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

This really didn't go as planned for OP.

BMG wrote:

This really didn't go as planned for OP.

Hi John Doyle and Richard Munro!

slip wrote:

Rojo, pls investigate the ip addresses of all the idiots replying to this thread. I suspect the results would be very interesting.

The bib swappers are Australian, right? Are you saying that they are posting all night to make it look like they are posting from the US during the day?

hobby yogger wrote:

BMG wrote:

This really didn't go as planned for OP.

Hi John Doyle and Richard Munro!

http://imgur.com/a/lV1Js

Hi Rachel!

time zones wrote:

slip wrote:

Rojo, pls investigate the ip addresses of all the idiots replying to this thread. I suspect the results would be very interesting.

The bib swappers are Australian, right? Are you saying that they are posting all night to make it look like they are posting from the US during the day?

Who knows? They even deleted their Facebook profiles.

I am sure they are reading and posting here.

slip wrote:

Rojo, pls investigate the ip addresses of all the idiots replying to this thread. I suspect the results would be very interesting.

What's the problem?, "the aftermath has been interesting" just as the OP stated, well, sort of interesting anyway.

Not cheating if not caught/DQ! wrote:

That top link makes me think there's a hell of a lot of marathon cheating going on.

The top link only lists people who were not DQ'ed. For instance, in the Red Flags 2014 list, the entry below got crossed out, after he was DQed.

Sunshine Coast Marathon

John Mouland - 3:12:34 - cut course after 32k finishing in a Boston qualifying time. Runner in Boston Marathon 2015. See also Sydney Marathon 2013. DQ

.

Then that page is as confusing as some people are claiming the OP's blog is. For me that page says 'Red flags 2015' and lists runners who could be up for a DQ. The ones crossed out have explained the red flag, have they not? For example: "102 runners cut ~1.7k (40.5k marathon) off southern Anzac Ave due to an official beginning redirection 77 mins early. The race director "offered a full refund or free entry to all affected" and is "putting in a system of cut-off control" in 2016. Those effected under 4 hours:"

That huge list if hapless runners hasn't been crossed out because their course cutting has been explained.

Interesting Aftermath wrote:

What's the problem?, "the aftermath has been interesting" just as the OP stated, well, sort of interesting anyway.

No. It really hasn't. Yet here I am contributing to this thing that keeps grinding along on long digressions. Like this one.

The impressive thing is that every time this topic is about to drop off the first page, it seems that (magically?) another post appears.

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Bhabbi wrote:

Interesting Aftermath wrote:

What's the problem?, "the aftermath has been interesting" just as the OP stated, well, sort of interesting anyway.

No. It really hasn't. Yet here I am contributing to this thing that keeps grinding along on long digressions. Like this one.

Hi there "$450k a year isn't enough to live on" troll!

The OP must be pretty desperate if she's hiring a $450K/year troll to bump her thread every 4-6 hrs.

Why don't they just say they accidentally mixed up the bibs?

Happens.

North of the Wall wrote:

Why don't they just say they accidentally mixed up the bibs?

Happens.

READ THE BLOG

Well, this year at Gold Coast everybody had their name printed on their bib. If you zoom in close to 6020 (John)'s bib, it says "Richard"! right above the number. So, not a simple mix-up. These dudes did this on purpose.

not exactly mindblowing wrote:

4. Elizabeth is hot.

Not really, IMO. I thought the girl with the "BOS" shirt on was moderately attractive, though.

sdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

not exactly mindblowing wrote:

4. Elizabeth is hot.

Not really, IMO. I thought the girl with the "BOS" shirt on was moderately attractive, though.

Hi LRCer in your mom's basemen!

Actually, Elizabeth and "BOS" ain't too bad, but neither of them are as hot as Blanche from the IHOP in Emporia.

rozzi wrote:

READ THE BLOG

And therein lies the problem.

If you zoom in close to 6020 (John)'s bib, it says "Richard"! right above the number.

So you're saying that the OP found not only a pair of bib-swappers, but also a pair of name-swappers? I guess this also happens, that they get accidentally mixed up.

John's mate Richard. wrote:

rozzi wrote:

READ THE BLOG

And therein lies the problem.

Good one Dick.

I'll sum up her blog for you:

Two dudes get scheming and decide to swap bibs in a marathon cause one dude aint fast enough to run a BQ.

Unfortunately one dude gets photographed running near an elite woman (the OP).

The OP is a curious type and looks up the results of all dudes in her photos.

She busts the dude for running with his buddy's bib and writes a blog about it.

The dude reads the blog and threatens to sue her ass for claiming there's deliberate cheating going on.

She sucks up to the dude and edits the blog to obfuscate offending material which makes her blog not only wordy but confusing to read (for basement dwelling LRCers).