I’ve invested a couple of years into trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

The strict qualifying times make it the elite race for distance runners.

For my age and gender, I need a 3:40 to qualify.

Scary? Yes.

Can I do it? Yes.

I came close last year, finishing the Bank of America Marathon in 3:53 with a bum knee.

It can be agonizing to invest so much time and energy into training and come up short. I get it.

What I don’t get is trying to cheat your way to Boston.

“2008 Boston Marathon entry on the FRONT ROW Must See!!” read the eBay entry.

Yep, someone tried to sell a spot at Boston.

But it just so happened to be against the rules.

There were 0 items found for “Boston Marathon entry” tonight. It’s only fair.