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Originally Posted by Arsenal14
My understanding is that the motorcycle had turned off 14th already with the lead runner and that the two guys who missed the turn were not in front before that. So, they probably ended up ahead of the motorcycle when it got back onto 14th. I've also heard that the volunteers had moved the barricade on 14th to let traffic go through and hadn't moved it back, which is why those two runners thought they were supposed to continue straight. Who knows. I just have a hard time believing that two elite marathon runners would decide to cheat in an obvious way.
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That's what I understood too. Especially considering that the marathon organizers are trying to make amends with the disqualified runners, from
CBC article:
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The Calgary Marathon Society plans to fully compensate the other two men who travelled a long distance to get to the race.
"We feel badly they came all this way, and they were clearly front runners in this race, and we'll make sure they're taken care of," said Fleming.
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