ssjimbo wrote:
It happened 10 years ago at the same race.
If the aid stations were disorganized, then the bike handoffs gave him an even bigger advantage over second. It was only his second marathon, so it is possible he didn't know, but it's a valuable lesson and fortunately not an expensive one since there was no prize money
It may be his second marathon. But how likely is it that he hadn't run any other races before marathon? How could he not know about the rule against getting unofficial aid?