Posted on 07/07/2019 6:16:03 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Frank Meza, a South Pasadena, California, physician who was recently disqualified from the Los Angeles Marathon for not following race rules, was found dead on July 4 in a dry channel of the Los Angeles River, numerous outlets reported.
Meza was 70 when he recorded a time of 2:53:10 at the Los Angeles Marathon on March 24 this year. His time was 90 seconds faster than the official age group world record for the distance, 2:54:48, set in 2004.
Meza’s performance raised suspicions among those online who root out race cheaters, especially because Meza had already been disqualified twice from the California International Marathon and banned from that race. The website Marathon Investigation devoted several articles to Meza’s performances. And a thread on LetsRun.com had more than 5,000 posts about Meza.
In an article in the Los Angeles Times on June 21, Meza denied that he cheated.
“I’m kind of losing sleep over it,” he told the Times. “Obviously your mind is going to run wild. … What happens if everyone starts believing this?”
On June 28, officials at Conqur Endurance Group, which organizes the Los Angeles Marathon, released a statement disqualifying him from the race.
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Rosie Ruiz on testosterone?
Was he wearing a LiveStrong bracelet?
This guy investigates Frank Meza and his marathon run
Maybe a little shame finally caught up with the doctor.
He took the honorable way out.
Sad. RIP.
You remember the song “Nobody Walks in L A?”
Well, nobody goes to the L A River to kill their self.
Today she's a cat lady.
Some cat lady. In 2009, Dale Bozzio was convicted of cruelty to animals. It was reported that two of her cats were found dead, and twelve others were in such bad shape that they had to be euthanized.
it’s a shame, RIP,
just nuts that someone would think they could knock an hour off of a marathon time at that age. apparently this cheating is a frequent thing with some people cheating not just once but often and this site catches some of them-some just have others pin their bib on them and others actually bike, and many just cut the course
this is some commentary on our culture-I mean what is the point of the race and how do you feel good about it if you cheated
https://www.marathoninvestigation.com/
https://honestathlete211358887.wordpress.com/
He was injected with massive amounts of formic acid. It was Them, the giant ants that live tunnels that empty into the Los Angeles. Queue the military convoys entering the tunnels.
If I ever get to marathon status, I will consider myself lucky if I can complete on in five hours at age 70.
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