Why There's So Much Hand-Wringing Over Downhill Marathons

Why There's So Much Hand-Wringing Over Downhill Marathons

A heated debate is cascading through the world of amateur marathoning—specifically, over whether using steeply downhill races to qualify for the iconic Boston Marathon is clever strategy or outright cheating. The controversy centers on a growing number of mountain marathons that boast "incredibly fast" times, like Utah's Big Cottonwood,...