Have I run a Marathon if I Bandited it?

Yeah, you'll have run it, but you'll never have proof because your name won't be in the results.

Robin - you always were an arsehole (English spelling) and a typical thieving outlaw. Taking from events and contributing nothing. A bandit is a scumbag.

End of discussion.

Made Marian wrote:

Robin - you always were an arsehole

End of discussion.

But am I an "arsehole" that can tell people he has done a marathon?

No one can stop you from doing whatever you want. Or are you asking for our permission? Is that it?

In that case: No. You may not say you completed a marathon.

Glad to be of help.

Robin - my experiences with you proved that you were a "sprinter" rather than a marathon man.

Maid Marian - You never "Made Marian" and you haven't done a marathon.

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears, does it make a sound?

If a runner runs 26.2 miles and it isn't in a race, has he run a marathon?

If you want to run a marathon enter. Anyone can do a long training run.

Everyone will always have their doubts about whether or not you actually ran it if they can't find your name in the results.

Bandits are losers, and losers are bandits. Pay the fee and run it.

Question: If you are dishonest enough to bandit a marathon, then why would you care if it is truthful to tell people you ran one or not???

If you are worried about being "legit", then run 26.2 miles on your own (even do it on the referred to race course not on race day), which is truthful, and tell anyone you want to that you did, which is truthful.

Otherwise, stay home and don't run it (saving the race organizers the headache of dealing with you) and tell anyone you want to you did. That's no less honest than banditting, is it?

To add a little spice to this query...let's say you bandit a race and net a PR. Is it really a PR?

A marathon is a RACE. If you can't win or place, then you aren't racing. If you aren't entered, you can't win or place. No, you haven't done a marathon. You have run 26.2 miles.

Bum wrote:

A marathon is a RACE.

fwiw, i am not sure in common talk that a marathon is a "race," its a distance that can be walked. another thing to blame galloway and the guin for.

So what's your best race hotshot? Too slow for me I bet.

I think you're right, and that's a big problem right now. Not only aren't marathons "races" for most, I was at a 5k the other day and for over half the field it wasn't a race either. Just a chance to show up, run and be social.

I don't think there is anything wrong with simply "running" 5 kilometers or 26.2 kilometers with friends, even under the guise of a race. However, if you are not competing (either with yourself or against others) and doing your best, how can you call it racing? A marathon is a race of 26.2 miles.

Here it is in a nutshell:

If I showed up at the Brickyard one afternoon with my pickup truck, and drove 500 miles by myself with no one on the track, could I say I did the Indy 500? Of course not. The Indy 500 is a race. I simply drove 500 miles in Indy. Same with running 26.2 if you aren't entered and/or aren't racing.

Actually, a marathon is a distance, so probably yes, you just can't really prove it if somebody starts goating you about not seeing your name in the results.

For example, anybody say they have run a mile before. In practice, in time trials, or in a real race. It's just harder to have proof for the first two cases.

Robin and the 7 Hoods wrote:

But am I an "arsehole" that can tell people he has done a marathon?

So let's see here, you don't care about stealing from a road race or what other runners think of you for doing it, yet you want to make sure that those same people will acknowledge and respect your act of theft as a legitimate race. I think you have a bit of a conflict in your morals. Stealing is ok with you, but lying is not. Strange.

I say you're no worse than Regina Jacobs for saying she's a legitimate champion. You're no better, either.

Truthfully, Robin, you suck, but most importantly , you are an arsehole. You have not done a marathon.

good question, include enroute pr's, like if you run a fast 10k during a half. I think you have to be able to prove (with an official clocked time) you have run a marathon or a race of any distance.

i think the question is much more basic, it is just, "has a marathon been run?"

the issue of can you "prove it" is a diff matter.

Yep, you're right sam w. My spicy question doesn't have to be restricted to marathons, however. If you bandit a race at any distance and net a PR, is it really a PR?

scotth wrote:

Yep, you're right sam w. My spicy question doesn't have to be restricted to marathons, however. If you bandit a race at any distance and net a PR, is it really a PR?

i think that all depends on if being a bandit racer counts as doing the race, if yes, then you get your pr.