I've got to imagine the press shitstorm will be a learning experience for these kids.

This is pretty much my take.

You wouldn't believe how NOT worked up I am about this.

However, it's worth pointing out that there is no logical connection between running a marathon and raising money for charity. Anyone who truly just wants to raise money for charity is obviously free to do so--start hitting up all your friends, co-workers, neighbors, strangers, whatever and pitch your cause. It's hard work.

The charities affiliated with the Boston Marathon offer you the experience of running the Boston Marathon, in return for you agreeing to raise a quota for charity. It's a win/win kind of thing. You get something you want and the charities get something they want.

But if you're not officially in the Boston Marathon then there is nothing of value in trade and you're just stealing the experience and saying, essentially, "But it's okay that I stole the Boston Marathon because in other areas of my life I'm actually a good person and I do good things."

Sorry, no.

I have no idea. I've never seen a bandit in 6 times running Boston.

The FBI just called and told me I'm creeping them out and to stop it. I'm a little embarrassed to have wasted time figuring this out and finding more. It was just a puzzle and challenge of sorts to entertain me at the end of the week. I'm suprised we haven't seen more in the press. It wasn't hard to piece together and verify what was going on with the 4 that got the most press.

I'd like to think this will serve as a deterrent for next year but know that it probably won't.

If you're going through all that work, wouldn't you fake a bib in wave 1/corral 1? Sprint out and be on TV.

So what is they really did?

 

- Faked some bib numbers and ran the Boston marathon course while the race was occurring.

 

Did they torture kittens or puppies?

 

 - I don't think any of the event pics showed this happening.

 

Did they sell angel dust to grade-schoolers?

 

- Again, it didn't show up in any event pics.

 

Did they steal someone's favorite pair of running shoes?

 

- They were wearing shoes, probably just their own shoes.

 

Did they do anything "illegal"?

 

- Possibly.  It could be considered an act of fraud since they actually used fake bibs.

 

Did they prevent any "legitimate runner" from running,

 

 - Possibly, in that they may have interfered with registered runners.

 

getting a medal

 

 - They apparently did take medals, unlikely though to have prevented others from getting one.(everyone gets a fawking medal),

 

drinking Gatorade

 

  - Possibly interfered with others, similar to running

 

or kissing a girl or 20 at Wellesley?

 

  - I don't really think that matters any.

 

Unethical, okay maybe.

 

Personally I'd like to find the persons involved in posting these pictures online with the direct intent of "calling them out" and snap a picture every time they did something illegal or immoral.  

 

 - It was the person that had the legitimate bib for that number.  You can go for it if you want.

 

 But, I'm afraid my hard drive would fill up within a few weeks.

 

 - it sounds  like you have a rather tiny hard drive

I'll chalk this up to faux rage.

Well if it was my bib number that they stole I would classify it as a significant annoyance maybe.  Otherwise while they are a-holes I would probably get over it quickly.

"get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!"

Meh. She was an accepted registered runner.

Money quote from DW on this mess - "These people lack social graces and are just rude." Yup. That sums it up for me.

"get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!"