This is the fifth in a continuing series on marathon mishaps.
Some used public transportation. Others had faster runners race in their place.
Did these dishonest runners hope to set a record, or claim a cash prize? No. They wanted to get an education.
If they run a marathon in good time, students can earn extra points for the “‘gaokao”, the entrance examination for China’s highly competitive universities that some children and their parents will go to huge lengths to shine in.
With 50,000 participants, the 200 race officials had a hard time keeping track of everybody. Only later review of photos and video from the race revealed the students’ tricks.
Other students have been caught cheating on the entrance exam itself.
(via RunNow)
After my husband dropped me off at Union Square for the Nike Women's Marathon he drove to the finish to wait for me. It was while he was looking for parking he saw several (25 - 30) women in bibs getting out of cars, taxi's and walking down the side streets toward the finish area and the Great Highway. Very disturbing.
Well, I guess that's why they have the sensors at 10k, halfway, etc. on chip-timed races. Not so much to give you splits as to make sure you run the whole course.
argh cheaters suck!!! shame on them!