MarathonInvestigation

Dr. Kip Litton DDS. He was the first recreational marathon cheat that I heard of. His story fascinates me to this day. Never before were one runner's results scrutinized to the level that Dr. Kip Litton's were. Even today, 6 years after his last...

I was first made aware of "Linda" and her husband a couple of months ago.  It did appear that her husband had carried her bib in some races, but I didn't see the motivation. There was no Boston Qualifying time, so I set aside...

  After reviewing the Philadelphia Marathon Results, a total of 14 runners were identified as having cut the course or otherwise cheated while earning Boston Qualifying Times.In addition to the published timing mats, I was happy to hear that there was an unpublished mat placed...

Below is the Rock N' Roll Arizona course map. There are mats at 10k, 13.1 miles, and 20 miles. There are no published mats on the out and back section that covers about 7 miles. Multiple runners have confirmed that they do not recall a...

While there has been much discussion regarding the Walt Disney World marathon, and those that cut the course, or pick up medals without an official result, there are also some instances where there is a tangible impact to the cheating. Below, I detail two...

The Walt Disney World Marathon is  a different beast. Not very many people chose this race to qualify for Boston. People run it to go to Disney, experience the parks and the atmosphere. There are some real challenges like the Dopey Challenge where you get...

Parvaneh Moayedi recently claimed her 1001st Marathon completed. I have written a few articles pointing to the evidence and eyewitness accounts disputing the authenticity of this claim. I have previously written about her Guinness records.   Most Marathons Run in One Year (female) - 168 (November 11...

I've previously written about Parvaneh Moayedi, and laid out the irrefutable evidence that she did not complete many of the marathons that she claims.Examination of World Record Marathoners Part 1 - Parvaneh Moayedi and I Ran MarathonsTime for Guinness to Act - Evidence Raises...

After reviewing the 2015 Boston Marathon results, over 50 suspected cheaters were identified. Over 1400 were reviewed and 53 were deemed to have cheated in their qualifiers, or ran with someone else's bib. This is just a small sampling of the total marathon field,...

      Last week, I made a post regarding course cutting at The Honolulu Marathon. The post was not meant to be a criticism of the race itself, but more of a commentary on the prevalence of course cutting in marathons. As the response to the...