Dan Lawson's JOGLE FKT attempt underway

He's no Dave Reading...

I thought this was going to be about joggling, where people juggle and run marathons.

Is this guy legit?

It's hard to tell looking back at his tracking what pace he is moving at. His Strava data could easily be faked or created by someone else.

Most damming of all, his Wikipedia entry claims he holds the world record for distance on a treadmill in seven days. You guessed it - 521 miles, exact same distance as the fraudulent Amy Hughes.

Where is scam watcheroo when we need him?

What a sad state of affairs, that every legitimate record attempt or athletic achievement is met with, at best scepticism, but most cynicism.

What part of the guy's list of achievements above possibly suggests that he's "faking it?"

Whether he makes it or not, he's surely earned the right to be taken seriously.

Good luck Dan. There are plenty of us who run long distances who understand the magnitude of the challenge and the veracity of the attempt.

Dan A wrote:

What a sad state of affairs, that every legitimate record attempt or athletic achievement is met with, at best scepticism, but most cynicism.

What part of the guy's list of achievements above possibly suggests that he's "faking it?"

Whether he makes it or not, he's surely earned the right to be taken seriously.

Good luck Dan. There are plenty of us who run long distances who understand the magnitude of the challenge and the veracity of the attempt.

Given the spate of brit cheaters, particularly for JOGLE and LEJOG, it is no surprise that people would be highly sceptical of any attempt at this.

Robert Young II wrote:

Is this guy legit?

It's hard to tell looking back at his tracking what pace he is moving at. His Strava data could easily be faked or created by someone else.

Most damming of all, his Wikipedia entry claims he holds the world record for distance on a treadmill in seven days. You guessed it - 521 miles, exact same distance as the fraudulent Amy Hughes.

Where is scam watcheroo when we need him?

I for one love that letsrun has become some kind of control committee for FKTs.

For what I know, Dan Lawson is indeed legit. Similar levels to Pete Kostelnick legit. He has won 24h Europeans (impossible to cheat), come second in Sparthathlon and won Uktrabalaton, all big races with a lot of scrutiny. Plus, I know one of his training partners and nothing I have heard makes me suspicious.

Robert Young II wrote:

Is this guy legit?

It's hard to tell looking back at his tracking what pace he is moving at. His Strava data could easily be faked or created by someone else.

Most damming of all, his Wikipedia entry claims he holds the world record for distance on a treadmill in seven days. You guessed it - 521 miles, exact same distance as the fraudulent Amy Hughes.

Where is scam watcheroo when we need him?

YAWN.

Dan Lawson quit the Jogle record attempt today.

The question is, will he finish his run? I sure hope so.

http://live.opentracking.co.uk/fktdanlawson/