Whadya Mean, I Took A Shortcut?
Two women who finished in the top 10 at the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington have been disqualified for cheating, race director Rick Nealis said. According to The Washington Post, it is likely that more runners will be disqualified in the next two weeks.
The two women, who finished seventh and eighth, respectively, ``missed'' an electronic checkpoint at the 15-mile mark on the course. Nealis guessed the two women took a short cut that made the race about 20 miles, instead of the standard 26.2. ``They either made a quick turn and cut off about 6.5 miles,'' said Nealis, ``or they got a little aggressive and jumped on the Metro''. That's one way of, ahem, ``training'' for a marathon.
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