L.A. Marathon Issues Statement, Disqualifies Meza
Frank Meza has been disqualified from The 2019 LA Marathon after evidence that he cut the course has been mounting.
From The L.A Marathon website:
Disqualification Notice
June 28, 2019
Meza Addresses Team, Coaches as Disqualification Looms
This weekend The LA Times reported on the controversy regarding Dr. Frank Meza. It was reported that The L.A. Marathon is in the process of disqualifying Frank from the 2019 race.
Meza Addresses The Loyola Track Team
JD Greening is Running Again – for Mayor
JD Greening is running. Not a Marathon, but for Mayor of the small town of Waterville, WA.
For a week last year, the JD Greening story was all I wrote about, as there were new developments on...
Dr. Frank Meza, a Journalistic View
I’m not a marathon investigator like Derek Murphy, who’s way better than me at analyzing split times, photos, and videos. But I’m a longtime running journalist and a 72-year-old marathoner who’s interested in fast guys over 70. As a result, Derek’s work...
Frank Meza Speaks: Responds to Course Cutting Claims
At the precise moment when even more evidence regarding Frank Meza's 2019 LA Marathon Result was being uncovered, Canadian Running Magazine published an article regarding the "accusations"against Frank.
https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/70-year-old-marathoner-suspected-of-course-cutting/
Meza is quoted as saying:
Frank Meza – Additional Evidence of LA Marathon Course Cutting
Last week I wrote about Frank Meza. Frank ran the fastest time ever recorded by a 70 year old at The 2019 L.A. Marathon.
Frank was shown entering The LA Marathon course from a sidewalk prior to the...
Analysis of Frank Meza’s 2019 Sprouts Mesa-PHX Record Breaking Marathon Result
Frank Meza has two record breaking Marathons in 2019. Yesterday I provided information relating to The 2019 Los Angeles Marathon.
Prior to The L.A. Marathon, Frank set an age group record at The Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon with...
Dr. Frank Meza Facing Scrutiny after Record Breaking Marathons
Frank Meza has seemingly defied the clock. At age 70 he is running record marathon times.
His marathon results have been improving over the past 10 years. Frank recently has turned 70 years old and has run record...
London Marathon – Bib Swapper Claims Age Group Award
There have been plenty of reports of course cutting and bib swapping at The London Marathon. There have also been plenty of false alarms ( more on that at the end of the article).
London has been vigilant regarding...
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 time of 3:01:55. He was...