Disqualified with no clear evidence despite explaining my disability
I’m extremely disappointed with how this company has handled a challenge in which I was disqualified.
I am disabled and have a respiratory illness, something I have already explained to their customer service team. When exercising, there may be occasions where I need to steady myself, briefly step off the treadmill or get some water because of breathlessness or feeling unsteady.
Despite this, I was informed that their system had detected “abnormal current data” and disqualified me. After I challenged the decision and supplied a screenshot of my workout record, they eventually identified an 18-second period — 5:44 to 6:02 into a 44-minute workout — as the period in question.
They have now asked me to explain whether I was doing “any other activities” during those exact 18 seconds. The workout took place on 23 August, so expecting me to remember precisely what I was doing during an 18-second interval weeks later is unreasonable.
More importantly, I have not been told exactly what the supposed abnormal data was or how their system distinguishes deliberate manipulation from someone briefly stepping off, steadying themselves, taking a drink or otherwise changing how they are using the treadmill — particularly someone exercising with a disability.
I have categorically not cheated or deliberately manipulated the treadmill or race data.
If a company is going to accuse a customer of cheating and disqualify them based on automated detection, I believe it should be able to provide clear evidence and properly consider legitimate explanations before reaching that conclusion.
For a service involving physical exercise, I am particularly disappointed by the apparent lack of consideration given to the fact that disabled customers may not use a treadmill in exactly the same way as an able-bodied person.
I hope they reconsider the DQ and provide a proper explanation of the evidence on which it was based.







