Bought Curtis Beach dinner tonight

i kinda like running wrote:

NBC Take Note 5 wrote:

Beach is a class act. You, on the other hand, are a classless blowhard.

Who comes to LRC to let everyone know that they bought someone dinner. No good act is selfless I suppose. You were thinking more about yourself than Beach.

Whatever man. It was a cool move. I have no problem with the fact that the OP came here to tell us about it. He is just excited that he got the opportunity to do something nice for an athlete who showed class at the Trials. Paying it forward and all that. Besides, this board is anonymous. Nobody here really knows the OP anyways. What recognition is he really going to receive?

Not a biggie, but some clever ones know:

No good deed goes unpunished.

NBC Take Note 5 wrote:

Beach is a class act. You, on the other hand, are a classless blowhard.

Who comes to LRC to let everyone know that they bought someone dinner. No good act is selfless I suppose. You were thinking more about yourself than Beach.

funny thing about registered names. If you use the little google search thingy at the top of the page and type in imarunr, you might find these:

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3356328

(name is Tim)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4034408

(you can find him in the seat at the OLY Trials he brags about here)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3146170

(lives in Portland)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3637193&page=1

(he brags about race results here, so you can look up his full name if you have time)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4216463

(runs for a club called the Red Lizards! ouch)

"RE: Besides, this board is anonymous. Nobody here really knows the OP anyways. What recognition is he really going to receive?"

Idiot Savant wrote:

funny thing about registered names. If you use the little google search thingy at the top of the page and type in imarunr, you might find these:

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3356328

(name is Tim)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4034408

(you can find him in the seat at the OLY Trials he brags about here)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3146170

(lives in Portland)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3637193&page=1

(he brags about race results here, so you can look up his full name if you have time)

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4216463

(runs for a club called the Red Lizards! ouch)

"RE: Besides, this board is anonymous. Nobody here really knows the OP anyways. What recognition is he really going to receive?"

Ok. Not so anonymous then I guess. I still don't have a problem with him buying Curtis Beach dinner and telling us about it.

Sigh. Geez, I'm not trying to brag. I was just trying to pay it forward as someone else here said. I thought what he did in the decathlon was pretty cool and wanted to show him that at least one track fan appreciated it enough to do a nice gesture.

I did not realize that buying an athlete one dinner would violate some NCAA rule. It's not like I was trying to recruit him for a different school.

He was not alone. There were four others at his table, all about his age. One of them might have been his girlfriend. It was a spur of the moment thing we did and I didn't post it up here to brag. I just thought it was pretty cool to run into him, and all the other top athletes that are here during the Trials.

I'm a fan of the sport and don't see what the issue is showing athletes we are supposed to support, the fact that I appreciate what they are doing. Just because LR is 98% full of idiots and a-holes doesn't mean we all are.

And yes, my name is Tim, but I don't live in Portland. Cheers.

Ouch! Even worse.

RE: "And yes, my name is Tim, but I don't live in Portland. Cheers."

So did you buy dinner for the whole table or just him? I sure hope you picked up the check for all of them or that would have been one awkward explanation, and a cheapskate move!

"He was not alone. There were four others at his table, all about his age. One of them might have been his girlfriend. It was a spur of the moment thing we did and I didn't post it up here to brag. I just thought it was pretty cool to run into him, and all the other top athletes that are here during the Trials."

This is what is probably happening across the ACC right now, unless a Dukie self-reports (which would be the smart thing to do):

Alleged Violations Involving Other NCAA Institutions.

If an individual has knowledge of an alleged violation that involves another NCAA member institution and impacts the University, he/she shall report the alleged violation(s) to the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Services and/or the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.

The Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Services will discuss the violation and desired plan of action to address the situation with the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and the appropriate staff members who have lodged the accusation. The Compliance Services Office may then contact the compliance administrator or the athletics director at the accused member institution to request that the alleged violation be investigated. The Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Services may then contact the (conference) or the NCAA staff and request that the (conference) office or NCAA staff contact the accused institution or that institution's conference.

Hey Tim, that was very cool. Thanks for sharing with us!

Imarunr wrote:

I was just trying to pay it forward as someone else here said. I thought what he did in the decathlon was pretty cool and wanted to show him that at least one track fan appreciated it enough to do a nice gesture.

Funny that I clicked the link to his seats and found out he's sitting in my row. Hard to be anonymous now.

This whole thing is a bit of a shame. The guy "Tim, of Red Lizards Running Club, said that he purchased dinner for Curtis. My guess is that Tim had no intention of causing an NCAA problem. The problem is that Curtis had already eaten the dinner, when informed that it had been paid for. He could have caused a scene by instructing the restaurant staff that the "gift" needed to be reversed and the giftor be re-paid. It was a nice gesture, but it placed Curtis in a bad positin because even if it wasn't mentioned on this board, other diners, the wait staff etc may be aware of what happened and that it is a violation. Also because this has been exposed on a public board, Duke University will likely have to self report this as a minor violation. No doubt the NCAA will understand what happened and there will be no consequences to either Duke or Curtis. Just goes to show...use extreme discretion because it embarasses you and causes extra work for everyone involved (Curtis, Duke, the NCAA) to resolve it.

No. This is a waste of everyone's time. Move on and forget about it.

"No. This is a waste of everyone's time. Move on and forget about it"

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I you are imarunr, I understand why you'd want to "forget about it"....problem is people at Duke are going to have to deal with it. Also, why are you such an a hole?

How about you move on with your life as an NCAA rule enforcer and enjoy the rest of the Olympic Trials.

If it was for people like you we would not have any good deeds in this country. I'm sure you're the kind of person that would rather cut up old clothing and throw it out than to donate it to the homeless.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/nyregion/06about.html

This is good stuff. I watched all this drama unfold at a table mere feet away! Now do I have an obligation to report it? "Tim" did seem like nice enough of a guy though, I can't imagine it'll turn into a big deal. Who knows for sure though!

You mean he can't afford dinner ? Effing Duke, a private U, with foo foo grads, and they can't give him dinner chits ? Goddamn KKK!

Honestly he probably won't make the team in 2016.

So when I take a college athlete on a date she has to pay the bill? This would seem to lower the chances for getting laid.