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Runners participating in this week's Comrades Marathon have been warned to follow the rules. Picture: Howard Cleland/Gallo Imagesinsist they will not put up with any form of cheating, after cracking down on Monday on runners who had given themselves an unfair advantage ahead of the world’s largest ultra-marathon this weekend.
Though elite runners have been caught cheating over the years – mostly for anti-doping rule violations and even once, in a bizarre scheme played out between twin brothers, for running in relay – but the majority of the cheating in the mass field does not occur among the top athletes. It happens further back, where social runners have found their own ways to make things a little easier.
“Runners found to have been cheating in any way, be it via submitting false qualifying details or in the race itself, are tarnishing the reputation of the sport and the Comrades Marathon Association, as well as disrespecting fellow athletes,” said race director Rowyn James.
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