@Shredathletics_ jumps into a 5k race the day before Berlin marathon with no bib and without paying and also takes a medal. Later justifies it by saying he’s there with Adidas and a brand ambassador and that he doesn’t understand the hate?
Who ARE these people and who follows them? 205 thousand followers?! Mentions "sub-2:50" on his page like it's a record or something. And adidas is wasting money on this loser? This is even worse than Matt Choi banditing the Houston Marathon because at least he had a bib (the race got their entry fee).
Hopefully, other races see this video and he gets banned from races. But I know there is no way that will happen.
As a race bandit myself I could not care less. These race prices are outrageous
This^
i used to bandit races all the time before the social media era. If a race was expensive and I just wanted a time, I would bandit it. Only reason I stopped is because of weird people like you stalking race results.
if anything more people should do it to protest crazy race prices. Take the power back. These are supposed to be races, not money making ventures
As a race bandit myself I could not care less. These race prices are outrageous
Your justification would be fine if the costs to host races didn't explode. Permits + costs + insurance + swag + time and energy the race director has to put into organizing the race.
Pay to enjoy the privilege of racing you cheap ass bums.
@Shredathletics_ jumps into a 5k race the day before Berlin marathon with no bib and without paying and also takes a medal. Later justifies it by saying he’s there with Adidas and a brand ambassador and that he doesn’t understand the hate?
@Shredathletics_ jumps into a 5k race the day before Berlin marathon with no bib and without paying and also takes a medal. Later justifies it by saying he’s there with Adidas and a brand ambassador and that he doesn’t understand the hate?
As a race bandit myself I could not care less. These race prices are outrageous
Your justification would be fine if the costs to host races didn't explode. Permits + costs + insurance + swag + time and energy the race director has to put into organizing the race.
Pay to enjoy the privilege of racing you cheap ass bums.
Any event that uses volunteers can’t call anyone a cheap ass bum
Your justification would be fine if the costs to host races didn't explode. Permits + costs + insurance + swag + time and energy the race director has to put into organizing the race.
Pay to enjoy the privilege of racing you cheap ass bums.
Any event that uses volunteers can’t call anyone a cheap ass bum
As a race bandit myself I could not care less. These race prices are outrageous
I agree that a lot of races are ridiculously expensive, but that doesn't give you the right to steal the product on offer.
It wouldn't hold up in a movie theatre ("I thought the ticket price was too expensive, so I'm fully justified in sneaking in"), and it doesn't hold up for race fees.
Parasitic behaviour like this only increases race prices, as the organiser will need to pay for increased infrastructure, with no additional revenue coming in. Therefore, you can partly blame yourself for the price increases.
@Shredathletics_ jumps into a 5k race the day before Berlin marathon with no bib and without paying and also takes a medal. Later justifies it by saying he’s there with Adidas and a brand ambassador and that he doesn’t understand the hate?
I agree that a lot of races are ridiculously expensive, but that doesn't give you the right to steal the product on offer.
It wouldn't hold up in a movie theatre ("I thought the ticket price was too expensive, so I'm fully justified in sneaking in"), and it doesn't hold up for race fees.
Parasitic behaviour like this only increases race prices, as the organiser will need to pay for increased infrastructure, with no additional revenue coming in. Therefore, you can partly blame yourself for the price increases.
Exactly. I've never understood the "I bandit races because they're too expensive" logic. If a restaurant in my neighborhood is out of my price range, I just don't eat there. I don't go out and steal stuff from them. Same logic applies to road races. I think they're too expensive and I think the fees go to a lot of stuff I don't care about (I don't need a finishers medal or a t-shirt), so I just don't run road races.
Unless a good or service is a life-sustaining necessity, "It's too expensive" is never a reasonable excuse for taking/using it without paying.
I think they're too expensive and I think the fees go to a lot of stuff I don't care about (I don't need a finishers medal or a t-shirt), so I just don't run road races.
On this, when I've seen races that do offer an option to opt out of the t-shirt an medal they don't make your registration cheaper. They just say the cost will go to charity instead.
I'm just trying to run a race, I'm not interested in championing whatever organization is arbitrarily attached to it
As a race bandit myself I could not care less. These race prices are outrageous
Your justification would be fine if the costs to host races didn't explode. Permits + costs + insurance + swag + time and energy the race director has to put into organizing the race.
Pay to enjoy the privilege of racing you cheap ass bums.
All that stuff is pointless. Permits? Insurance? What the hell for? Bandits just want to run free, man. We’re leading the way.
I think they're too expensive and I think the fees go to a lot of stuff I don't care about (I don't need a finishers medal or a t-shirt), so I just don't run road races.
On this, when I've seen races that do offer an option to opt out of the t-shirt an medal they don't make your registration cheaper. They just say the cost will go to charity instead.
I'm just trying to run a race, I'm not interested in championing whatever organization is arbitrarily attached to it
Start your own racing event then and do things your way. As others have pointed out the lack of logic in your reasoning. And since you are a bandit in a race, you aren't racing anyone, but yourself.
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