More Thorns than Rose-Ruiz Marathon Lie 32 Years Ago

The 116th Boston Marathon was held a couple of days ago with crushing heat as the obstacle...32 years ago is was a crushing cheat that marred the race.On this day in sports history, a bit of a black eye for the Boston Marathon--

1980, Rosie Ruiz, an unknown 26-year-old office worker, stunned the sports world when she crossed the Boston Marathon finish line in a record time of two hours, 31 minutes and 56 seconds. However, Ruiz was stripped of the victory when evidence showed that she cheated and didn't run the entire race.