A year ago today I ran a 5k race in which I followed a bandit nearly the entire race. Just as I would pull ahead of him a little, he would start cutting inside the cones on the course and catch back up. I wanted to say something to him, but I didn't. After the race, I saw him stuffing his face with all the post race goodies. Today I saw the same guy warming up before the race and I thought about pointing him out to the officials (as if they would do anything anyway), but I didn't. Well, sure enough, about the same spot as last year, the cheapskate jumps into the race. Right at this point there was someone taking photos so I yelled, "take a picture of the bandit, take a picture of the bandit". That prompted the tightass to flip me the bird without looking back at me. Coward! At the first turn, he starts cutting inside the cones again so I yelled, "go ahead and cut the corners like you did last year....then go eat all food after the race". I passed him shortly and never saw him again.
Now that I got my nerve up, do any of you have some suggestions on how to have fun with this bandit next year? I have no respect for someone who is too tight to pay a measley $25 entry fee into a race that is for charity!! (on a catholic campus with nuns parading around no less)