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Velociraptor Sep 2023 8:33pm, 7 Sep 2023 65,230 posts	0 Velociraptor Will be interested to hear the eventual explanation for that rather impressive headline. One in three participants cutting the course deliberately in any event, let alone one that has chip mats in the skipped section, appears superficially unlikely but I've seen various theories being thrown around.
Surrey Phil Sep 2023 8:52pm, 7 Sep 2023 9,694 posts	0 Surrey Phil 11,000 out of 30,000 took short cuts this year. Runners World has also said that in 2017, 6,000 runners were found to have not completed the full course. Then in 2018, a further 3,090 participants were disqualified. Some are saying that their timing chips were faulty. Either, a lot of cheats take part or is it a case of some over-zealous race directors disqualifying anyone not recording a time at any timed section? I think we've all had instances of not getting a split during a race but surely it would be evident on the other splits whether a shortcut had been taken or not.
paulcook Sep 2023 9:12pm, 7 Sep 2023 3,212 posts	0 paulcook Mixture of course cutting, biking, getting the Metro mentioned. Something very awry here for so many over successive years.
Ocelot Spleens Sep 2023 9:26pm, 7 Sep 2023 37,931 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Some dubious PBs then?
jda Sep 2023 10:40pm, 7 Sep 2023 15,427 posts	0 jda Sounds unlikely to me. I'm betting on a technical glitch underlying the suspicions.
FreshStart Oct 2023 7:33am, 5 Oct 2023 5,383 posts	0 FreshStart Runner accused of cheating in Cardiff Half Marathon bbc.co.uk
Welshpoppy Oct 2023 7:44am, 5 Oct 2023 3,172 posts	0 Welshpoppy Blimey what an idiot if it is true! Race highlights tomorrow night on S4C.
Welshpoppy Oct 2023 7:52am, 5 Oct 2023 3,173 posts	0 Welshpoppy I just looked him up as he is not too far away from me.He ran half marathon last year in 79:53.Runs 5k in 16.38.It really makes no sense-I really hope it is an error.
Surrey Phil Oct 2023 5:39pm, 11 Oct 2023 9,806 posts	0 Surrey Phil I wonder if it was a genuine mistake rather than blatant cheating. Not cutting corners in this one, but two DQs from leading runners at the Kielder Half-Marathon. bbc.co.uk
Velociraptor Oct 2023 5:46pm, 11 Oct 2023 65,798 posts	0 Velociraptor There's no reason to doubt that they ran the race, just with numbers registered to other people. The one who had already contacted the race organiser and been told he couldn't use the number must have realised that he'd be caught. I have some sympathy with the view that the race organiser should have permitted transfers.