Timing Matt wrote:
Or--here's another explanation I just thought of.
He could've crossed the Start line about an hour after the race started. He thought his chip would register at the Start line. But it didn't, so the gun time became his official Start time.
He then proceeded directly to the Finish line and ran across it.
This would explain why he was claiming a 3:12 marathon time right after the race, because that's what he thought the timing system would show! Holy cow, it all adds up now!
Yep, this is all coming together. That is very logical and why he Dave said it was "sorted" with the organizers.