MarathonInvestigation

The original 3rd place finisher in the women's 60-64 Age group has been disqualified. The runner's photos have been untagged from marathonfoto. But by looking at other runners' that finished at the same time, I was able to grab this photo.   This runner does not appear...

More information has come to light in regards to Alexander Schwarz, the German runner that allegedly took the train en route to a 2:59:28 Boston Marathon finish. I received an email last Tuesday from someone that spotted him on the train, and later on...

I've never really examined the Boston Marathon results to identify course cutting at The Boston Marathon itself. I've come across a few runners that I've written about over the past year or so. I just wrote about a runner who apparently has taken shortcuts...

There were a couple of things that I've seen regarding The Boston Marathon that struck me other than the reports of alleged cheating.   Red Rover On Monday, I came across the a picture and a  Facebook post I made that generated a surprising amount of interest...

A total 26,386 out of 26,482  finishers in Monday's Boston Marathon registered a time at the 20k timing mat. One of the 96 runners that missed the mat, was George Taylor. This was George's 7th consecutive Boston Marathon finish. George also missed this...

As I bring in all the data and crunch the #s to prioritize the list of runners review, I thought I would share some findings. The data below is based, in many on runners where I have identified the qualifying marathons for.   Average Finish Time for Those With...

I wrote about Maureen briefly in an article focusing on The 2017 Walt Disney World Marathon. Her 2017 Walt Disney World Marathon result qualified her for Boston 2018. During my research for that analysis, I came across more instances that need further review. She will be...

I allowed some time to pass before posting on the Rock 'N' Roll DC Marathon. I've learned that the Rock N' Roll Race results are unofficial until 3 weeks after the race. I reported on these runners immediately after the race and allowed some...

With just one week to go until the Boston Marathon, most runners are now in taper mode, getting ready for their trip to Boston. Some that were planning to be in Boston are trying to get refunds for canceled trips. Some runners had planned to...

The Barkley Marathons are the brainchild of Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake. He had the idea for the race after James Earl Ray escaped from the local penitentiary and only made it 8 miles in 55 hours. He thought that he could do 100...