Man DQ'd for taking bus during marathon

LONDON -- Rob Sloan boasted he'd completed an "unbelievably tough" marathon near Newcastle after crossing the finish line in third place with a personal-best time.

Apparently, he didn't count the bus ride.

Sloan dropped out 20 miles into the race, hitched a ride on a spectator shuttle bus and emerged from the woods near the finish line to make the podium.

After Sloan initially described as "laughable" claims he cheated in the Kielder Marathon on Sunday, the 31-year-old former army mechanic admitted his transgression following an investigation by organizers.

"People in cars following the bus saw him get on and off. People saw him run through the bushes -- we had him hook, line and sinker," Dave Roberts, one of the marathon organizers, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "Rob was distraught at having to come clean."
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http://espn.go.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/7091815/rob-sloan-disqualified-taking-bus-kielder-marathon

it took them much longer to figure it out and she took the subway.

but yeah, they formally DQ'ed her weeks later

:P

But you may be right.

As I recall, he joined the race in like the last 50 yds. Funny.

She ran a marathon a few months ago, and ran a 4:13. Then yesterday or the day before, she had a baby.

SHE RAN A MARATHON WHILE 5 OR 6 MONTHS PREGNANT! And she ran it in under 10 minutes per mile. Then, she had a baby 3 or 4 months later.

Sorry, no link. I saw the winner on Around The Horn do a bit on it yesterday when i was home sick.

She had her doctor's okay but still...!

She ran a marathon a few months ago, and ran a 4:13. Then yesterday or the day before, she had a baby.

SHE RAN A MARATHON WHILE 5 OR 6 MONTHS PREGNANT! And she ran it in under 10 minutes per mile. Then, she had a baby 3 or 4 months later.

Sorry, no link. I saw the winner on Around The Horn do a bit on it yesterday when i was home sick.

I misheard it on TV, then. That's incredible. I'm guessing the baby was premature, because somehow i don't think the organizers would let a lady run if she was 9 months pregnant.

But, either way, it's pretty amazing she could do that.
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The baby weighed in at 7 pounds 13 ounces.

Really, i'm surprised the organizers let her do it. There are usually rules to prottect people from themselves on these types of races.

I wonder what she ran when she wasn't with child. Must have been around 3 hours.
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