Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Are you old enough to Remember Rosie Ruiz? Suspected of cheating in both the NYC and Boston marathons (she was originally declared the winner of the latter) in the same year. IIRC, she was believed to have taken the subway to the finish of the former.
I'm familiar with the story, but it wasn't something that was within my bubble of awareness at the time (assuming that I was alive and aware at the time).