Marathon

Runners with Boston qualifying times remain in the Philadelphia Marathon results despite missing mats, and sub 30 minute half marathon splits. The Philadelphia Marathon was over two months ago. I wrote an article after a preliminary review. I decided to wait...

*UPDATE 12/6/2019 - EMILY CLARK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF 2020 BOSTON MARATHON ENTRANTS* Emily Clark initially admitted to cutting courses in a statement that she sent to Marathon Investigation following...

The conditions at The Disney Marathon were rough. It was warm and humid, slower runners were diverted to a shorter course due to the heat. Michael ran a Personal record, despite these conditions. ...

Jeff and Sheri Donnelly Below is a brief history of suspicious results for Jeff and Sheri Donnelly. Jeff has run Boston in 2011, 2012, 2014 , 2015 and 2016. It is unlikely that he legitimately qualified for any of...

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...

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The Honolulu Marathon has made it extremely difficult for the average person to check the results, beyond their own. In order to pull up another runner's results, you need to know their name and bib number. Originally they also required...

  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...

At the 'Mo Bell Marathon August 4th, runners witnessed Larry Macon skipping a loop section of the course. The course consists of 26 loops. It was reported to me that he skipped a 0.2-mile section of the course multiple times. Officially...

Don't Let Someone Else Run With Your Bib This should go without saying. But, this is the most common method that is used to run Boston among those that I identify each year. Also, this doesn't just mean that you...