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“He Wore Two Bibs.” How a Boston Marathon Couple Got Caught Cheating (www.marathoninvestigation.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, they didn't even win. Were they just faking it to be able to flex on people? Oh I finished in X hours! Good for youuuuu

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    • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Pathetic

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    [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I freaking love the dedication of Marathon Investigations. On one hand, I think, "it's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it." But on the other hand I think, "Does somebody REALLY have to do it?"

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yes, because people like this take up spots in highly coveted marathons, driving up the qualification times

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah, that's my opinion, too. As a runner I'll never qualify for Boston, not least because I've never done a marathon and I have a pretty slow 1/2 time. But I actually do the half marathons, so that slow time is my time. It's so weird to me people feel the need to cheat, but it's flatly wrong to take someone's spot with a bogus time

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    • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    It blows my mind that anybody would want to cheat a marathon. For what? To show off "I got a sub 4h" to friends? That's a time that's doable for anyone willing to put the work in.

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