2 people duplicated my Boston bib - help me find them?

Iwillalwaysbebyyourside wrote:

So you never cheated on anything in your life? If you have though, the Internet should attack you for it based on your logic.

Hi Mike!

Thanks Greta for drawing attention to this issue.

fun times wrote:

What's the harm?

A race director would probably say not knowing who they are so no medical details or who to contact in an emergency, FFS the bearded bog rat doesn't look in the best shape.

A race director would probably say if this sort of thing gets out of hand they wouldn't know how many competitors to provide for with water, medals, etc, etc.

A race director would probably say they were partaking in an event on a road that was legally authorized to be closed and used for the Boston Marathon by registered competitors and officials, therefore people like the bearded bog rat was on the course illegally.

A race director would probably say it's just plain wrong and a form of stealing.

A race director would probably say it's just a low scum bag thing to do, especially as they don't have a chip and could have jumped in a mile from the finish, even more of scum bag thing to do.

RD's out there could probably add more.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

LALALALALA wrote:

Well Looks like we have the case of 2 Greta Shomper's There is a Linkedin account under the name of Greta Shomper with a picture similar to the red head.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/greta-shomper-01911861

Um, that's a woman in the photo.

Yep, a woman. Also, Greta doesn't strike me as a Mike Rossi:

R2 D24545644 wrote:

Marathon Investigation wrote:

Look like those two probably jumped in to the course along the way judging by the lack of sweat on their gray tops.

Greta, contact Derek at Marathon Investigation, he's receiving info on other bib forgers too:

http://www.marathoninvestigation.com/

Gonna be hard to find out who they are unless someone recognizes them.

https://www.marathonfoto.com/Proofs?PIN=G6X868&LastName=SHOMPER

Why do you pretend you aren't Derek? Why do you act like you, Doubler, etc are all different people.

Mate, unless Doubler's in Australia then it ain't Doubler. This is the WWW FFS and his blog is now world famous. A Google search of 'R2 D24545644' brings up nothing but a few half arsed piss weak comments on LR threads.

Boston has a long tradition of bandits. If it was such an issue, you'd think that the 3rd largest and oldest marathon in the US would be concerned about it. They are not now and have not been in the past.

Mate,... wrote:

R2 D24545644 wrote:

Why do you pretend you aren't Derek? Why do you act like you, Doubler, etc are all different people.

Mate, unless Doubler's in Australia then it ain't Doubler. This is the WWW FFS and his blog is now world famous. A Google search of 'R2 D24545644' brings up nothing but a few half arsed piss weak comments on LR threads.

Hi, Derek.

bandito wrote:

Boston has a long tradition of bandits. If it was such an issue, you'd think that the 3rd largest and oldest marathon in the US would be concerned about it. They are not now and have not been in the past.

Seems like the times they are a changin'.

Make sure you find out who nana is in the background too. She's obviously being aided across the finish line and deserves to be DQ'd.

How low can you lot go? Leave my Nana out of this.

https://www.marathonfoto.com/Catalog/List/252493667?PIN=G7F474&LastName=DIGBY

How low? wrote:

How low can you lot go? Leave my Nana out of this.

https://www.marathonfoto.com/Catalog/List/252493667?PIN=G7F474&LastName=DIGBY

I told Granddad to wait for her.

should not be to hard, I can't imagine many people run with a "marathon foto" shirt so just look for someone with that shirt

clouseau wrote:

should not be to hard, I can't imagine many people run with a "marathon foto" shirt so just look for someone with that shirt

This is why I love Letsrun.

Leftover pizza wrote:

clouseau wrote:

should not be to hard, I can't imagine many people run with a "marathon foto" shirt so just look for someone with that shirt

This is why I love Letsrun.

There is a time to laugh and a time not to laugh, and this is not one of them.

I love you too Cato

I'm not the poster that uses 'Marathon Investigation' But I guess he's free to use that name. I would have no reason to post under an alias. Also if It were me, I would post on the blog and get attention that way.

Looks like this already got attention.

More interesting to me is a woman that claims that BAA spelled her name wrong and is claiming someone else's time is her own through Facebook - she even got a medal and a Mylar blanket. I am hoping the original runner grants me permission to post an article..don't want her to get more attention if she doesn't want it.

Bring back the 2 piece bib. A small part detach at the end of the race. No tag=No finishing medal. The idiot just ran a marathon for nothing.

CBS Boston appears to be on the case

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/04/21/boston-marathon-runners-bibs-stolen-baa/

The times they are a changin' wrote:

bandito wrote:

Boston has a long tradition of bandits. If it was such an issue, you'd think that the 3rd largest and oldest marathon in the US would be concerned about it. They are not now and have not been in the past.

Seems like the times they are a changin'.

Seems that way:

"The Boston Athletic Association says it works hard to maintain the integrity of the race, but says bandits can be difficult to control and catch.

“We do take it seriously and we’re going back now to take a look at photos and begin the adjudication process,” said BAA director Jack Fleming."

Seems that way:

"Heightened Vigilance

While no specific Massachusetts law addresses race registration fraud, attorneys say the BAA would have grounds to pursue legal action against those who misrepresent their qualifying times or identities.

“It’s like letting someone take the law school exam for you, then using that score to go to Harvard,” said Les Smith, a lawyer and an event director for the Portland Marathon. He believes the BAA would likely win a civil case if the organization ever chose to act.

“The person using another person’s bib is guilty of false impersonation and fraud with intent,” Smith said, adding that the person giving away a bib is also responsible. “If Boston took on such a cheater, it would send ripples through the industry and clean up this pervasive practice.” "