Gosh, I hope the fact that I'm have my suspicions about this doesn't mean I'm being over cynical.
http://www.letsrun.com/2012/baltimore-1013.php
"Tom Kozlowski, a 49-year-old from Parkton, Md., was the top master runner in 2:16:49, good for eighth place and $1,000."
http://resultsarchive.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?rsID=135351
STEPHEN MUANGE KEN MALES 30-34 31 M 2:13:08 1
TESFAYE ALEMAYEHU BLR MALES 25-29 28 M 2:13:11 2
ERNEST KEBENEI KEN MALES 25-29 27 M 2:13:50 3
JULIUS KOSKEI KEN MALES 30-34 30 M 2:14:13 4
FRED KOSGEI KENNESAW GA USA MALES 35-39 35 M 2:15:37 5
MESHACK KIRWA KEN MALES 35-39 35 M 2:16:30 6
KENNEDY KEMEI KEN MALES 30-34 34 M 2:16:37 7
TOM KOZLOWSKI PARKTON MD USA MALES 45-49 49 M 2:16:49 4:07:07 8