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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Thu Sep 26, 2013, 06:46 AM Sep 2013

Woman enters half-marathon, ends up winning full marathon by mistake

Last Sunday, Meredith Fitzmaurice had planned to run the half-marathon at the Run for Heroes in Amherstburg, Ontario. She hoped to do it as a test run. Then she was going to try to achieve a Boston Marathon qualifying time at a race in Detroit next month.

But on Sunday, she missed a turn for the half-marathon route, and ran the full marathon. And won. By accident.

And she did, indeed, qualify for Boston with her time.

http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/features/2013/09/25/woman-enters-half-marathon-ends-up-winning-full-by-mistake/index.html

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Woman enters half-marathon, ends up winning full marathon by mistake (Original Post) Bosonic Sep 2013 OP

Guess she can run the half marathon at Detroit next week liberal N proud Sep 2013 #1

One of those things nobody would believe if you told them. eShirl Sep 2013 #2

Well, that's real impressive, but... forkol Sep 2013 #3

Man, I love that dig! 12AngryBorneoWildmen Sep 2013 #8

Wow- congratulations, Meredith Fitzmaurice! mike dub Sep 2013 #4

You'd think yesphan Sep 2013 #5

Jeez, I hate when that happens! lol Javaman Sep 2013 #6

Well aint that just like a woman randr Sep 2013 #7

Didn't someone "win" the Boston Marathon several years ago by taking the bus? Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #9

That would be Rosie Ruiz in 1980. Angleae Sep 2013 #10

liberal N proud

(60,339 posts)

1. Guess she can run the half marathon at Detroit next week

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 06:50 AM

Sep 2013

My how time passes when you are running!

Not for me unfortunately!

eShirl

(18,498 posts)

2. One of those things nobody would believe if you told them.

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 07:26 AM

Sep 2013

"And then there was the time I accidentally won a marathon."

forkol

(113 posts)

3. Well, that's real impressive, but...

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 08:44 AM

Sep 2013

Did she beat Paul Ryan's Time?

12AngryBorneoWildmen

(536 posts)

8. Man, I love that dig!

Reply to forkol (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 09:49 AM

Sep 2013

Big F'in kudos to you!

mike dub

(541 posts)

4. Wow- congratulations, Meredith Fitzmaurice!

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 08:49 AM

Sep 2013

and on a related note, half marathoners used to make a turnoff for their finish at the Walt Disney World Marathon. The race organizers have since changed this.

I always used to wonder to myself (while running the marathon) if anyone ever Missed that turn. It's fun to hear that someone did miss the turn in another marathon, and with amazing results.