Runner Disqualified After Claiming 2nd Place in Fort Lauderdale Half Marathon

Reserving a domain to publish this "investigation" seems unnecessary and somewhat troubling -- as does the extent of the investigation itself.

EDIT: I was mistaken -- this site is dedicated to ratting out cheating runners. Whatever floats your boat, I suppose.

This post from the comments does a pretty good job of describing why outing fraudsters is a noble cause:

"Lastly, and why I donated, is that this is a nod to the spirit that every serious, non-professional athlete carries with them. Each race we run is one more (or probably one less) opportunity to be as competitive as we can possibly be. We love to be measured. Most know we'll never be getting prize money, or making the Olympics, so this is it for us. These events are the only place we can live out our kooky sports fantasies. And at the core of that -- the one thing that makes it so gratifying when you make a podium, or a top 10, etc. -- is that you believe you have been able to "better the competition" fair and square. What this young lady did last Sunday was to steal that confidence from all of us. And by "outing" her in the fashion that you did... we get to see the right amount of equal, and opposite, force put things back onto an even keel. You weren't unfair in anything you did, instead, you just did what everyone is craving -- to absolutely right an absolute wrong. We even understand her twisted and pathetic motive now. And that's important -- VERY important, because everyone reading this knows that it will happen again. But back at the finish line we'll be saying... "Hey, remember that Derek guy? I think I'm gonna see if he can help us out with what happened at the race today." Thanks :)"

Wow! The sleuthing here is intense and that smoking gun (a purchased high-res version of a photo showing the actual distance covered) is amazing!

Why? What drives people to do it?

Is there money on the line? sponsorships for products.

It obviously wasn't just a momentary weakness it was an elaborate plan and for what to brag about it at work or on Instagram? But wouldn't she know she cheated every time she thought or talked about it. That would be hard thing to live with it seems

Edit: wonder how I'd feel if a friend or co-worker did this. I could see it creating some serious trust issues

The article mentions sponsorships.