MarathonInvestigation

Last week I wrote about Ed. Ed first came to my attention as a result of his 2017 and 2018 results at the Mesa-Phoenix Marathon. There were red flags at those races. However, in my opinion, there was not enough evidence to warrant a...

  See edit at the bottom of the article with the runner's response and click the link for an update. Follow Up Article Eddie claims 25 Ironman finishes and 40 marathons. He competed in The Ironman World Championships in Kona in 2013. Indeed, looking back he appears...

Anne's results started coming under scrutiny in 2013 when the below thread was posted on letsrun.com. Help expose a potential marathon race cheater The admins at letsrun.com received and posted an email from a runner that questioned Anne's results. The emailer was  the 5th place female in the...

Continuing my profiles of questionable Philadelphia Marathon Results, I am shining the highlighting a runner that was previously mentioned as part of my initial article regarding Philadelphia back in December. She remains in the results. When I contacted the timer, he did not feel this...

The Philadelphia Marathon has historically had a reputation of looking the other way in the case of cheating. At large marathons there will always be runners that attempt to cheat. Philadelphia is no exception. The course offers some clear opportunities to take shortcuts. The...

Anita Carcone boasted of her finish at The San Diego International Triathlon on Facebook: This post apparently caught the attention of someone who decided to dig into her result. She posted the details on Strava. It appeared that she cut the bike portion short. The...

Peter Mowbray made the viral post about Jake Halliday's lost bib. Jake lost his bib near the end of The London Marathon. It was hot, and while removing his shirt, he somehow dropped his bib. When he looked at the photos, he saw that...

Kilian Jornet is a renowned adventurer. He was selected as a National Geographic Adventurer of The Year twice, and has won The Hardrock 100 in 2014, 2015 and 2017.  In addition to ultra running and mountaineering, Jornet is a professional Sky Runner. On his 'Summits...

Daniel Mesfun was the first Marathoner to cross the finish line of Sunday’s Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. He finished in 2:16:32.01. The 2nd place finisher was Philemon Terer, who finished in a time of 2:16:54.71. No one is doubting that Mesfun ran the full...

Tracee's Facebook page still has has a post about her first ever AG win. Her win took place at The Rocky Point Triathlon in the Sprint race.   Her result shows her completing the bike portion in 22:37.  No other competitor in any age group finished the...