A 70-year-old marathon runner embroiled in a cheating scandal was found dead in the Los Angeles River Thursday morning. However, the extraordinary finish times led to accusations of cheating, particularly by Marathon Investigation, a website that tracks runners suspected of gaming the rules, and letsrun.com, a forum for runners. Meza’s death comes just days after the L.A. marathon disqualified him for finishing with an “impossible” time during the March marathon. The day of his death, Marathon Investigation posted photos that showed Meza allegedly riding a bike in 2014 on the route of the San Francisco marathon, instead of running. He had been running marathons for the last 30 or 40 years.

Source: National Post July 08, 2019 16:30 UTC