Turkey Trot Robbery by "Virtual" Runner

It is a virtual race. Dude probably ran it on a treadmill or something. You should worry about results about as much as you do Strava segments...

yea I am sure this is happening a lot. A "virtual race" is no race at all. You'll just have to wait until the vaccine is widespread enough that actual in person races can happen. Until then, keep plugging away on the base training.

Well, the strava segments at least require some gps data even if you are riding your scooter

Virtual are the latest scam to sweep the running world. Race is about going head to head against others are trying to beat them. If I wanted to go out and see how fast I could go alone I’d do that but that’s not a race and I wouldn’t pay to do it.

LRC sleuths are going to have a lot of work on their hands with the rise of virtual races.

My biggest problem with this is your use of turkey trot. It is not thanksgiving day, it is not a turkey trot.

Sounds like a case for Marathon Investigation!

lwood wrote:

Sounds like a case for Marathon Investigation!

Last I heard, Marathon Investigation is gone, whether forced to close or "doubler" took it down voluntarily.

Walmslord wrote:

Well, the strava segments at least require some gps data even if you are riding your scooter

Lets say either is legit. Who cares about either of them? Strava segments are obviously worthless and a virtual race where you aren't competing under remotely the same circumenstances? Also pretty worthless.

Supralapsarian wrote:

Why on earth would a vaccine help?

Vaccines only work assuming immunity post vaccine. Which means immunity post illness. Considering how mild FauxVID is, why would people who were ill get a vaccine?

Huh?!?

Really? Why would you completely make up something as random as this? Marathon Investigation is still around. Last post by Derek was within the last few weeks.

Oh Please wrote:

lwood wrote:

Sounds like a case for Marathon Investigation!

Last I heard, Marathon Investigation is gone, whether forced to close or "doubler" took it down voluntarily.

But now they have local legends for people I've never seen or never car about and probably jog a 12 min mile...

I wanna be a local legend... so much potential... think about all the greatness that entails.

Oh Please wrote:

lwood wrote:

Sounds like a case for Marathon Investigation!

Last I heard, Marathon Investigation is gone, whether forced to close or "doubler" took it down voluntarily.

:(

This is obviously a fake post. A real LRC noob would have posted the race name, had already complained to the race director and doxed the virtual runner suspected of cheating rather than crying about it on LRC first.

old news wrote:

My biggest problem with this is your use of turkey trot. It is not thanksgiving day, it is not a turkey trot.

This is the problem with virtual races. It's basically an honor system. And, not everyone has that.

There are so many races these days compared to 20 years ago that the quality varies drastically. If this is true then I would consider a race that combines virtual and in person times to determine places about as good as one who sends runners around a wrong turn due to poor course markings. Not worth much anyway.