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Be Sure Your Paperwork is in Order

February 29, 2012 By: John Blue Category: General Running News, Road Races

Huh?

Last Sunday morning, Scott Downard pinned on a race bib for the Cowtown Marathon (the one in Fort Worth, Texas) and ran 2:31:40 and was the first across the finish line by six minutes.

The trouble was that the bib Downard was wearing was actually that of a friend who couldn’t make the race.

In what was no doubt an awkward moment for everyone involved, Doward, according to the Star Telegram, admitted “without any prompting” that the bib wasn’t his.

Race management disqualified Downard for not being a registered runner and instead awarded the win to Kolin Styles, who was the next to finish in 2:37:53.

While this seems to be a pretty odd story, apparently the exact same thing happened at the 2003 race!

Read the whole sad story in the Star-Telegram.

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