marathon was not accepted. Skip's official time of 3:25:10.5...

12 Year Boston Marathoner’s Streak Ends After Disqualification

I have written about Maureen Spinler before. She first landed on the Marathon Investigation radar after her 2017 Walt Disney World Marathon result. Disney is notorious for course cutters. Typically the course cutting takes place on an out and...

Wenatchee Marathon Issues Statement Condemning JD Greening – Bans him from future events

Ted Driven, owner of the Wenatchee Marathon and Leavenworth Marathon issued a statement tonight regarding J.D. Greening's participation and claims regarding the Wenatchee Marathon. I am quite impressed with the marathon's response and handling of this difficult situation. Despite J.D....

Wenatchee Marathon Volunteer Disputes J.D. Greening’s Claim of Accidentally Cutting The Course

I received the below email regarding J.D. Greening’s explanation that he mistakenly and unknowingly missed a 10-mile loop at the Wenatchee Marathon. JD Greening keeps piling on the lies about his Wenatchee Marathon win.  I read your latest post where...

J.D. Greening Responds – “I never ran a second loop”

I initially wrote about J.D. Greening on Tuesday. J.D. had submitted his Wenatchee Marathon result to the BAA for entry into the 2019 Boston Marathon. The problem was that he was listed as a Half Marathon participant. In reality,...

JD Greening Doubles Down on Claim That he BQ’d (and won) The Wenatchee Marathon

In yesterday's article, I revealed that J.D. Greening used his half marathon time at the Wenatchee Marathon in an attempt to enter the 2019 Boston Marathon. By yesterday afternoon, he was removed from the Boston entry list, his GoFundMe...

Runner Lands on Boston Entry List With A Bogus Marathon Claim

J.D. Greening is among the runners listed on the BAA entry list for the 2019 Boston Marathon. He submitted his time of 2:43:23 from the 2018 Wenatchee Marathon. This is well under the qualifying standard of 3:05:00. UPDATE: HE HAS BEEN...

Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Didn’t Cheat To Run Boston – Stop Asking

I was initially asked about Brett Kavanaugh's Boston credentials immediately after he was nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court. With the Senate confirmation hearings beginning on Monday and his Boston Marathons being mentioned, I have received more requests. His bib numbers...

Deja Vu – Over 5,000 Disqualified from 2018 Mexico City Marathon

Nothing has changed since 2017. Mexico City Marathon officials claimed they were taking steps to curb the cheating that occurred last year as participants were desperate to complete their collections of medals to to complete M-E-X-I-C-O. Many runners don't even...

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