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The history of cheating in marathons
7 minutes Posted Oct 23, 2026 at 2:21 pm.
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If you share a home with someone training for the Dublin Marathon, the wait is almost over with the event this weekend. Running, particularly in marathons, can be a bit of an obsession for people, and has led to some bending of the rules and cheating.

Ian O'Riordan, Sports Writer with the Irish Times joins Seán to discuss cheating over the history of marathons.