The Boston Marathon Hoax; When the Finish Line Wasn’t Real
She crossed the finish line smiling. Barely sweating. Arms raised. A winning time. Something felt off. On this day, April 21st, 1980, Rosie Ruiz appeared to do something incredible. She won the women’s division of the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:31 — one of the fastest ever recorded at the time. It should have been a historic […]