Barely a month after the controversial finish at the Los Angeles Marathon where the leader who ran off course was caught at the finish line and finished 2nd, it has happened again. This time, the leader in the 2026 Delaware Marathon, part of the Delaware Running Festival, got passed with a fraction of a second after think they were coasting to an easy win.
This year’s Delaware Marathon winner, Joshua Jackson, finished with a 6:14/mi pace. As did the second place finisher Carson Mello. Their final time was less than a second apart.
Delaware Marathon Ends In Photo Finish
Clips of the final seconds of the Delaware Marathon went viral on social media. The winner, Joshua Jackson, appears to have been possessed down the stretch. His final 400m of the race were faster than most people can run 400m with fresh legs. He was absolutely FLYING.
Jackson finished with a final clock time of 2:43:13.51 (chip time of 2:43:11.71) while Mello finished with a final clock time of 2:43:14.46, just .95 off of first place. Which is WILD when you look at how much of a lead Carson Mello had down the final stretch and the kick that caught him…