[Lancey Howard]

A lie is a lie, not an "exaggeration."

That's a good point.

[stormer]

It's a lie, not an exaggeration. I've spoken to a number of friends who happen to run marathons (I've got more sense), but to a person, they all said it doesn't matter how long ago it was, they all remember their times - a couple of them could tell me their splits. Anyway, “2 hours 50 something” is a far cry from 4 hours plus. I think he just made something up because it sounded good and never thought that anyone would call him on it. He can laugh it off, but I think it looks pretty bad...