# Talk:Alberto Jarrín

What makes Olympedia's stories reliable? And what makes it reliable in the context of supporting this rather exceptional claim to have run over 100 kilometres (62 mi) in 11 hours through mountainous terrain? Surely there are better sources available that can speak to such a feat (and publicity stunt). Ed [talk] [OMT] 07:48, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

I might also note that Empresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos says, with a source, that a railroad only reached Ibarra in 1929. So it's possible, but we need a better source that can speak to it. Ed [talk] [OMT] 07:52, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
@The ed17 Olympedia is owned by the International Olympic Committee and is managed by select Olympic historians. That's true, it'd be better if there's another sources that can strengthen the claim. Arconning (talk) 10:39, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
@Arconning: I did see that the IOC purchased the existing website, and I'm a little curious how that works with/against WP:SPS. My guess is that there's not much reason to distrust the statistics there. What I haven't seen is how they've put together the bio information like what they have on Jarrín, such as the sources they used. I'll bring it to WP:RSN to see if others have thoughts. Ed [talk] [OMT] 16:30, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

@PizzaKing13 and Arconning: I would like to respond to the good article review that was finished and archived before I could comment.
As a reader of this sports biography, I would expect some of the running times to be specified beyond "under four hours", especially when they were national records. Could this be added?
And I think the article's sourcing could be improved, as it heavily relies on two web pages, one of which is of Olympedia. This website has been questioned as a reliable source for biographical information, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 485#Olympedia's biographical info. Are there any other sources available? – Editør (talk) 22:06, 23 August 2025 (UTC)