Running....

[Bosie]

This is a most morbidly fascinating blog on so many levels- Who would have thought so many people cheated in Marathons and who would have thought somebody would care so much to find them- Not cycling, I know, but some interesting reading:
http://www.marathoninvestigation.com/
There must be an masters thesis in there somewhere...

[Robgrant]

I was at the finish line of the Boston marathon waiting for my dad in 1980 when the first women crossed to win. I couldn't believe it; she just came out of nowhere. Turns out, she came out of the subway to win. Long before there was GPS, cell phones, strava or security cameras...
http://time.com/3822577/rosie-ruiz-history/

The race win was eventually awarded to Canadian Jacky Gareau, who actually looked like she had run a marathon.
Rob

[Bosie]

Hidden in the blog is this amazing article:
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/ ... rathon-man

[Robgrant]

Perfect lunch time reading. Incredible story.
RG

[roadflasj]

Thanks for the post, re: New Yorker article. Akin to an unbelievable narrative depicting an onion being peeled in slow motion, ever stinkier as the layers get removed.