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Great job by Marathon Investigations on this one. It seems to me like it’s a bad idea to document your entire race and all of the training leading up to it on social media if you’re going to wear someone else’s bib. But then again I’m not an Instagram influencer.
You have this dude Matt Choi who just started running marathons selling training programs for $1000!!!! WTF.Two years ago he ran a 3:55, then a 3:04 and he just BQ'd at tunnel and ran 2:58.What is he smoking thinking he can j...
Great job by Marathon Investigations on this one. It seems to me like it’s a bad idea to document your entire race and all of the training leading up to it on social media if you’re going to wear someone else’s bib. But then again I’m not an Instagram influencer.
This is just weird. One thing to call out marathon course cutters, but who the hell cares that some rando bandited the race? Did this warrant an article?
This is just weird. One thing to call out marathon course cutters, but who the hell cares that some rando bandited the race? Did this warrant an article?
Believe it or not people will pay others to run with their bib to qualify for Boston or get a good result under their name. It is weird this happens, but cutting a course is also weird.
It's weird because this athlete apparently has a loose affiliation with Nike. Seems like he could've acquired a bib under his own name easy enough.
Yeah that’s what is odd about the whole thing. Based on his posts, it looks like he’s been planning to run the race for several months, but he never registered?
And maybe there’s a reasonable explanation for why he used someone else’s bib. But he hasn’t offered one yet even though he’s been very active on social media since the race.
It's weird because this athlete apparently has a loose affiliation with Nike. Seems like he could've acquired a bib under his own name easy enough.
Yeah that’s what is odd about the whole thing. Based on his posts, it looks like he’s been planning to run the race for several months, but he never registered?
And maybe there’s a reasonable explanation for why he used someone else’s bib. But he hasn’t offered one yet even though he’s been very active on social media since the race.
His plan was he was going to use someone else's bib. It's not the end of the world unless whoever gave the bib was trying to BQ through it or he took some old guy/gal's age group award. He came too late to the running scene so I don't think he knows about detective Derek. Now he knows.
I think most marathons should allow changing the registration name for free or for a small fee up to a few days before the race. Races that sell out months in advance make free money out of any person that is unable to run. Until this happens, I feel no shame running with someone else bib or giving my bib to someone else when I cannot run. As long as it does not affect BQs or age-group awards, it is fair game. Removing the magnetic strip from the bib is usually sufficient prevent this.
if you are going to do something like this, don't post it on social media. just run the race and keep quite.
LOL you don't follow very many "influencers" I guess. They would never do anything and keep quite. I am sure the whole reason he ran it was JUST so he could post about it.
Bib number 10936, Eric Lee, Duluth, GA, age 30. Can't find any results for him at all let alone marathon results.
This idiot even posed for Marathonfoto with his finisher medal. He seems to care about getting caught as much as the college guy who ran the HS state meet recently, completely unapologetic.
I don't know who this guy is nor do I really care for Marathon Investigations...but is it possible this guy thought he switched his bib legitimately? This doesn't come across as someone cheating, this comes across as someone just being naive?
