Kate Carter, Acting Commissioning Editor at Runner's World U.K., manually created a Strava entry and claimed it represented her London Marathon run. She stepped off the course of London Landmarks Half Marathon, re-entered at a different point with her bib folded and obscured. She posted another runner’s Strava as her own (until called out on […] The post England Athletics Takes No Action Against Kate Carter appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

Kate Carter issued a statement to The Telegraph regarding the allegations that were posted in a Marathon Investigation article from January 30th. Kate did send an email to Marathon Investigation immediately following publication of the article. In the email she maintained that the article I published was “defamatory and ethically irresponsible”. Additionally, she stated that […] The post Runner’s World Editor Responds: “I am Not a Cheat” appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

Avril Mathie is a professional boxer. Last Friday night she decided that she wanted to run the Lifetime Miami Half Marathon. One problem: the race was sold out and no bibs could be obtained legitimately. So, she took to Instagram looking for a bib. Initially she was unable to find someone who would sell her […] The post Miami Half Marathon Bandit Unapologetic appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

Kate Carter is Runner’s World’s UK acting commissioning editor. From RunnersWorld.com: Kate is Runner’s World’s acting commissioning editor. She writes about all things running, from deep dives into the science to the latest gadget reviews.  Kate has worked in media and journalism for too many years to count. Before joining RW, she was Life and Style editor at […] The post Runner’s World Editor’s Races Under Scrutiny appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

There was immediate suspicion regarding Jennifer’s result at The Sarasota Marathon. Her 3:39:51 would be a personal record. Her only result on Marathonguide.com is the 2021 Chicago Marathon where she finished in a time of 5:42:47. I found an article from 2013 referencing her time of 3:52:51 at The Foot Traffic Flat Marathon. Those results […] The post Top Finisher DQ’d from Sarasota Marathon appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or Venmo:@MarathonInvestigation. Everyone’s support is appreciated! 2023 Baltimore Running Festival Result Remus did not register any splits throughout the entire course. His start time defaulted to 08:00:05. His bib only registered across the […] The post Baltimore Running Festival – Age Group Winner Under Suspicion appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

It is estimated that 275 runners have been removed from the 2023 Chicago Marathon Results To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or Venmo:@MarathonInvestigation. Everyone’s support is appreciated! 2022 Chicago Marathon Re-cap After The 2022 Chicago Marathon, I wrote about […] The post Course Cutting/Bib Cheating Prevalent at The Chicago Marathon appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or Venmo:@MarathonInvestigation. Everyone’s support is appreciated! Every year after The Boston Marathon, some runners take to social media to report on some form of bib stealing. In the days following the marathon, runners […] The post No Shortage of Imposters at The Boston Marathon appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

To support Marathon Investigation, you can make a contribution by clicking on the bottom of the page, or by going to Paypal.me/marathonsleuth or Venmo:@MarathonInvestigation. Everyone’s support is appreciated! Tim Hepler qualified for the 2023 Boston Marathon by claiming a time of 3:23:29 at The Boston Bound Marathon on September 4th 2022 in John’s Creek Georgia. […] The post Alleged Course Cutter Competes at Boston, DNFs, Claims Finisher’s Medal appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more

Sorry, Can’t Buy That Outkick.com So without a lick of training, other than running 13 miles on a treadmill years before the event, Gracie Hunt says she ran a marathon less than 26 minutes short of being elite? BroBible.com Those quotes were in response to this snippet from a New York Post article profiling Gracie […] The post Just Stop. There is Nothing Suspicious About Gracie Hunt’s Marathon Time appeared first on MarathonInvestigation ..read more