Top ultrarunner disqualified for using a car in race

Maybe the car identified as running. Who are you to judge?

She is a doctor ....... not a good look to be caught cheating.

Another doctor cheater. All crooks.

Next they need to catch that Badwater cheater who rode in the van 🚐 at nighttime. Yeah editing Garmin data after a race is normal.

I’m sorry, I… I didn’t know I couldn’t do that

She broke the record for longest run in 48 hours by a woman a few weeks before this, and represented Scotland in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games a few years ago. I'm surprised this story isn't getting more attention here.

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British ultra-marathon runner disqualified from race for 'using a CAR'

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Joasia Zakrzewski, 47, finished third in the 2023 GB Ultras and accused of using a car during the race. She is understood to have attained a 'super-human' top speed of 35mph.

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She's not only a cheat, but also quite a moran for posting it on Strava. Apparently doesn't know how GPS recording works.

Does she know how to spell ?

You must me new here.

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Is that the guy who wrote the book Endurance years ago. I wondered why his trainer cast shade on him.

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Joasia ZAKRZEWSKI | Profile | World Athletics

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Best times include: 35, 1:17, 2:39, 7:31 (10km, half, marathon, 100km). Decent for ultra marathoner.

Unfortunately this cheating episode dampens her credibility. She should have dropped out.

The concern is that isn't the first time that she's done this. Hopefully somebody is taking a close look at her Strava data for other races

She looks good for 47 tho.

Before jumping to conclusions...she got sick, got in car, ran a bit more, intended to DNF, possibly even reported DNF to 'somebody' at finish, and her chip was read at finish line.

This happens very often at events where I am working at.

edit: it appears she accepted and posed with medal, so obviously intentional

Just learned that the director of GB Ultras is one aptly named Mr Drinkwater.

Reminds me of the great Dutch ultra director VanDriver.

lol

About twenty years ago I won an ultra national championship. Impressive? Hardly. Literally only five people competing even cared about the actual race other than completing it.

My next ultra I was in the lead with another guy until three guys behind us cut the course. I turned to the guy next to me to complain and he didn’t care at all. I dropped out and never went back to the world of ultra running.

Has anything changed since I have been gone?