MarathonInvestigation

Dr. Pafford was awarded the Legacy Award for completing 15 straight Arizona Rock N Roll marathons. In 2004 ,Dr. Pafford ran in the first Arizona Rock N Roll marathon, and just finished his 15th year.         The above statement appears on Dr Pafford's Facebook page. He...

Some races and race directors are taking a stronger stance against bib bandits, bib mules and bib thieves. Some race directors are serious about protecting the integrity of their races and about keeping unauthorized runners out of their events and off their courses. The most...

In the aftermath of Kelly Agnew's disqualifications from Across The Years and the resulting publicity, there have been statements made by the races and sponsors.  Runners have come forward with their experiences through social media. Some were surprised by the developments, but others shared their...

Kelly Agnew first entered the ultra running scene in 2010. He entered the Labor Pain 12 hour race and completed 31 miles. From there he entered a large # of ultras in 2011 and 2012. Ultrasignup.com credits him with 16 races completed...

Following last year’s Honolulu Marathon, I wrote an article like many I have written before, and like many I have written since. Honolulu is one of the largest marathons in the world. Every race has instances of cheating, and Honolulu was no exception. In the article,...

The Philadelphia Marathon was 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately most of the runners that obviously did not complete the full course remain in the results. I have notified the race of all of the instances of apparent course cutting that involve Boston Qualifying times. Runners Not...

As reported on BuffaloNews.com, Andrea Costantino was sentenced to 250 hours of community service after pleading guilty to Grand Larceny. Costantino, former Director of Campus Living, took nearly $15,000 from a Faculty Student Association Account. $8,000 of the funds were donated to charity in order to secure...

Very pleased to announce the newest MI race company partnership, Onward Shay Boise Marathon as a Silver Level Partner. A Boston Qualifying race that began in 2016 and has quickly grown to over 1000 participants in less than two years. Their commitment to uphold the integrity of...

Historically, the Philadelphia Marathon has had it's share of course cutters. The course itself gives multiple opportunities for the would be course cutter to cut miles. Up until last year the organization turned a blind eye towards cheating. Last year that changed. With new...

Earlier in the week, I wrote about the New York City Marathon Women's 60-64 age group results. The 1st place finisher in this age group was disqualified after it was discovered that someone else ran with her bib. The Female 70-74 Age group results look like...