Marathon

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.

Frustration in Tokyo as Runners Deal With Strict Cutoffs

The Tokyo Marathon has notoriously strict cutoff times. It was reported b participants that 'hundreds of runners' were prevented from continuing the race after the 10 kilometer cutoff. Tokyo Marathon Cutoff Times -...

Upon Further Review: Bib Muling at Surf City – Was it Really For The...

Last week I wrote about a Bib Mule at Surf City. I wrote that Jim was carrying his wife's bib on the way to a 3:30:00 finish at The Surf City Marathon. https://www.motivrunning.com/run-surf-city/event/legacy/

Disney Bib Scammer Targets Princess Half Marathon Weekend

On Saturday, this message appeared in a Facebook Group for Disney Princess Runners. This story had a very familiar ring to it. The most well known instance of...

Heather Lieberg claims Austin Marathon Victory after a Literal Battle With Mary Akor

Heather Lieberg won The Austin Marathon. She was leading the elite women very early on in the race. Despite this, she found herself engaged in an unexpected battle with Mary Akor. Mary is an elite runner, who...

Podcast Star Has History of Questionable Results

Scott Kummer was first accused of cheating in 2017 on the popular running site letsrun.com. The evidence presented was damning. He had no footpod data for any of his runs. This startling revelation was believed to be...

The Marathon Investigation Process and a False Narrative

On Runningfatchef.com, Latoya Shauntay Snell'is described as a Food and Fitness Blogger, Influencer, Journalist and Chef. She has a number of sponsors. She has written about her experiences for a number of publications. She went...

Justin Turner Foundation Responds To Bib Forging “We Will Not Allow Her To Run...

As reported earlier this week, Valerie has copied, modified and forged bibs so that her and her friends could run in races without paying the entry fees. The evidence that appeared on her Instagram page was clear. She has...

More Evidence Uncovered on Serial Bib Forger and Her Accomplice

It was shown that Valerie has run many races with forged bibs. The article I published yesterday only showed some of the examples of this behavior.  There were more egregious instances of bib copying. The picture at the top of...

Serial Bib Forger Uncovered By Social Media Posts

Last week, Valerie made this post on Instagram. She is claiming her 24th Half Marathon at Pasadena. She does not appear in the results. She also has photos from Surf City from 2017 through 2019. She is not in the results. This...

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