He is old.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=5238710
In all seriousness, it seems the RD should probably have his shit together a little more as this guy is saying he never claimed to have won. Maybe the RD is old too?
Whats kinda funny is that it seems like they questioned if he cheated because it was a record time, yet the 2nd place guy only was 38 secs back. I realize 38 secs in running is somewhat of a long time but in a 3+ hr race, what makes them not want to question the 38 sec guy too?
My guess is that was a typo on ESPN’s part. 38 minutes back seems more reasonable.
Good thing it wasn’t Ed Whitlock racing…they’d still be wondering…
Good thing it wasn’t Ed Whitlock racing…they’d still be wondering…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Whitlock
WOW!
Looks like the other guy really was only 38 seconds behind – his winning time was 3:05:51
http://results-2010.virginlondonmarathon.com/2010/
(search for M 65-69 results).
I proudly stand corrected. Great run by the old geezer.