RE: Cheating at Marathons

Anon Ymos wrote:

Apparenlty you didn't thoroughly read all of the threads. A Badwater participant with no stake in the outcome outed her at the risk of his own family and reputation.

She was the catylist for a "new" timing mat being placed on the Rocky Racoon course, where there previously was not one-it "appeared" the year after she was DQ'd for shortcuttting.

She can be bradocious regarding other runners achievements and humble regarding her own at her races-to the extent of awaiting the final participant, finishing with them, etc.

That is not "evidence" nor does it mean that she did not cheat at other venues.

Her Badwater results were DQ'd? I don't think so.

She was not DQd but she is banned from Badwater for life. That is a fact. Plus now that everybody is on to her cheating and fake result times she would never be able to qualify for such an event in the future.

What's frustrating is she won't even care about being DQ'ed at Houston. What's 1 less fake marathon finish when you can just create 3 or 4 more in the next couple of weeks?

Guinness should wise up and tell her in advance that they aren't going to award her any further recognition in the future. It won't be long before we have to see all the media articles about her becoming the first female to reach 1,000 marathons...

Just keep directing everyone back to this thread. A simple cut and paste of this link will do wonders as far as spreading the word on her. It's great this has been captured all in one single spot.

Banned2 wrote:

She was not DQd but she is banned from Badwater for life. That is a fact. Plus now that everybody is on to her cheating and fake result times she would never be able to qualify for such an event in the future.

That doesn't make any sense? How can you be banned for life from an event you have officially finished twice?

I really need to catch up on this. Would make a great blog article.

No Moore Cheaters wrote:

Banned2 wrote:

She was not DQd but she is banned from Badwater for life. That is a fact. Plus now that everybody is on to her cheating and fake result times she would never be able to qualify for such an event in the future.

That doesn't make any sense? How can you be banned for life from an event you have officially finished twice?

there is no hard evidence to DQ her, so she hasn't been DQed. I assume since multiple runners came forward with the same story, that the RD just decided to ban her from future events.

somebloke wrote:

No Moore Cheaters wrote:

That doesn't make any sense? How can you be banned for life from an event you have officially finished twice?

there is no hard evidence to DQ her, so she hasn't been DQed. I assume since multiple runners came forward with the same story, that the RD just decided to ban her from future events.

What you are saying is that you present assumptions as facts. This is the typical trolling attitude that makes Lets Run an unreliable source of information.

Multiple runners coming forward with same story about her cheating Badwater IS a fact.

The woman can barely walk a marathon. Her "fitness" is identical to what it was a few years ago. She is the biggest joke in the running community.

She continues to cheat just like she did in Houston. Everybody's on to her.

A super talented athlete ...

A super talented athlete ...

Two articles have been posted regarding Parvaneh and Larry.

www.marathoninvestigation.com

Glad he is investigating these two.

Thanks for doing articles on these two. The more publicity they get the better - of the negative sort.

I used to admire some of her exploits, from several years ago. Then I recently found out about the alleged cheating, at Rocky Racoon, Houston marathon, Badwater. As well as issues related to her own events in SA. She has lost her way in pursuit of records and adulation. She is still a good person, I believe, and I hope that one day she will return to the true essence and beauty of running.

Unfortunately, Parvaneh is NOT a good person. I just spent 3 weeks with Parvaneh during the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon trek. Parvaneh has to be the most narcissistic and unethical individual I have ever met. Also--here's another shocker--she cheated during the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon! She paid a race official to help get her over the finish line. Parvaneh was rude to the tour staff and everyone in her group. She demanded to be the center of attention at all times. She cut lines and shoved people out of her way to get the best seat in the house and be the front and center of pictures. She treated staff members like they were at her beckoned call. Parvaneh demanded individual attention at all times, often compromising the safety of other team members. She commanded to be served first at dinner, refused to carry her own bag, and sent back her trekking meals because they were not good enough for her. Her incessant complaining was a strain on everyone. She refused to trek with her tour group and trek leader. Of course, when it was all said and done, she refused to pay the staff members the mere $100 suggested tip (to be split between all staff members--15+ people for 3 weeks of service). When it comes to running, Parvanah is clearly overweight and out of shape. She was by far one of the slowest people in the group. She could not keep pace even when walking. Each day, she wore her Badwater attire and bragged about herself although it was known to most of the group members that she is a proven cheater.

The Everest Marathon was happy to put her promo on their blog:

http://everestmarathon.com/blog/?p=19

At the end it says "source:I Ran Marathons", i.e., she wrote it.

The group that funded the marathon is not a part of the running community--they had no idea about Parvaneh's cheating, nor were they aware of her behavior during the trek and the race. Members of the running community and those who were on the trek with Parvaneh were aware or experienced her behavior and wanted nothing to do with her.

Thanks for this, and more importantly, the link provides her personal email...let it rip folks...