It would be nice to be able to believe him without question, but the reality just doesnt seem to accord with the result... ________________________________________________________ On Saturday night Jason Scotland-Williams denied claims he jumped over a barrier midway through the race, allowing him to complete the second leg in less than half the time it took him to run the first. The 34-year-old’s time for the latter half of the race fell three minutes shy of the world record for a half-marathon. The time recorded for the second half of his run was one hour, one minute and 42 seconds — more than three minutes faster than the time achieved by Mo Farah, the double Olympic champion. His final time was 3:08:47, putting Mr Scotland-Williams in 2,162nd place. His overall result was twice as fast as his effort last year, earning him a place in the top 6 per cent of competitors, the Sun reported on Saturday. It prompted fellow runners to ask why he had not been “pulled up” by organisers over the apparent oddities. A number of fellow runners have questioned Mr Scotland-Williams’s results on online forums dedicated to the sport. They claim that he must have jumped the barrier at the halfway point near Tower Bridge, where the course doubles back on itself. A waist-high barrier separates runners passing the 13-mile marker from those reaching the 22-mile point.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:05:31 +0000
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