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Still haven't caught me, Derek.
bibmule4boston wrote:
Still haven't caught me, Derek.
Did you issue some type of challenge to catch you? Can I play? What are the rules? What information can you give me? Seems like it would be a fun game.
Rules? There are no rules at play here, aside from my username, Derek the Vigilante, and a couple of moderately lucrative side hustles.
Good luck.
bibmule4boston wrote:
Rules? There are no rules at play here, aside from my username, Derek the Vigilante, and a couple of moderately lucrative side hustles.
Good luck.
But then how would I know if I spot you? Are you in race photos? This is like playing Where's Waldo without Waldo. You have to give me something to work with or its not fair.
Eh, so what? He cheats at marathons.
However, nothing is worse than a person who cheats in relationships.
I don't want race prices to go up just because a few weirdos cheat and suddenly races feel the need to spend a whole lot more on unnecessary timing and security...
I respectfully agree.
Races should spend less on chocolate milk and medals use the money saved to invest in port-a-loos along the course.
The Pittsburgh Marathon has a decent amount along their course. The most I've seen at a large race.
Boston has a minuscule amount. Pretty embarrassing for a supposed WMM.
I appreciate the fact someone is finding these Rosie Ruiz wannabes.
I personally think public humiliation, scorn, and flogging should be considered for dopers, cheaters, and particularly offensive personalities.
M.A.G.A...
Trump2020OP-the real one... wrote:
I appreciate the fact someone is finding these Rosie Ruiz wannabes.
I personally think public humiliation, scorn, and flogging should be considered for dopers, cheaters, and particularly offensive personalities.
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It really seemed to work for Mike Rossi. Cheating at races was in line with his other character defects and it really steamrolled on him. It’s a nice change to see bad stuff happen to bad people, caused 100% by the bad persons choices.
Trump2020OP-the real one... wrote:
I appreciate the fact someone is finding these Rosie Ruiz wannabes.
I personally think public humiliation, scorn, and flogging should be considered for dopers, cheaters, and particularly offensive personalities.
M.A.G.A...
Dopers are not perceived in the same light, because they actually do the training and run the course. And the majority of the runners at the start line are taking something, so there is that.
However, being deceitful about actually running a race or putting up a certain time is immensely frowned upon. That is the biggest infraction in running.
Someone needs to post a link on his facebook page.
Also, I think events like Ironman might not care about the offense, because they want the money. The price to register for ironman is 700.00, so I can see Ironman looking the other way, and allowing the runner to participate in the event. He will not be a factor in the elite standings, and will be seen as another participant looking to just finish the course.
I know I almost always agree with you or almost never agree with you, but I can't remember which.
Either way, I wholeheartedly disagree with you this time. Dopers are exponentially worse for our sport than course cutters.
Smoove wrote:
I know I almost always agree with you or almost never agree with you, but I can't remember which.
Either way, I wholeheartedly disagree with you this time. Dopers are exponentially worse for our sport than course cutters.
You agree with me when it comes to running science, when we are talking about running in a serious fashion. I have seen it!
Anyway.
No way on earth are dopers frowned upon like course cutters. If that were the case, NOP, Justin Gatlin, etc would have been totally ostracized by now. We know runners like G. Dibaba are doping, but we still watch! Ruth Jebet, who recently tested positive, and will receive a ban soon, will be back racing in 2-4 years. When she comes back, we will still watch!
It's the same thing with the Tour De France, football, baseball, and basketball. Players get suspensions for testing positive, and when they come back, we still watch them and support them.
When it comes to sports, the body has to do superhuman things, which is hard to do when the body needs to recover. So even though doping is illegal, from a point of science, it is understood. That is why it is practiced. Some of the best sports scientist/chemists in the world are the masterminds behind major doping programs. Just saying.
But to cheat a course? To not actually run a course? There is nothing worse than that, my friend.
socializeit wrote:
Someone needs to post a link on his facebook page.
Has anyone done this yet? He also has an Instagram account but it's private.
Obviously this is bad and he shouldn't be taking anyone's spot at Boston...but I kind of feel bad for the guy. Seems like a lot of money/work spent just to cheat your way into a race (and say you've done 50 marathons, etc.). He just seems kind of like the drunk uncle that tells you he could throw a football over them mountains.
Uncle Rico wrote:
I don't want race prices to go up just because a few weirdos cheat and suddenly races feel the need to spend a whole lot more on unnecessary timing and security...
I don't think putting a few volunteers along the course where someone might take a shortcut is going to add to race fees. As mentioned in the story, his 2:50/mile splits should have raised some red flags. It doesn't take long to review splits for aberrations. If you are going to call it a race, then part of the job is protecting the integrity of the race for everyone.
I just included a random Uncle Rico quote in my post and then I see you reply here to none other than Uncle Rico. It's Friday morning and my mind is officially blown.
DunRunny12 wrote:
I just included a random Uncle Rico quote in my post and then I see you reply here to none other than Uncle Rico. It's Friday morning and my mind is officially blown.
Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.