So I found a pair of bib-swappers, the aftermath has been interesting.

I'm all for this. Expose cheats. Though this one seems pretty innocuous until the threats.

However ... From a photo on the blog you imply you ran Boston in 2:21 in 2013, a time that would have won by 5 minutes. Hmmm.

If you make public accusations about people that defames them without evidence you are going to get your ass sued eventually.

Posters on this board should remember this because you are not anonymous with your comments. Piss the wrong person off they will get a court order requiring the website administrator to handover all the info which identify you.

Parbuster wrote:

If you make public accusations about people that defames them without evidence you are going to get your ass sued eventually.

Posters on this board should remember this because you are not anonymous with your comments. Piss the wrong person off they will get a court order requiring the website administrator to handover all the info which identify you.

She identifies herself clearly on her blog, why would they need a court order to find her?

I like the scare tactics though - interesting how these posts appear early on in every cheater thread.

Anyway, carry on, it all adds to the entertainment value.

And this has happened how many times? I'm not advocating anonymous slander, but combatting it is extremely difficult.

Parbuster wrote:

Piss the wrong person off they will get a court order requiring the website administrator to handover all the info which identify you.

I've tried reading your blog a few times, and find it hopelessly confusing. Trim out the unrelated material and boil it down to what bothers you.

We know you wrote:

Aren't you the bat shit crazy lady that took a married man away from his kids?

Joel right?

Damn, this just went to another level real fast.

It did and she did.

runnerrachel wrote:

I make no money from the blog so this is not self-promotion.

BS

Very interesting read Rachel.

Please ignore the trolls.

I have some doubts though if this was done maliciously. Anyway, no need for legal threats when pointing out the truth.

Very interesting read Rachel.

Please ignore the trolls.

I have some doubts though if this was done maliciously. Anyway, no need for legal threats when pointing out the truth.

Very f'ing NON interesting, Rachel. All that for ....

"In conclusion

It turns out that John and Richard did not intend to cheat. Indeed, running with your friend's bib might seem like a silly or funny or crazy thing to do. If you run identical times then there's probably no harm done. But the consequences can be far worse than you'd imagine - so if you're planning to use someone else's bib, get it transferred to yourself officially. Or, all jokes aside, you may end up with a result that nobody can be proud of."

Get a life.

Wagga Lake to Lagoon 2012

September 16th, 2012 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU

5:53 /Mi 23 23 23 36:39

Rachel, is this accurate. You were 42. What did you do different to run 5:53 miles?

runnerrachel wrote:

I raced a marathon recently here in Australia and posted a report about it on my blog. As a result I uncovered a pair of bib-swappers.

One of them has since contacted me and threatened to sue for defamation, infringement of his moral rights, copy right and right of publicity. I made the alterations he demanded (removal of his FB profile pic from the blog) but I don't much like being threatened, so I have made it my mission to make sure the blog post gets as much exposure as possible.

I make no money from the blog so this is not self-promotion; it's a quest to make sure this sort of thing doesn't happen more.

The full title is "Facebook and The Art of Getting Yourself Disqualified"

http://runnerrachel.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/facebook-and-art-of-getting-yourself.html

Please feel free to share and enjoy!

Wow! That was horrid. You could have summed it up in one sentence.

Not all self-promotion is geared toward financial gain.

Geez, that was bad. Barely made it through a paragraph of this self promoting garbage. Runnerrachel, Marathon Barbie, such and such runs...

What is with all the joggers blogging about jogging with paid for social media likes. Is there actually money to be made by doing this sort of thing?

It's almost always some middle-aged mom who has just taken up running in the last few years, next thing you know they are 'coaching' and 'writing a book'.

I'd rather watch Semenya jog two laps then read this rubbish.

So basically these two ~3 hour marathoners figured that the were so far from competitive that no one in their right mind would care if they played a silly joke and switched bibs, then some random chick on the internet decided to make it her crusade to bring them down for it. Does that sound about right for a Cliffsnotes version of your story?

Seriously, who cares? Do you post about it on your blog when random neighborhood kids fudge on the rules while playing tennis at the park? Because playing tennis at the park is about as serious an athletic endeavor as running a 3 hour marathon, so you might as well apply the same level of scrutiny.

Your only valid complaint is that the time could be used to gain entry into another event, but you don't claim that the runner ever attempted to do so. In fact, you acknowledge that no races with such standards even exist anywhere on the continent on which these runners presumably reside.

Ladies and gents I in Australia and have just come to this thread. I've read the thread and had a quick look at the blog, as soon as I noticed the self aggrandizing and self promotion of the blog owner I didn't go any further, I trust my fellow posters when they say "self promoting garbage", etc.

I apologise on behalf of my fellow Australians.

PS I hope it wasn't something she picked up while living in the good ol' USofA.

I apologise on behalf of my fellow Australians.

Are you the Queen of Australia or sth? How else could you "apologise on behalf" of other?

Holy crap too long didn't read. Nobody cares enough about whatever this crime against humanity may be.

Sickening. You are engaged in self promotion by attacking other runners.

Why do you have a need to put other runners down to feel good about yourself?