Background Birgit and Preben, a married couple, both ran what appeared to be respectable times at the 2025 Boston Marathon. Preben finished in 3:59:50, while Birgit crossed in 3:58:03 — both just under the four-hour mark. On the surface, these results seem like a solid accomplishment. However, reports from the course and a closer look
Yeah, that’s my opinion, too. As a runner I’ll never qualify for Boston, not least because I’ve never done a marathon and I have a pretty slow 1/2 time. But I actually do the half marathons, so that slow time is my time. It’s so weird to me people feel the need to cheat, but it’s flatly wrong to take someone’s spot with a bogus time
Yes, because people like this take up spots in highly coveted marathons, driving up the qualification times
Yeah, that’s my opinion, too. As a runner I’ll never qualify for Boston, not least because I’ve never done a marathon and I have a pretty slow 1/2 time. But I actually do the half marathons, so that slow time is my time. It’s so weird to me people feel the need to cheat, but it’s flatly wrong to take someone’s spot with a bogus time
Social media is a hell of a drug
And dont give up on boston or whatever dream race you have
I could never imagine when i started that i could reach my current PR