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Photo Evidence Proves Timing Issue in London Marathon Disqualification of Ryan Lee



Update : Additional Information on Disqualified London Runner





Original Article Below..

Here’s a Chance to Possibly Vindicate a Disqualified Runner. Right now there is very little to go on. I will update this article as more information becomes available.

See the linked article. A runner was disqualified for missing the 5k mat at the London Marathon. The runner is 18 year old Ryan Floyd Lee. The runner’s mother is reaching out for help to find a photo of him on the first part of the course.

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/14482989.Can_you_help__Mum_scours_internet_for_proof_to_clear__gutted__son_accused_of_cheating_in_the_London_Marathon/#comments-anchor

What I’d really like to see are his complete splits. I’d like to see if the missing splits are out of line with the rest of his race. This wouldn’t prove he ran the race, but it could be strong evidence of cheating if his pace through 10k (the first mat he hit) is significantly faster than his next split.

The map below shows the beginning of the course. It would appear to be relatively easy to cross the start line, and work through the park right at the 10k split. I am assuming that race officials see this as a potential spot for course cutters, and a big reason for a disqualification.

Looking at the finish line photo the runner that crosses at the same time finished with a net time of 4:08:15 and finished at 2:14:58 PM.

He may have been spotted at 55:48 into this youtube video.

Edit: Have done more analysis of the video with the help of a reader. The runner with bib # 30004 is spotted in the video, (Blue shirt bottom right corner- cant see bib in the above shot, but you can catch it in the video, and I verified it by looking up his bib on marathonfoto).

Edit: This video allows us to determine the exact race time based on the youtube time. There is a 3:17 difference between race time and the youtube time. The first video was taken at 52:32 gun time – or 10:52 AM. Runner #30004 hit the 10k mat at 10:50:23. So this video was taken past the 10k mat, and therefore does not prove that Ryan was on the course prior to the 10k split.

Marathonfoto link

I have reached out to the author of the linked article to try to find out if they have a record of his split data.