Top WTF running moments of 2018

Sometimes stuff gets weird on a run

Madeleine Kelly December 9, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, we took a look back at what went down in the running world over the past 12 months. Many of these moments are memorable for the wrong reasons. From mass cheating to running royalt to severe flooding, here’s a look back at the year that was.

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23 elites dropped out of Boston Marathon

The 2018 Boston Marathon was one of the worst years for weather in the history of the race.

The Venice Marathon course floods

The running race turned into a swimming event.

A RANA, A RANA!#VeniceMarathon @Venicemarathon pic.twitter.com/RHfoWFs22g

— Atleti Disagiati (@AtletiDisagiati) October 28, 2018

The 2018 Beer Mile World Classic: foiled by foam

World record holder Corey Bellemore was disqualified from the Beer Mile World Classic for leaving too much foam.

13,000 alleged cheaters at Mexico City Marathon

And this isn’t the first time the Mexico City Marathon has seen mass cheating.

Beauty queen caught cheating at ultramarathons

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Maude Gorman is a former beauty queen who was disqualified from a number of recent trail ultramarathons and ejected from the U.S. Skyrunning team for cheating.

Steeplechase screwup at Oslo Diamond League

Massive screwup as #osloDL . Women’s steeple barrier put at men’s height but it doesn’t fool @emmajcoburn https://t.co/m2dYBIBYsB pic.twitter.com/8Js4YGrNxT

— LetsRun.com (@letsrundotcom) June 7, 2018

During the women’s steeplechase, the barriers were at the men’s height. Joe Bosshard wins coach of the year for this one.

Daily Track Pooper Arrested

New Jersey Advance media reports that Thomas Tramaglini, a school superintendent at Holmdel High School in New Jersey, was arrested on an early morning run on the school track.

The mid-marathon proposal: how NOT to pop the question

SHE SAID YES: A woman who was running in Sunday’s New York City Marathon was at mile 16 when her longtime boyfriend hopped over the barrier and dropped to one knee. She ended the day with a medal around her neck and a ring on her finger. https://t.co/8xbZ6P24RM pic.twitter.com/YizdEJYOhc

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) November 5, 2018

But the race wasn’t over yet.

Kipchoge’s “drinks guy” from the Berlin Marathon gains Internet fame

Wish everyone had the same passion as Drinks Guy pic.twitter.com/dtTrIGgPha

— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 16, 2018

From marathon volunteer to internet-famous.