Third-place marathon runner disqualified for riding bus in race

Rob Sloan finished the Kielder Marathon near Newcastle, England, in third place with a personal-best time. He called the race "unbelievably tough" -- so tough, it turns out, that he had to take a bus part of the way.

About 20 miles into the race, Sloan got on a shuttle bus used by spectators, then got off in the woods near the finish line, which he crossed with a time of 2 hours, 51 minutes — 21 minutes faster than his previous best in the race.

Sloan initially labeled claims that he had cheated as "laughable" but later admitted riding the bus after an investigation by race organizers. He has been stripped of his third-place medal.