This Man Catches Marathon Cheaters And Calls Them Out On His Blog | TODAY 

I may be a slow runner, but nothing gives me more pride than just finishing a race. I don't compete with other runners, i compete with myself and if i cheated, I couldn't live with myself.

Why run a marathon when u cant even finish it properly?

“Character is how you behave when no one is looking”

Lol cheating in a marathon for validation is one of the saddest things I've ever heard, get some self esteem, my god...

I like how the cheaters want their faces and voices changed, like they're mob bosses instead of cheating in a race

lol caught taking public transit

"the human mind can justify anything" oh the wonders of anonymity

After the Husband runs the Marathon for her and got her a trophy and then and her line of... " that number gave ME a feeling of self worth " .... just made ME feel sick....

Everyone is bashing on the guy for finding these people.. why are people so lazy as to FAKE a run. Thats pathetic

Not hurting anyone? You stole someone's legitimate medal

"We weren't hurting anyone" yes you are hurting all the other runners who ran honestly and you're even hurting yourselves by lying to yourself.

Honest people: Respecting the man's work. Cheaters: Making fun of him

Now I want to run a marathon and cheat with a time of 7 hours....he'll never suspect it.

"A Shortcut to Success" by Rosie Ruiz. It has a foreword and then skips to chapter 26.

I don't think his hobby is sad actually. It's just unique. Cheaters need to be checked

This investigator needs a RU-vid channel.

#GotEem

About 10 years ago, I ran with a group of girls, one was picked up for an injury, and clocked in 4th. We all told her to return her trophy and she refused. She was turd for taking that spot from someone.

For the people that are calling this guy a "snitch" or saying "who cares" there are actually people out there that play by the rules and work hard to do well. they are cheating them too. THATS why it matters, besides the fact that its dishonest. smh

I’m glad he’s doing this Honest athletes deserve to be recognized unfettered by people cheating the system

They needed that facebook 'look-at-me' picture with the trophy.

3:40 "not hurting anyone" Ok, let's just stop right here. First, you took a medal away from someone else who should have actually earned it. That would tick off probably anybody that should be on the podium, but wasn't.

this is his hobby?

Social media does NOT put pressure on us. If you respect yourself, you don’t care what others think of your time. You run b/c you love the thill of the race!

I guess I have a different mind, If I won a trophy or a medal and didn't truly win it or deserve it, I wouldn't count that

*This reminds me of that Fresh Prince episode when Geoffrey took a taxi and won the marathon LOL* 😂

"We weren't set out to hurt anyway," except the legitimate runners who actually work for their position and time in the race. Wow. Just wow.

I like how everyone is calling the guy a "loser" when I think he is a class b or c hero. If someone tells me that they ran and completed a marathon, and not only that but won a medal, I would be genuinely impressed. I would think that this person Is disciplined, competitive, and determined. Hell, even bringing that up in an interview will give you a leg up! There's a certain kind of prestige that comes with a marathon and any kind of sports gets destroyed by cheaters. And cheaters in general (if they're doing it for a false sense of accomplishment and not just trolling) make me sick. I'm glad that this person is doing this and glad that we got to see a story like this of a couple cheating. At a minimum, this is a really good social experiment with valuable data. I also liked the fact that the husband had to "think long and hard about it" about whether being caught for cheating was good or not. Bitch, you got caught, deal with it.

if you've never ran 26.2 miles in even 24 hours, stop commenting. you have no idea how difficult it is, and catching someone who cheats the system keeps ilthe integrity of the achievement high. i applaud this man. I run a half marathon a day and if I posted false times and someone called me out I would feel tremendous shame, and rightfully so. people work hard to acheieve that athletic status

I wished during that interview with the cheating couple that the lights would turn on by some janitor who didn't know the room was occupied lol.

This guy was obviously the class snitch...

lol imagine someone getting caught becuase their dog ran it for them

Lady: Do you think Derrick is doing a good job? Couple: umm.... **They hate his guts**

The Cheater: "I think the human can justify about anything".... translation "Me myself and I found myself good reason to cheat"

I don't mind losing a race mostly because I know that I'm not that fast of a runner, but getting 4th (nothing) verses getting 3th (a small medal) does sting ~ especially for those of us that really do work hard for minimal gains. The world needs more people like this.

It takes a special type of person to feel "self worth" from things that are not true about yourself... Sent from my Schitte phone

For those who might think it is a trivial matter, I would like to tell you what can be involved in running just one marathon. The point is not to brag, but to let the cheats know what they are stealing. I have run marathons, and not just to stroll along and cross the finish line. I am a reasonably athletic guy with decent speed but no extraordinary talent for running. I trained my butt off for years just to get ready for an attempt, then spent 18 weeks of marathon specific training running 50-70 miles per week. I ran in the rain and in 90 degree heat. I ran 6 runs of 20+ miles and 18 of 13+ miles. I ran with bronchitis. I once got up at 4:30 am, ran 22 miles, relaxed for a few hours, then went to work from noon to 10pm. I would run 8 miles hard in the morning then 6 easy miles in the afternoon. Miles and miles and miles. Literally thousands. Over 2400 in one calendar year. 200 days of running in a row once. Chased by dogs, heckled by teenagers, and nearly run over by an oblivious 90 year old driver. Why do this? Because I wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it to see what I could really do if I tried my very best. I think that perhaps I could even have done more, if I had been a bit tougher. And I got results that I will be proud of forever. These cheaters are stealing whatever prizes (usually just medals), qualifications, and accolades have been earned by those who put in the effort. They are stealing it. They can run faster, but they don't want to put in the miles. They could be better, and they know how. But they would rather pretend and steal than get up and run. They should be ashamed of themselves and I suspect most of them are. If you try your best, put in the miles, and take the pain, then you are winner if it takes you 6 hours and you finish dead last. These course cutters and bib swappers are such losers that most of them can't even do a quality job of cheating. They disgust me.

3:38 - "We didn't set out to hurt anyone." Are you kidding? What about the people who finished slower who were denied entry into Boston, winning an award in their age group, or just trying to place as high as possible?

My grandma accidentally cheated and won her age group 70+ in a 5K. She decided to quit to watch me finish, and she apparently, accidentally crossed the finish line finishing in like 21 minutes. She still missed me - I finished a couple minutes earlier. A local newspaper called her wanting tondo a story on her but she didnt return their call.

that's a fancy toupee

With that haircut, he should be investigating UFO's

"We weren't hurting - ya know... (realizes they were totally hurting others) ...we weren't setting out to hurt anyone."

this is the whitest hobby... and im paler then a vampire

Dear bald men. You look just fine. Please quit putting small woodland creatures on your head.

His voice sounds exactly like someone who would do this should sound like lol.

Pretty sad to see some people get pleasure out of taking a medal they didn't earn. What's the point? How can you feel good about yourself?

This is basically like going to the gym, doing a couple warm up stretches, then leaving.

love his hair

If wining a marathon gives you self worth even if you didn't win it is just...sad. There are many things wrong with your self esteem if you need to lie about winning. Makes you think, what else have these people lied about?

That couple needs to have their taxes audited as well as their professional resumes.

I tried to run a marathon, got 12 mins in, turned around and quit. I'm not afraid to admit that I can't do it. I applaud those that actually do it.

Let's take a moment to say a prayer for the mans hair... god damn

That couple would be the biggest flops in history. You know she’d always want to speak to the manager and demand a refund.

using a complicated algorithm *shows microsoft excel*

"we weren't set out to hurt anyone" yeah yeah, you just took the win from someone who was worthy of it.

Wow he has a lot of extra time on his hands...

I was engaged to a woman, lived with her for almost two years and dated for a year before that. I knew she at times struggled with her self-esteem. She was a model at a teenager and now in her late twenties, she wasn't getting booked as much thus she lost a part of her self-worth. One day she informs me she has signed up to run the Niagra Falls Marathon. She never was a runner so it caught me by surprise. I said do you think you can get ready in just a month, she assured me it was not a problem that she was natural long distance star in high school, could run forever without ever getting tired. Over the next month, I saw her leave the house for a training run maybe four or five times only. The runs were never more than a half an hour. The big day came and my aged mother decided to join us to cheer this lady on....When I saw bust out of the starting line a good clip I thought maybe she is a natural? I really didn't know what to think. Around the four and a half hour mark my mother and I head to the finishing line to watch the leaders coming in......then around 5 hour and 20 minutes her she comes looking fresh as a spring flower. She crossed the line and my mother and I showered her in praise. I felt a sense of guilt for doubting her but she did have a history of stretching the truth to put it lightly. In the finishing area they volunteers were running around collecting bibs and taking the timers on the runners shoes....when it came her turn, she refused to give up her timer saying it wasn't important and she didn't do it to compete just to prove something to herself. I protested, reminding her of what an accomplishment finishing a marathon was and reminded her that previously she had said she wanted to run the Boston Marathon. Having accreditation for finishing Niagra would allow her to compete in Boston, again she continued to protest. I started to grow suspicious. We drove back to Toronto and she basked in the glory of my mothers compliments. Anyway, to make a long story short. A few days after the race I was convinced she had not run the entire distance. I went into her Gymbag and took the chip thing off her runners. I took it to a sporting goods store that could read these devices... It turned out there was only eight miles on the device. She hadn't even run a third of the race. When I asked her why she just cried and cried. A couple weeks later I moved out and called off the engagement. I learned about a lot more lies, in fact the two and half to three years I was with her was one big lie......Moral of the story......don't hook up with ex models with self esteem issues - and if you suspect something and the suspicioun never ceases trust your gut and follow your heart......more times than not you will be right in your assessment.

He’d look at my splits and think I may be cheating.... as surely no one can physically go that slow... but no, that’s me, plodding along!

It’s honestly horrible to see this, people like this will never understand how hard people work to get these times. People just don’t understand how much people put their lives on the line to push their bodies to their limits and do themselves proud. You should feel no empathy for those people, what they did is wrong and shouldn’t be easily forgiven. Good marathon times are metaphorically speaking similar to respect, they are not simply given, they are earned.

I mean I give props to that couple for actually coming out on an interview.

Running is absolutely not about "mind over matter". If you haven't spent serious time and miles conditioning your body to run 26.2 miles, you will end up in the hospital or worse, no matter how "mentally" determined you are.

LOL catching public transport to the finish, Thats just crazy i thought this video was going to be about PEDs oh boy was i wrong haha

I don't understand the point of cheating like this. How do you feel OK about getting awards for something you didn't do? I really really don't get it.

Us runners are strange bunch from an outsiders perspective... but I'm glad there's someone out there to challenge misconduct and call people out

So glad there are guys out there like this man because I can't stand cheaters.

The simple fact that they wouldnt show their faces tells me exactly how they feel about cheating.

No one's going to mention the couple outside the window just awkwardly staring in and taking pictures 😂

This man is a professional snitch...

I'm a "speed challenged" runner who, along with many of my fellow trainees are still proud just to finish! I would rather be swept than earn a medal I cheated to get.

I get cheating to get a faster time, but having someone else run it for you is just sad

*_”It’s not a shaming website”_* But if they get shamed by being posted then so be it

As a runner, these excuses are laughable. Running is about you accomplishing something based on your sheer will and determination. Accomplishing something big one step at a time. It shouldn’t be about anyone else or wowing anyone. It comes down to pride. Pride was a driver in every choice to cheat. I never care about the time. I just want to finish, make memories with participating family/friends, and say I crossed the finish line.

I gave up trying to qualify for Boston when I realized the high number of cheaters. Years ago when I was running in Lowell (a popular Boston qualifying race), at about the 23 mile mark I found myself too exhausted to keep up my qualifying pace. I saw it slipping away. Suddenly I was passed by 25 runners running as a group at a pace that was much too fast for their finishing time. They were all fresh looking. No sweat. Like they were just starting their run. And all with smug smiles on their faces. Cheaters who went on to qualify. Unfortunately, I missed it.

Cheaters should be forced to run the marathon they cheated on ... Twice... In a row

Good work buddy. Happened to me in the 2007 Las Vegas Marathon. I had my Boston qualifying time but I decided to check on fellow runners as I had finished 3rd in my age group. Being a numbers guy, I checked on splits of those ahead of me. The guy who finished first had slightly better splits and I thought, good race. The guy ahead of me had splits that made no sense. We had finishing times just over 3 hours, but this guy ran his first half in just under 2 hours. This made his second half faster than Hailie Grebrselassie had run and would have been a minute faster than the world record for a half marathon. I checked photos and could only find this guy in the first half. No second half intermediate splits. I wrote to the organizers and got no response. That prompted me to check out others on my age group who finished lower and I found another guy who claimed to have fun about 3:25. I checked his history and he had never run faster than 3:50. He also had weird splits in this race. I finally wrote to the race organizers again and told them if this was not corrected I would report them to the Boston Athletic Association. The offending names were removed the next day. Every race organizer should have an embedded algorithm that highlights improbable splits which could then be checked manually. Cheaters should be banned from running another race. Much tougher to find cheaters using other runners to get their times. One way is to check identical times, in case one person is wearing two chips.

ur only cheating urself

I can’t believe how many people are disciplined enough to be in shape but not disciplined enough to be honest.

Can this man help prove the Patriots cheated in the second half

This guy has the exact voice of someone I would expect to spend all their time catching marathon cheaters.

Never cheat on a marathon, but cheating on a twix or mars bar is totally fine

He sounds so proud of himself

*when you see someone using creative mode in your survival server*

Cheaters: “It’s not cheating….I identify as a Time Lord.”

Is it cheating that he is wearing a toupee?

its weird to see so much crap commented on being a snitch rather than a cheater.

She changed her name after this and was caught practicing therapy with no license. She moved and did it again. Moved and did it again. Cheated in another marathon and recanted her confession of cheating. She’s definitely got some anxiety 😂

The confidence this man must have to get on TV with that hair! Commendable

They're not hurting anyone? Yes, they are. They're hurting the people who genuinely deserve the trophies and accolades.

I lived in Mauritania which is in west Africa for about a year. I ran the half marathon when I was there and I saw many people jump on the back of pickup trucks to be driven closer to the finish line. Since the race was not sanctioned it really doses not matter and local officials did not seem to care either. The thought was why would you not cheat if you can get away with it. I ran 3 sub 4 hours marathons and am very proud of myself but I guess people would rather chest to get thet sub 3 hour time.

The point of running marathons and even shorter 10k/5k is just to finish. To challenge yourself. People that cheat are like people who make their own trophies to display.

This is actually really hilarious. The trophy is def over the line but who gives a crap about times when moms are competing lol.

He needs to investigate why his hairline is so jacked ☝

yo someone needs to make an algorithm for that haircut

He should call out whoever cuts his hair, amirite?

First world issues.

I've been logging every run for 11 years....I could easily manually adjust the time or distance, but I couldn't live with it. ....I'm only competing against myself so it would make zero sence to lie to make myself feel better. ...it would have the totally opposite effect

Key takeaways: - 3:32 "The human mind can justify about anything" - 4:40 The pressure of social media

I love this man! Gotta catch 'me all!

All these people want to "fake till they make it". They did make it, but they made work to get caught in the end. Karma muthafuka...

It's mad that I used to follow his blog in high school... I don't marathon, I don't even run, I barely even walk, but I was gripped by his investigations. How much free time did I use to have man