Most of you may remember, I am the guy who found the serial MCM Cheater (Gregory Price).
I *think* I may have, looking thru the Shamrock Marathon results for oddities, come across another one. Again, I am not saying he did cheat, however some of the results from him previous marathons are suspicious
Check this out.
2016 Shamrock Marathon. Bib # 3918.
https://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-18526
Splits from Full Marathon
Start 8:29:59AM
10k Split missing data
13.1 Split 10:15:57AM 01:45:59 08:06 min/mi 01:45:59 08:06 min/mi
Full 19.1 missing data
Finish 11:38:14AM 03:08:16 07:12 min/mi 03:08:16 07:12 min/mi
51 year old guy runs 3:08:16.
Misses timing mat at 19.1 (which just so happens to be on a section of the course you could easily cut out (Miles 16 to 23 are at almost the same place and between them is a loop section).
http://www.shamrockmarathon.co...14-vF1.pdf
Runs 24 minute negative split where headwinds were at 15 to 25 mph for most of the 13.1 to 26.2 section.
No where in his Athlinks profile does it show he is capable of running a 3:08.
1. Richmond (full) in 2013 where missed the 20 mile mat and ran 3:24:03 (After running the first half in 1:58:18..so a nice 32 minute negative split)
2. Richmond (full) in 2014 where missed the 20 mile mat and ran 3:41:47 (After running the first half in 1:59:26..so a nice 18 minute negative split)
3. Shamrock (half) in 2015 where he missed 10k mat and ran 1:35:20 (Amazingly the half at Shamrock is the 2nd half of the full marathon course...hmmmSm interesting)
4. New Jersey (full) in 2014. Missed 30k and 40k timing mats. Finished in 3:48:34 (Ran first half in 2:02:13, so a nice 13 minute negative split)
5. New Jersey (full) in 2012. Ran 3:19:01. No split mats avail (for any runner)
6. Baltimore (full) in 2013. Missed timing mats at 18.8 Mile Finished in 3:35:51 (Ran first half in 1:55, so a nice 15 minute negative split...on a course where most of hills are in 2nd half)
7. Shamrock (full) in 2013. 3:52 is suspect (no splits avail for any runner). Probably legit based upon other times.
8. Delaware (full) in 2014. Missed timing mats at 17 Mile. Finished in 3:23:59
(Ran first half in 1:50:01, so a nice 16 minute negative split).
9. Shamrock (full) in 2011. Missed timing mat at 18 Mile. Finished in 3:41:35 (First half in 1:56:28, so a nice 10 minute negative split)
I am sure there is more, but I don't really feel like going past 2011. The odd thing is that he appears to be about a 3:50 to 4:00 guy. Note he is NOT registered for 2016 Boston Marathon.
Thoughts from the LR peeps? Did I find ANOTHER serial cheater by randomly looking thru results? Its really odd that the only times he negative splits are races where he misses a mat.
Again, not saying he did cheat, but some more investigation shall be done!