At Women's Marathon, fastest time didn't win... KNOW WHY!  

Jimminy Crickets, what is this world coming to? How can you have the fastest time and not be considered the winner. That is just unbelievable.

I don't see how some type of rule like that could exist. And who knows, if she didn't have proof with some score sheets from other races, they may not have even allowed her to sign up for this "Elite" group.

That reminds me of a race that I was in when I was about 12 years old. I was the first female finisher in the 13 and under group. When they came to announce the winner, my friend's mom had to go up there and correct them. Sure enough they had my number down at the spot where I finished. And I wasn't tall or heavy for my age or anything. Anyway, it was resolved, and I still have the plaque.

But politics, red tape, or whatever you want to call it, stuff is just unbelievable sometimes.

Arien O'Connell, You are a champion in my eyes!!!

She is a real winner!

That's unfair! She ran the fastest so she should be given the honor. Not because she did not declare herself as part of the elite group. Why is the race for the elite group only? Imagine even beating those Elites who were given 20 minutes advantage. If the competition is only for the Elites then it's okay not to declare her as the winner but if it was opened to everyone who wished to join.. then elite or not elite ... the woman who ran the fastest is the WINNER!

Hi Jhordie - this woman won the race, plain and simple. Even if the organisers won't acknowledge it and don't give her the prize, she will know in her heart she beat them all. Also, the person who gets the prize will know this lady really beat them - so it will not be a true victory for them. What a shame!

That's weird.. As long as she's a woman, and she's in the woman's catergory, she ran the fastest, outran all others whom are supposed to be 'ELITE', with the fastest time, she should naturally be the winner!! Being in the Elite team does not mean they must be the fastest of all rite?? There are ple whom are just competing the 1st time and so they won't know how fast they can run, so how do they determine themselves??

And if the scenario is reversed, one of the "ELITE" runners ran the last in the whole marathon, how what is the organiser gonna do?? Announce the whole race is void?? STupid right?? I think they are practising the favouritism too obvious too.. It's simply unfair..

WOW that is extremely unfair. I hope the officials of the race got in some doo doo for being retarded like that.