Rob Sloan is admitting that he took the bus part of the way. He initially denied it, but eventually admitted hitching a ride on the spectator bus.
Organizers say the 31-year-old former army mechanic dropped out of the race at the 20-mile mark, boarded the bus, and emerged from a woodland area in the final stages to finish in third place.
The bus ride explains his final time of 2 hours and 51 minutes -- which is 21 minutes faster than he's ever run a marathon.
