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- Marathon runners who cheat have become more sophisticated in their methods - they don’t need to hop on a bus to stay ahead of the competition. See how one man is trying to stay a step ahead of them as a self-styled marathon investigator. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for Sunday TODAY.
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This Man Catches Marathon Cheaters And Calls Them Out On His Blog | TODAY
Why run a marathon when u cant even finish it properly?
Le Me I know it's not like you are going to get like a bunch of money or something
pure validation. it's sad.
same reason people photoshop themselfs, to make other people admire them.
Lol right? I thought completing the marathon legitimetly was the reward
Why should marathon organizers cater to only those that are good at running? That's just racist towards the slow runners.
I may be a slow runner, but nothing gives me more pride than just finishing a race. I don't compete with other runners, i compete with myself and if i cheated, I couldn't live with myself.
Same
I'd only make it the the first cold drink shop, I'd happily except that as my reward.
Awesome very honorable 🙌🏽❤️
@kungfu master thats so true. As a fitness professional I have seen that before.
Yep. I did a solo half marathon and I am training for a marathon. It's as immense sense of self accomplishment.
“Character is how you behave when no one is looking”
Amen
I think it’s integrity but yeah agreed
This investigator needs a CZcams channel.
Aint anyone gonna comment the name of the channel?
Exactly what I thought! It would be great!!!
I was thinking more like he needs a life in general
@@eaglewinnings8003too bad he doesn't do all the important interesting things you do
@@eaglewinnings8003😂😂😂
Lol cheating in a marathon for validation is one of the saddest things I've ever heard, get some self esteem, my god...
The two in the interview seemed genuinely remorseful. I think they learned their lesson. It's obvious and easy to say what they did was wrong--and people shouldn't get away with it--but when we start to characterize people as irredeemably "bad", especially for relatively minor offenses (as opposed to things like crime), we're doing more harm than good. In psychology, researchers find that feelings of guilt related to past negative actions lead to character improvements. Feeling of shame regarding who one is as a person lead to the cycle repeating. So I guess that I'm agreeing that it's good to condemn such actions but think we should be wary of condemning people themselves. If we get to the point where we're taking pleasure in other people's pain, that might even say something worrying about our own mental health.
Miguel Soto-Rios They actually should be fined or be put in jail for it. My opinon
leetledrummerboy I think this guy could put his time to better use. You have a sociopath for a president and you're beating up on marathon cheaters?! How about drug lords or child prostitution ring leaders? Get a life.
Fox the reason there doing it is to try create a self esteem lol
+Fox, exactly. Kind of like people who sneak into the gym without paying or something. Really?!
lol caught taking public transit
JOE FAQURSELF Bahahaha! Well, at least they didn't take an Uber. That would've been a funny conversation with the driver!
Dixon Adair Uber wasn't a thing :)
Or just get a ride from a friend...
In Los Angeles, it would be faster to run or walk.
"We weren't hurting anyone" yes you are hurting all the other runners who ran honestly and you're even hurting yourselves by lying to yourself.
Hurting yourself isn't anyone's business.
She won a medal for a time her husband ran and that medal was denied to a woman who would have received it!
He knew what he was about to say was a lie before he finished saying it
Thats why he catches himself and says he didnt set out to hurt anyone, meaning he had no intention but passively acknowledging that he did hurt others. It's a subtle detail.
Yeah, I wish the interviewer would have called them on that.
She took qualifying spots for major marathons that should have gone to other people who did the hard yards training and put themselves through the world of pain you go through actually running a marathon, and then missed out because of this. Of course they were hurting others.
I like how the cheaters want their faces and voices changed, like they're mob bosses instead of cheating in a race
Which is why it makes sense to change their faces and voices, it's not like they stole millions of dollars from the government
"the human mind can justify anything" oh the wonders of anonymity
Well she's right about that.
😄and ur profile pic
She didn't say it was actually justified. I agree with what she said, the human mind will come up with whatever excuse just for self-satisfaction, and it can be pretty regrettable.
She made a totally valid point. She was saying...what i did was wrong, but i convinced myself it was ok.
So if everyone on the internet used their real name and picture that would be ok? What about stalkers? What about DOXXING, Swatting, And many many more. It's just not worth it.
Honest people: Respecting the man's work. Cheaters: Making fun of him
true
False. I'm as honest as they come, I'd much rather make fun of him.
@@dirtdiv3r Sure buddy.
@@Dan1elAndrade Sure what? It's literally my opinion that I'd rather make fun of him. How do you have such doubt that my opinion is my own? Weird...
@@dirtdiv3r I have a doubt that you're as honest as they come. Not that you rather make fun of him, lol.
After the Husband runs the Marathon for her and got her a trophy and then and her line of... " that number gave ME a feeling of self worth " .... just made ME feel sick....
Me too. I think that qualifies as a sociopath.
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@@brotherdj777 excuse me?
Clear example of someone who places her self-worth on how she's perceived, and not on who she is. Sad and weird.
That’s actually very sad that her self-confidence and self-respect is so low.
About 10 years ago, I ran with a group of girls, one was picked up for an injury, and clocked in 4th. We all told her to return her trophy and she refused. She was turd for taking that spot from someone.
She got a trophy for never completing it?
@@Greatlakeskyle. she was picked up for an injury, so she probably skipped the race and went to the end and then got the trophy
What race was this?
run faster then.
@@OsirusIrdia WeirdChamp, people train a lot for this and your defending people who cheat, probably liked your own comment too
Now I want to run a marathon and cheat with a time of 7 hours....he'll never suspect it.
You can't. They all max out at 6.5 hours so anyone not having finished is listed as abandoned the race.
oldtwins 6.5 hours isn't a hard limit for marathons.
HonoluluMarathon is a no cut off time Marathon
lol
RarelyAccurate well now that you said it he will
Everyone is bashing on the guy for finding these people.. why are people so lazy as to FAKE a run. Thats pathetic
They may have actually ran. But they knew that they were not fast enough to qualify for Boston, for example. So like someone who copies someone else's homework or exam answers to get a better grade, they cheated.
They could simply run a relay race.
I personally know of one runner who often runs ultra marathons for other runners. But it is not to get them a good time. It is just because other runners may not be able to go so she simply runs their race. For free. Maybe even with styling her hair like theirs to make it her look similar. is that cheating??? Maybe.
Tuesdays Runner: The idea that the runner you know does it 'often' for other people suggests a pattern among some runners. You say 'maybe' it's cheating. If you're not sure, I suspect your significant other could probably cheat on you and get away with it quite easily. Cheating's their prerogative . . . but call it what it is.
Ben Finna
Russ Wilkie even if they were good reasons. Lies always catch up to you one way or another. It just so happens to be this man
it actually takes a lot of work and planning yo cheat effectively 😂😂
"A Shortcut to Success" by Rosie Ruiz. It has a foreword and then skips to chapter 26.
LOL. Good one!
LMMFAO
😂😂😂
Ziiiiiiiing!!!
So clever!
The only remorse they feel is getting caught
Not hurting anyone? You stole someone's legitimate medal
EricdaRED95 marathon’s will also have cash prizes too. So that is even worse
But they didn't deserve it cuz they cheat
amelia the trash can They mean the cheater stole the medal and money.
Karpov Liam Erica is saying the cheater that "won" the medal by cheating, actually stole it from someone else that would have won it legitimately had it not been for the cheater. You misinterpreted the post.
The husband basically stole his own medal to give to his wife.
I don't think his hobby is sad actually. It's just unique. Cheaters need to be checked
Claudette Purisima real runners check cheats in a much more brutal way. This guy needs to get a life.
Dan Angeles i mean its a niche highly doubt stuff like that is that strictly regulated otherwise how would the women literally walk off and catch public transport with no one noticing
But i mean its his thing cant take it away from him at least hes doing something, although it maybe stupid or weird his contributing more into society then most of us have.
And yes his just exposing cheaters and, yes that isnt alot.But tbh thats more then somepeoplr do in their lifetime, which is pathetic but it does say alot
Who said it was sad?
Claudette Purisima j8
Real runners? Lmao...
They needed that facebook 'look-at-me' picture with the trophy.
Social media has turned grown ups into toddlers.
"We weren't set out to hurt anyway," except the legitimate runners who actually work for their position and time in the race. Wow. Just wow.
Those cheaters should not even be allowed to call themselves runners. That's an insult to real runners!
I’m glad he’s doing this
Honest athletes deserve to be recognized unfettered by people cheating the system
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I guess I have a different mind, If I won a trophy or a medal and didn't truly win it or deserve it, I wouldn't count that
Youre just honest lol dishonest people do have a completely different mindset
ImReadyD151 same, I wouldn’t feel like I achieved anything
Yeah same it’s like when i get a participation award I don’t care about it cause I didn’t earn it
+ImR. People who cheat are losers and I dont mean that as an insult, but as a FACT. They never experience the aspect of winning and thereby knowing you are the best via defeating your opposition. Aka true victory. So they think its all about the medal... That is why they cheat. Losers who think getting the medal or bragging rights is the thing real winners go for.
good attitude :)
My grandma accidentally cheated and won her age group 70+ in a 5K. She decided to quit to watch me finish, and she apparently, accidentally crossed the finish line finishing in like 21 minutes. She still missed me - I finished a couple minutes earlier. A local newspaper called her wanting tondo a story on her but she didnt return their call.
Hahaha!!! Accidentally hey? 😂 And she didn’t tell anyone? That is HILARIOUS! I’m gonna give granny a pass just because it’s such a funny story lol
Was it recorded by one of those electronic readers they issue?
If so, that’s so funny. Great family story, thanks for sharing
I don’t get it.
Social media does NOT put pressure on us. If you respect yourself, you don’t care what others think of your time. You run b/c you love the thill of the race!
Not all people rhink like that
@@williamgulliksson9135 , true, but then they need to work on their self-esteem. I am a tortoise in running (I run 1/2 marathons), but do I really care that my friends are Boston Marathoners? Nope! They support me, too. My friend even paced me during a race & in the time it took me to finish a 1/2, he could have done a full. He was proud of me. I was just happy to finish. Ppl need to be proud of their accomplishments.
Yes it does. It affects some more than others but it affects all just like you're affected by it now
@@dawniebug784 , it ONLY affects us when ppl cheat. Other than that, social media does not affect me with wanting to cheat because I have never CHEATED in a race.
@@kaleimaile Maybe not in running specifically, but social media affects lots of people for lots of reasons.
this is his hobby?
blain o ikr he is a snitch
Snitches get Stitches. :`D
Domo Bro How would you feel if you ran 26 miles and somebody only ran half a mile and got the same thing is you?
this is his job
Shavone Granville you think he gets paid for this?
#GotEem
Secret EyeSpot lmaooo
#GotEem
This video probes into the liberal mindset.
The analysis of a few splits seemed wrong to me. A runner can do some mile splits in 14:30 and then have the last one be in 8:30. That is not the equivalent of doing world record time. Nonsense. That could have been totally legitimate.
See the video around 0:54
Tuesdays Runner no the average split was 8 something and with some splits that high other splits would have to be wr splits to get that average
It takes a special type of person to feel "self worth" from things that are not true about yourself...
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Couple: umm....
**They hate his guts**
3:40 "not hurting anyone" Ok, let's just stop right here. First, you took a medal away from someone else who should have actually earned it. That would tick off probably anybody that should be on the podium, but wasn't.
Well in their case it would not have been hurting anyone because the wife's winnings were just taken from her husband who agreed to it. But in other cases, it would be.
why do you think he stoppeed himself from fully saying it
No you morons. He won a woman's trophy. The race officials thought the woman had run the time when in fact it was the husband. He won a woman's race trophy. So they were hurting the woman who should have actually won the trophy. Not to mention if these were qualifying races they may have bumped a woman from qualifying. Watch the video again dipshits.
uh someone here is seriously triggered xD
Shikaote ShikStorm “not hurting anyone”. things losers say
For the people that are calling this guy a "snitch" or saying "who cares" there are actually people out there that play by the rules and work hard to do well. they are cheating them too. THATS why it matters, besides the fact that its dishonest. smh
lambchopxoxo thank you for this comment and others like it!
Theyre not cheating ithers at all. Ither runners can only run as fadt as their own legs will let them. If they're running 9 minute miles then thats it......this couple cheating isnt going to make others run any other than 9 minutes is it you fool. It doesn't matter what other people do your time is your time.....no amount of others cheating is going to alter that time. Ask any runner....theyre interested in their times not positions. When i was in the military i couldnt care less if i was first or last as long as i gave my all and tried to always get a personal best and that timing was down to my efforts. NOT effected by anybody who wished to cheat.
Born Yesterday that's fine, as long as you're not talking about prizes. Prize money can be significant.
Yeah, true. I agree with the "personal time" thing. But, here's 2 points.... 1: The race organizers and marshals have spent a lot of their time and effort to make running events happen. It's kind of a waste of THEIR time, if they have to f### around with people, who just turn up to cheat. As a marshal, I would get annoyed. 2: When enter into a popular running event, there's a possibility they limit the amount of entrants. Unfair when a GENUINE competitor, who's been training for months, has missed the cut-off ... when some of the entrants who got in, are gonna cheat.
Running it honest or cheating: both are just to make yourself look good to your peers. whats the difference
This is basically like going to the gym, doing a couple warm up stretches, then leaving.
It's more like using fake weights and making sure everyone sees you benching a ridiculous amount.
@Jose Stickman forgot about that part too lol
It's like using roids and claiming you're natty vegan on IG.
"We weren't hurting - ya know... (realizes they were totally hurting others) ...we weren't setting out to hurt anyone."
"And fortunately- UNFORTUNATELY- putting a chip on another bib is a very simple process to do."
*This reminds me of that Fresh Prince episode when Geoffrey took a taxi and won the marathon LOL* 😂
Surah Online...I thought I wuz the only one who thought bout that to 🤣😂
Hahaha the the part when they all start laughing after. “Hey G, how bout you run to the kitchen and get me a sandwich? Or better yet, TAKE A CAB!”
....a shame of a nation lol
Or on the office when Creed Stanley and Oscar went to the patio for drinks during "Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run Race for the Cure"
Lmao
This guy was obviously the class snitch...
For real, that's the first thing that came to mind
H Ca tbh, I get your point, but for instance I'm really passionate about fishing, so if I see people taking fish that are out of season, or out of their limit I'll call them out, or call the ministry. I'm not a snitch, I deal drugs, I sell stolen goods, and also import illegal weapons (just switchblades).
H Ca Yeah, and so what? Snitches are good for society. (There. I said it. Disagree? Give me a good counter argument.) Can you say...whistleblower? ......or maybe I just took your comment WAY too seriously hahaha
H Ca lol
Dixon Adair Snitches act against society, and endagers the rules of social interactions. BOOM suck on that.
I wished during that interview with the cheating couple that the lights would turn on by some janitor who didn't know the room was occupied lol.
It wasn't a live interview, but still I laughed hard at this 🤣
Husband would turn to his wife, "let's run out of here! " and she'd be like "wait up, what do I look like, a runner?"
I gave up trying to qualify for Boston when I realized the high number of cheaters. Years ago when I was running in Lowell (a popular Boston qualifying race), at about the 23 mile mark I found myself too exhausted to keep up my qualifying pace. I saw it slipping away. Suddenly I was passed by 25 runners running as a group at a pace that was much too fast for their finishing time. They were all fresh looking. No sweat. Like they were just starting their run. And all with smug smiles on their faces. Cheaters who went on to qualify. Unfortunately, I missed it.
Dude, who cares? There's multiple ways you can prove yourself. Racing is a stupid sport to begin with anyway. You don't gain anything from it.
@@printingwithpeek4897 Well, I wouldn't call trying to qualify to be racing exactly. And for a while I did gain a lot of motivation from it. But that's all in the past. I've given up trying. I'm getting too old now.
@@printingwithpeek4897 Just because you don't care about a hobby, doesn't make those who do "stupid"
@pcastonguay Yea, that's my point. You can improve yourself in other ways.
@katy3901 It does though. You're running in one direction for the sole purpose of it to end. Improving yourself and being able to do something are way better than a race. You can run 24 miles on a treadmill and just go home.
The Cheater: "I think the human can justify about anything".... translation "Me myself and I found myself good reason to cheat"
Alexandre Beaudry Yeah...she was just being honest. (Finally.)
Don't criticize someone for admitting they were wrong...youre only giving them more reason to keep lying.
I don't see it that way. She don't admit cheating she was caught doing it and what i critize is she is still justifying it instead of taking her own responsability for that. It's also exaclty what your are pointing at me. That in some way i'm being responsible for her keep the lies alive or not. She is responsible.
It's like Lance Armstrong. Yes he said he took some steroids, but he is still defending himself that it's not a problem because everyone is doing it.
@@alexandrebeaudry1038 not only that, she gots caught and confesses yet is still narcissistic enough to be interviewed about it. Likely paid for it.
Too disgusting. A marathon is incredibly difficult. To cheat is appalling.
Broken Wave She didn't incriminate herself at all. After being caught cheating, she decided to blame it on the human mind. Like wtf, that's pathetic.
I like how everyone is calling the guy a "loser" when I think he is a class b or c hero. If someone tells me that they ran and completed a marathon, and not only that but won a medal, I would be genuinely impressed. I would think that this person Is disciplined, competitive, and determined. Hell, even bringing that up in an interview will give you a leg up! There's a certain kind of prestige that comes with a marathon and any kind of sports gets destroyed by cheaters.
And cheaters in general (if they're doing it for a false sense of accomplishment and not just trolling) make me sick. I'm glad that this person is doing this and glad that we got to see a story like this of a couple cheating. At a minimum, this is a really good social experiment with valuable data.
I also liked the fact that the husband had to "think long and hard about it" about whether being caught for cheating was good or not. Bitch, you got caught, deal with it.
***** I'm certain that for you, it's not a big deal. For someone to commit to cheating and getting caught is a big deal.
Kenny Yee agreed with you. lots of runners were busting their ass out there training just to get to the finish line, like I said, just to finish, not PB, not for prize or whatever. these cheaters have no respect to the honest runners. it just tainted the sports.
***** Just like everyone else... and since you're watching CZcams right now, that includes you. And what about the runners themselves? Why waste all of that energy, time, all to run a race that will in effect do no real good in the world (at least directly)? Why are people eating food, just to burn it off?
Why should people ever have pets, have fun, follow their dreams, careers, and well being when they should be helping some other person's child that was unfortunate enough to be born in the extreme poor of Africa or Syria, and also that child's child and the millions more? The pure path is hard to live by, and I highly doubt you're nowhere near it. Show us the way sir.
Is this the One Punch Man hero grading system?
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So glad there are guys out there like this man because I can't stand cheaters.
That couple needs to have their taxes audited as well as their professional resumes.
Same as all of the employees of NBC news.
3:38 - "We didn't set out to hurt anyone." Are you kidding? What about the people who finished slower who were denied entry into Boston, winning an award in their age group, or just trying to place as high as possible?
if you've never ran 26.2 miles in even 24 hours, stop commenting. you have no idea how difficult it is, and catching someone who cheats the system keeps ilthe integrity of the achievement high. i applaud this man. I run a half marathon a day and if I posted false times and someone called me out I would feel tremendous shame, and rightfully so. people work hard to acheieve that athletic status
goo5976 It's really not...It's only difficult to do in a reasonable time. In 24 hours almost anyone could do it.
Ezekiel Willerson I said "ran:
goo5976 ...You also said 24 hours.
Ezekiel Willerson you're thinking way too hard about what i said. I'm referring to a specific period of time within 24 hours. i run 14 miles in 2 hours. most people who can run 26.2 don't take 24 hours, and if they do, GOOD FOR THEM, but their cardio is still terrible. have a good one, im done arguing with a youtuber over what I said
goo5976 It's not an argument, dude, and it's alright to admit a mistake...you clearly said it was difficult to "run" 26.2 miles in 24 hours. I disagreed. That's the entirety of it.
I was engaged to a woman, lived with her for almost two years and dated for a year before that. I knew she at times struggled with her self-esteem. She was a model at a teenager and now in her late twenties, she wasn't getting booked as much thus she lost a part of her self-worth. One day she informs me she has signed up to run the Niagra Falls Marathon. She never was a runner so it caught me by surprise. I said do you think you can get ready in just a month, she assured me it was not a problem that she was natural long distance star in high school, could run forever without ever getting tired. Over the next month, I saw her leave the house for a training run maybe four or five times only. The runs were never more than a half an hour. The big day came and my aged mother decided to join us to cheer this lady on....When I saw bust out of the starting line a good clip I thought maybe she is a natural? I really didn't know what to think. Around the four and a half hour mark my mother and I head to the finishing line to watch the leaders coming in......then around 5 hour and 20 minutes her she comes looking fresh as a spring flower. She crossed the line and my mother and I showered her in praise. I felt a sense of guilt for doubting her but she did have a history of stretching the truth to put it lightly. In the finishing area they volunteers were running around collecting bibs and taking the timers on the runners shoes....when it came her turn, she refused to give up her timer saying it wasn't important and she didn't do it to compete just to prove something to herself. I protested, reminding her of what an accomplishment finishing a marathon was and reminded her that previously she had said she wanted to run the Boston Marathon. Having accreditation for finishing Niagra would allow her to compete in Boston, again she continued to protest. I started to grow suspicious. We drove back to Toronto and she basked in the glory of my mothers compliments. Anyway, to make a long story short. A few days after the race I was convinced she had not run the entire distance. I went into her Gymbag and took the chip thing off her runners. I took it to a sporting goods store that could read these devices... It turned out there was only eight miles on the device. She hadn't even run a third of the race. When I asked her why she just cried and cried. A couple weeks later I moved out and called off the engagement. I learned about a lot more lies, in fact the two and half to three years I was with her was one big lie......Moral of the story......don't hook up with ex models with self esteem issues - and if you suspect something and the suspicioun never ceases trust your gut and follow your heart......more times than not you will be right in your assessment.
Your times are way off. If you showed up at the finish line at 4:30, the leaders would have finished already. In 2019, the men's champion ran 2:44, the female champion ran 3:18.. A time of 5:20 would never qualify a woman for Boston unless she was 80 years of age or older.
The longest 8 miles of her life. Thats a lot of catwalk...
it's not about avoiding people with low self esteem, but it's just people without integrity. People are often at their worst when nobody is looking and have themselves to judge. If at that point they are good people, then you know when they are in your life, they will be good as well.
Am I the only one who thought “marathon cheater” meant people who cheated a lot? 🤦♀️
You're not lmao
Lol never considered that
There’s probably an overlap. Shifty people don’t lie once
that's a fancy toupee
😂 not nice! LOL!!!
al0ha2 Some squirrel lost his life for that!!!!?????
Self styled. 🤔
al0ha2 he’s cheating the race to keeping hair on your head
His voice sounds exactly like someone who would do this should sound like lol.
Zoey Chevalier They chanhed theyre voices
FrankieTankie GD Zoey isn't talking about the cheaters, Zoey is talking about the tattle tale. The voice changer is obvious, dipstick.
Tattle tale?
Really, thats the term youre using?
Pathetic.
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Total nerd
He’d look at my splits and think I may be cheating.... as surely no one can physically go that slow... but no, that’s me, plodding along!
Lol
Us runners are strange bunch from an outsiders perspective... but I'm glad there's someone out there to challenge misconduct and call people out
lol imagine someone getting caught becuase their dog ran it for them
Nigel 1990, that won't be possible because you can't ride your dog
Your Boii 🐶
That actually happened. A owner and his dog ran 15:26! I would not bet against that!
Nigel 1990 it'd be worse if the person was unfit
Yeah but how do you get your dog to stay on course lol dogs are fast but they’re not exactly marathon runners
I don't mind losing a race mostly because I know that I'm not that fast of a runner, but getting 4th (nothing) verses getting 3th (a small medal) does sting ~ especially for those of us that really do work hard for minimal gains. The world needs more people like this.
suzuki06g *3rd
3rd*
3nd*
Running is absolutely not about "mind over matter". If you haven't spent serious time and miles conditioning your body to run 26.2 miles, you will end up in the hospital or worse, no matter how "mentally" determined you are.
I think people who don't do any kind of sport or exercise think (hope, anyway) that there's a point where it doesn't hurt. I tell them, there isn't - not if you are always trying to improve.
@@deenibeeniable “It never gets easier, you just get faster.”
― Greg LeMond
I ran a marathon with absolutely no training or preparation at all in 5 hours. At around the 17th mile I was starting to really feel it, but I never stopped and walked. A day after the race I was so sore that I could barely walk, but I was fine overall. So your wrong. It is mind over matter.
As a runner, these excuses are laughable. Running is about you accomplishing something based on your sheer will and determination. Accomplishing something big one step at a time. It shouldn’t be about anyone else or wowing anyone. It comes down to pride. Pride was a driver in every choice to cheat. I never care about the time. I just want to finish, make memories with participating family/friends, and say I crossed the finish line.
For those who might think it is a trivial matter, I would like to tell you what can be involved in running just one marathon. The point is not to brag, but to let the cheats know what they are stealing. I have run marathons, and not just to stroll along and cross the finish line. I am a reasonably athletic guy with decent speed but no extraordinary talent for running. I trained my butt off for years just to get ready for an attempt, then spent 18 weeks of marathon specific training running 50-70 miles per week. I ran in the rain and in 90 degree heat. I ran 6 runs of 20+ miles and 18 of 13+ miles. I ran with bronchitis. I once got up at 4:30 am, ran 22 miles, relaxed for a few hours, then went to work from noon to 10pm. I would run 8 miles hard in the morning then 6 easy miles in the afternoon. Miles and miles and miles. Literally thousands. Over 2400 in one calendar year. 200 days of running in a row once. Chased by dogs, heckled by teenagers, and nearly run over by an oblivious 90 year old driver. Why do this? Because I wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it to see what I could really do if I tried my very best. I think that perhaps I could even have done more, if I had been a bit tougher. And I got results that I will be proud of forever.
These cheaters are stealing whatever prizes (usually just medals), qualifications, and accolades have been earned by those who put in the effort. They are stealing it. They can run faster, but they don't want to put in the miles. They could be better, and they know how. But they would rather pretend and steal than get up and run. They should be ashamed of themselves and I suspect most of them are. If you try your best, put in the miles, and take the pain, then you are winner if it takes you 6 hours and you finish dead last. These course cutters and bib swappers are such losers that most of them can't even do a quality job of cheating. They disgust me.
Steven Turner as a high school track runner, I’ve never had that problem, but I would’ve hated having the one race I won stolen by a cheater. I’ve gone up to 60 miles per week to achieve that and my 5th place finish at regionals.
I agree with this. hours of training goes into it and for someone to just cheat it is insulting. it also goes the other way though. I used to run 70-90 miles a week in high school and college for training. in high school we ran a small race where our top 5 guys could've easily won the race so we made it a workout doing half mile hard half mile easy. towards the end we were probably in 3rd or 4th as a group and our last half would be a fast one so we were dropping like 2:30 halfs. some mom threw a fit when we came out of the woods in first and claimed we must've cheated to pass her son lol. either way it hurts to have all the hard work you've put into something called into question and im glad this guys takes the time to call people out on it.
This is the best comment on here. Your story aligns with mine - cheating does matter. Until I saw this video, I had no idea how rampant it was.
Right on. I run if something is chasing me. So, I can only imagine the sacrifice necessary to train fo and the finish a marathon. The cheaters, here and elsewhere in life, are losers, cowards and hopefully attracting a karmic retribution.
What's bad is your right. These people are cheating and can't even bother to commit to the cheat. Like how does dude accidentally get her a medal. It seems they always get caught by doing too well accidentally.
love his hair
A piece of work
out of all the comments about his hair this one is my favourite
When I started running in 2008 at 14 I ran a half marathon in 2 hours 50( pretty fat ngl)
When I finished my 5th one in 2013 at 1:4 after losing 80 lbs. I knew I could do a full if I tried. I ended up running my one and only full in 2015 at 3 hours 30 minutes. Good enough for me!
Kudos man! The fact you turned your life around like that automatically makes you a winner! 🏆
@@markwilson4078 thanks boss!
The simple fact that they wouldnt show their faces tells me exactly how they feel about cheating.
If wining a marathon gives you self worth even if you didn't win it is just...sad. There are many things wrong with your self esteem if you need to lie about winning. Makes you think, what else have these people lied about?
Pretty sad to see some people get pleasure out of taking a medal they didn't earn. What's the point? How can you feel good about yourself?
Cheaters should be forced to run the marathon they cheated on ...
Twice...
In a row
That couple would be the biggest flops in history. You know she’d always want to speak to the manager and demand a refund.
He's the type of guy to remind the teacher that the homework is due
there is room in the world for everyone
in other words he actually CARES about people and them having a good future...?
Let's take a moment to say a prayer for the mans hair... god damn
1:10 explains the reason behind the haircut.
Self styled
Next time, cold wash, gentle dry...
HA! Stop it!!! :)
Have a respect, get the info of marathon issues
I mean I give props to that couple for actually coming out on an interview.
Lol why? They remained anonymous so they didn't do anything respectable. It's barely a step above doing nothing at all. The wife probably just saw this as another opportunity for the attention she's so desperate for. Just like cheating and accepting a trophy you didn't earn, doing an anonymous interview to admit you cheated is giving them the rush of attention minus any of the hard work bc now they still won't face any real consequences or backlash and embarrassment in front of their friends and family.
This man is a professional snitch...
...and in this context. That's awesome!
What happens the first time he calls out someone who is innocent?
Rebecca Spellmeyer I think he really tries to be POSITIVE before accusing someone. Like, with a MASSIVE difference in split times, those people are either extremely stupid or cheating.
Gives a whole new meaning to snitches get stitches 😂
I tried to run a marathon, got 12 mins in, turned around and quit. I'm not afraid to admit that I can't do it. I applaud those that actually do it.
this is the whitest hobby... and im paler then a vampire
Why do you feel the need to mock the white race with "thats the whitest hobby", whilst people support this and spread this pathogen of blaming the white race, if a member of the white race did exactly that but instead mocking the african american race then they would be called a racist
Ensec how do you know theyre white?
Adam Davis calm down. it is nothing more than a joke. there are always jokes poked at people of color i don't see why white people can't be mocked.
Robert König the guy finding the cheaters is white.
Yeah! We are SO lame for having MONEY and JOBS so that we can enjoy finer hobbies than doing drugs!
*_”It’s not a shaming website”_*
But if they get shamed by being posted then so be it
Good work buddy. Happened to me in the 2007 Las Vegas Marathon. I had my Boston qualifying time but I decided to check on fellow runners as I had finished 3rd in my age group. Being a numbers guy, I checked on splits of those ahead of me. The guy who finished first had slightly better splits and I thought, good race. The guy ahead of me had splits that made no sense. We had finishing times just over 3 hours, but this guy ran his first half in just under 2 hours. This made his second half faster than Hailie Grebrselassie had run and would have been a minute faster than the world record for a half marathon. I checked photos and could only find this guy in the first half. No second half intermediate splits. I wrote to the organizers and got no response. That prompted me to check out others on my age group who finished lower and I found another guy who claimed to have fun about 3:25. I checked his history and he had never run faster than 3:50. He also had weird splits in this race. I finally wrote to the race organizers again and told them if this was not corrected I would report them to the Boston Athletic Association. The offending names were removed the next day. Every race organizer should have an embedded algorithm that highlights improbable splits which could then be checked manually. Cheaters should be banned from running another race. Much tougher to find cheaters using other runners to get their times. One way is to check identical times, in case one person is wearing two chips.
Dear bald men. You look just fine. Please quit putting small woodland creatures on your head.
Lofl
Thank you for the laugh😂
@@LokiDaElf Small titty Savannah has spoken.
😂
@conspiracies by Hans 3: Baldness is genetic... *sigh*
With that haircut, he should be investigating UFO's
BrumCraft 💯👍👍👍😁😁😁
I agree. He should have a show on the History Channel following the UFO dude with the "unique" hair.
Wait so you can confirm ufos??? I think I just caught an ex Area 51 worker in a slip up wouldn’t be surprised if the government killed us both now
^^ you two are joking, right
OMG 😂
I can’t believe how many people are disciplined enough to be in shape but not disciplined enough to be honest.
It's mad that I used to follow his blog in high school... I don't marathon, I don't even run, I barely even walk, but I was gripped by his investigations. How much free time did I use to have man
If you consider to cheat in sports event don't take part in the first place? Sport is there to give you the opportunity to achieve something and prove you capabilities to yourself. Cheating takes that from you and ruins the sport for others
Wow he has a lot of extra time on his hands...
Mya Says someone watching this video and commenting on it.
You clearly have plenty of time on your hands too.
Ever heard of hobbies?
Broken Wave so do you so do i it's CZcams...
CrazedVivid No shit...I'm not the one criticizing someone else for having free time though.
It's basic stats. He's just inputting data and looking at inconsistencies. It's been a while since I've used SPSS, though you can have the program look for a range of numbers between individual variables. From there it will highlight or organize what you're looking for. You can do it manually like he did on the video. Can also make a graph and look for outliers. No 'complicated algorithm'. I'd say the more difficult part is where he looks for photographic/video evidence.
Respect though. The extra time is for a good deed :)
So unbelievably bizarre!
I got really freaked out when they were questioning the couple because you couldn't see their faces
It’s honestly horrible to see this, people like this will never understand how hard people work to get these times. People just don’t understand how much people put their lives on the line to push their bodies to their limits and do themselves proud. You should feel no empathy for those people, what they did is wrong and shouldn’t be easily forgiven. Good marathon times are metaphorically speaking similar to respect, they are not simply given, they are earned.
It's stupid to cheat. It's not like you win anything.
isn't there a cash prize?
Not Applicable well I mean the other ones who don't come in first lol. But if you're first and they find you cheated well you lose to. Lmao
"we weren't set out to hurt anyone" yeah yeah, you just took the win from someone who was worthy of it.
what an utterly pointless way to spend your life.
This was the dude back in grade school who tattle tailed on everyone lmao
good
D3AD RAVEN Do you think it's okay that the wife took home a trophy that clearly belonged to the "second place" winner who actually completed the race. Are you really condoning that.
Rachel Garber she got to the finish line first though
thebadace1 You count taking a public transportation and running the last half mile count. She didn't finish fast, she took a bus to the end of the line. She didn't win the race. she cheated. Runners are supposed to actually RUN. Made her happy, that's BS. She didn't hurt anyone. she stole a trophy from someone who RAN the whole distance, it's not run, take a bus. and run the last half mile. Crossing the finish first means you RAN the whole 26 miles. She's a cheat, she didn't earn it. and doesn't deserve it.
Rachel Garber yeah she cheated. What else is there to talk about, it's over done with like stop ranting about it
LOL catching public transport to the finish, Thats just crazy i thought this video was going to be about PEDs oh boy was i wrong haha
I don't understand the point of cheating like this. How do you feel OK about getting awards for something you didn't do? I really really don't get it.
I lived in Mauritania which is in west Africa for about a year. I ran the half marathon when I was there and I saw many people jump on the back of pickup trucks to be driven closer to the finish line. Since the race was not sanctioned it really doses not matter and local officials did not seem to care either. The thought was why would you not cheat if you can get away with it. I ran 3 sub 4 hours marathons and am very proud of myself but I guess people would rather chest to get thet sub 3 hour time.
using a complicated algorithm *shows microsoft excel*
You can implement algorithms in excel.
JBoyd looks like you don't know what excel is capable of
JBoyd it's not even in it's final form
JBoyd well excel is a spreadsheet that you can use to make complicated algorithms especially in vba.
JBoyd hahahahahah. U r soooooo bad! Love it
I get cheating to get a faster time, but having someone else run it for you is just sad
He needs to investigate why his hairline is so jacked ☝
The social media angle was interesting. I wish they showed that directly from the interview, instead of just referencing it.
its weird to see so much crap commented on being a snitch rather than a cheater.
I'm a "speed challenged" runner who, along with many of my fellow trainees are still proud just to finish! I would rather be swept than earn a medal I cheated to get.
The confidence this man must have to get on TV with that hair! Commendable
5:04, look at the couple at the window and the dudes taking a photo😂😂
This guy has the exact voice of someone I would expect to spend all their time catching marathon cheaters.
Running a marathon is already a big feat in itself. Shoot, sometimes I get winded running to the bus stop. Be proud of yourself and your rightfully earned time!!
Why do people always seem so remorseful...ONLY when they get caught and revealed to the public?
that actually sounded like a pretty sincere apology
ur only cheating urself
You played your seff lamo
He sounds so proud of himself
FinDiesel He should be. Unlike you.
FinDiesel he should be
I know it may seem like nothing to you but if you're trying to get a spot on a marathon thats competitive to get in to because its sold out or you need to qualify (run faster) then it really matters.
Omg. I didn’t expect this 😕I have a goal to run for marathon not to win but to push my limit and try what I can do and overcome the challenge
It's been 7 years and I'm praying by now this man has gotten a life 🙏