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Former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel’s wife denied she cheated
during a recent half marathon following reports that she may not
have run the full race.

Bre Tiesi-Manziel, an Instagram model, ran the Run Like a Diva
half marathon on Feb. 16 in Temecula, Calif. For The Win
reported that Tiesi-Manziel claimed she finished the race in
1:58:22.

However, LetsRun.com, a running message board website, posted
Tiesi-Manziel’s time which showed her running 6.4 miles in
1:31:29 -- but there was “missing data” at the 11-mile split. If
her finishing time was 1:58:22, the site said that would mean
she ran the remaining 6.7 miles at a superhuman pace of about 4
minutes per mile. For comparison, according to For the Win,
Russian Olympian Svetlana Masterkova maintains the women's world
record for fastest mile with a time of 4:12:56.

“That would mean that Bre ran the final 6.7 miles of the half
marathon in 26:54 — which is faster than any human has ever run
for 6.7 miles as it averages out to be 4:00.7 per mile pace,”
the site reported.

In an Instagram story that has since been deleted, Tiesi-Manziel
called the claims “sad and pathetic.”

“First of all I didn’t check in we drove straight on were met by
a staff member and we walked to the front of the line to start
off the event never even registered nor was anyone every [sic]
waiting at each station to check u in for each marker etc.,” she
wrote according to the New York Post.

“So this ‘unaccounted’ time is a joke, we were there to help
host and build awareness!! 2 this charity people what’s wrong
with u!” she continued.

The model said those who have accused her “should be ashamed.”

“If this wasn’t for a charity I wouldn’t even respond,” she said.

She also posted pictures of the 11-mile mark -- to show she was
there, For The Win reported.

Deadspin did an analysis of the allegations and investigated the
map of the course that was changed due to the weather. They
found the modified course had the 6.4- and 11-mile markers at
the same location, which could be a reason for Tiesi-Manziel's
missing 11-mile data. But they, too, concluded her 4-minute mile
pace over more than 6 miles would be very unlikely.

Manziel, 26, the former Cleveland Browns quarterback, was cut
from the Montreal Alouettes, a team in the Canadian Football
League, on Wednesday. The league alleges that Manziel
“contravened the agreement which made him eligible to play.”

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/johnny-manziels-wife-denies- reports-that-she-cheated-half-marathon-following-reports

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