MarathonInvestigation

SUMMARYBelow is a summary of the situation from the Race Director of the MarathonHugh Brasher, Event Director of the Virgin Money London Marathon, said:“We have a system in place that highlights results which need explanation – for example missing split times and unusual split...

I've been back and forth on the disqualification of Ryan Lee.See below for the link to the article I wrote yesterday. Initially it seemed the video evidence was confirmation that Ryan Lee cut the course. Based on the timing and location of video he...

Be sure to read this update as well.Photo Evidence Proves Timing Issue in London Marathon Disqualification of Ryan LeeSummaryRyan Floyd Lee Ran London as his first ever marathon. His official time was 3:58:32. He has since been disqualified, and his results have been removed...

UPDATED ARTICLE POSTED Photo Evidence Proves Timing Issue in London Marathon Disqualification of Ryan Lee Update : Additional Information on Disqualified London Runner Original Article Below.. Here's a Chance to Possibly Vindicate a Disqualified Runner. Right now there is very little to go on. I will update this...

Last week, I posted an article on Lean.Strong.Fast Founder Marlon Bascombe. It was the most commented on article I've written to date. Emotions got high, and it became impossible for anyone to rationally debate the actual facts. As a result, I am going to summarize...

There was a runner that was flagged as having a suspicious result during the review of Boston 2015 qualifiers.  The questionable result occurred at the 2014 Green Bay marathon. He missed multiple splits and looking at the course map, it is difficult to figure...

I wanted to elaborate more on the project that was the topic of the Runner's World article. You can go to the bottom of this post for links to 3 particular cases that I felt warranted further attention.A group also was formed on Facebook...

Marlon following his Boston Qualifying Run Marlon Bascombe is a New York area fitness and running coach. He is a coach/founder of team Lean.Strong.Fast. It would appear that he has a large # of clients. While I could not find the exact # of Lean.Strong.Fast members,...

Since the Boston Marathon, I have been receiving a steady stream of emails. Included in these were emails from runners that found photos of others using forged bibs when they logged into marathofoto.com to review their pictures. I posted an article on Monday regarding bib...

As part of the series of posts relating to the 2015 'Boston Project' I highlighted the 2014 Marathon du Mt St Michel. False Boston Qualifying Times at The 2014 Marathon De La Baie Du Mt St Michel Basically, we identified 7 runners that were credited with...