Marathon course-cutting

Marathon course-cutting occurs when runners complete less than an entire course of a marathon. The standard length of a marathon course is 42.195 kilometers, about 26.2 miles. Course-cutting may be intentional or unintentional and can be achieved by various means. When done intentionally, course-cutting constitutes cheating.

In 1904, Frederick Lorz rode a car during the Olympic marathon in Saint Louis.[1]

In October 1979, Rosie Ruiz rode the New York City Subway during the New York City Marathon,[2] qualifying her for the Boston Marathon in April 1980.[3]

In 2009, the New York Times ran an article on course-cutting, including a map of where about 46 runners in the 2008 New York City Marathon left and reentered the course. “An untold number of [course-cutting] runners escape detection, marathon officials said.” [4] In a 2012 New York Post article, a NYC Marathon official estimated that “each year an average of 30 to 40 are disqualified” in the New York City Marathon.[5]

In 2010, the Chicago Tribune reported that in “the 2009 Chicago Marathon, 252 runners' times were disqualified, most for missing two or more timing mats in a row.”[6]

In 2006, the Washington Post reported that the seventh and eighth place women’s finishers of the 2006 Marine Corps Marathon were disqualified. Rick Nealis, the race director, disqualified 350 runners in the 2005 race.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1904 Olympics: US Dominance". Young Journalist Academy. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Jay Maeder (28 October 2003). "Every Unknown Runner Rosie Ruiz, 1980 Chapter 169". New York daily News. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Jennifer Latson (21 April 2015). "How One Woman Won a Marathon and Barely Broke a Sweat". Time. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "In a 26-Mile Slog, a Shortcut Can Be Tempting". The New York Times. October 31, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Running a scam". New York Post. October 31, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Marathon cheaters: why do they do it?". Chicago Tribune. October 8, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Two Runners Caught Cheating At Marine Corps Marathon". Washington Post. November 2, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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