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Reserving a domain to publish this "investigation" seems unnecessary and somewhat troubling -- as does the extent of the investigation itself. EDIT: I was mist

Reserving a domain to publish this "investigation" seems unnecessary and somewhat troubling -- as does the extent of the investigation itself. EDIT: I was mistaken -- this site is dedicated to ratting out cheating runners. Whatever floats your boat, I suppose.

ljk 10y ago
Still better use of resource than sites like http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
- ge96 10y ago
  Just a note on this. I know stereotyping/judging is innate from what I can tell/heard. Like an evolution/survival thing, is this person going to harm me. While you can judge somebody because they look sloppy/bad, I also envy that "I don't give a ----" mindset, me personally I'm like "Oh... excuse me... can I breathe this air... if it wouldn't trouble you?" I don't like that about myself. At the end of the day we're just animals on a rock.
xor1 10y ago
This post from the comments does a pretty good job of describing why outing fraudsters is a noble cause: "Lastly, and why I donated, is that this is a nod to the spirit that every serious, non-professional athlete carries with them. Each race we run is one more (or probably one less) opportunity to be as competitive as we can possibly be. We love to be measured. Most know we'll never be getting prize money, or making the Olympics, so this is it for us. These events are the only place we can live out our kooky sports fantasies. And at the core of that -- the one thing that makes it so gratifying when you make a podium, or a top 10, etc. -- is that you believe you have been able to "better the competition" fair and square. What this young lady did last Sunday was to steal that confidence from all of us. And by "outing" her in the fashion that you did... we get to see the right amount of equal, and opposite, force put things back onto an even keel. You weren't unfair in anything you did, instead, you just did what everyone is craving -- to absolutely right an absolute wrong. We even understand her twisted and pathetic motive now. And that's important -- VERY important, because everyone reading this knows that it will happen again. But back at the finish line we'll be saying... "Hey, remember that Derek guy? I think I'm gonna see if he can help us out with what happened at the race today." Thanks :)"
- orasis 10y ago
  This is just the flip side of the coin of the cheater: people inflating their egos about something that really doesn't matter. Have fun with it. It doesn't matter if you win and it doesn't matter if someone cheats.
  - facepalm 10y ago
    You could say that about all sports competitions...
    - orasis 10y ago
      For non-professional sports I totally agree. It's a hobby.
      - facepalm 10y ago
        What is the point of professional sports? The only benefit I can see is learning more about the human physique. But does that alone justify the scale and investment, or could that be had in cheaper ways?
        orasis 10y ago
        Professionals get paid either to entertain or as part of an entry fee Ponzi scheme. The latter is what you see in Judo and Jiu Jitsu with the federations raking in the money.
RubyPinch 10y ago
http://www.marathoninvestigation.com/2016/05/the-differerence-between-holding-people.html http://www.marathoninvestigation.com/2016/05/the-differerenc... this article might find some relevancy for this thread
erdojo 10y ago
There's value in the blog above and beyond outing the occasional cheater. It makes people think twice. It prevents cheating from being normalized, like what happened in professional cycling. It also reminds society that a great number of us still value honesty and integrity, and believe that hard work should be rewarded justly. Too many people today say/do something bad and think a "heartfelt" apology will wash it all away. I'm not in favor of mass internet shaming for kicks. But in cases like this where it's clear it was premeditated and the individual tried to scam their way out of trouble, and there was financial/other gain involved that robbed a more deserving recipient, I'm not bothered.
- wapz 10y ago
  What cheating are you referring to in professional cycling? I only know of all the doping... a blog like this would have no effect on that.
  - arjie 10y ago
    The water bottle thing. The sticky bottle. That's just one thing. I bet there's more.
    - wapz 10y ago
      Wow.. I didn't even know of the sticky bottle. Thanks.
  - deleted 10y ago
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  - vermontdevil 10y ago
    And electric motors
    - erdojo 10y ago
      Yes!
  - 10y ago

ljk 10y ago

Still better use of resource than sites like http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

ge96 10y ago
Just a note on this. I know stereotyping/judging is innate from what I can tell/heard. Like an evolution/survival thing, is this person going to harm me. While you can judge somebody because they look sloppy/bad, I also envy that "I don't give a ----" mindset, me personally I'm like "Oh... excuse me... can I breathe this air... if it wouldn't trouble you?" I don't like that about myself. At the end of the day we're just animals on a rock.

xor1 10y ago

This post from the comments does a pretty good job of describing why outing fraudsters is a noble cause: "Lastly, and why I donated, is that this is a nod to the spirit that every serious, non-professional athlete carries with them. Each race we run is one more (or probably one less) opportunity to be as competitive as we can possibly be. We love to be measured. Most know we'll never be getting prize money, or making the Olympics, so this is it for us. These events are the only place we can live out our kooky sports fantasies. And at the core of that -- the one thing that makes it so gratifying when you make a podium, or a top 10, etc. -- is that you believe you have been able to "better the competition" fair and square. What this young lady did last Sunday was to steal that confidence from all of us. And by "outing" her in the fashion that you did... we get to see the right amount of equal, and opposite, force put things back onto an even keel. You weren't unfair in anything you did, instead, you just did what everyone is craving -- to absolutely right an absolute wrong. We even understand her twisted and pathetic motive now. And that's important -- VERY important, because everyone reading this knows that it will happen again. But back at the finish line we'll be saying... "Hey, remember that Derek guy? I think I'm gonna see if he can help us out with what happened at the race today." Thanks :)"

orasis 10y ago
This is just the flip side of the coin of the cheater: people inflating their egos about something that really doesn't matter. Have fun with it. It doesn't matter if you win and it doesn't matter if someone cheats.
- facepalm 10y ago
  You could say that about all sports competitions...
  - orasis 10y ago
    For non-professional sports I totally agree. It's a hobby.
    - facepalm 10y ago
      What is the point of professional sports? The only benefit I can see is learning more about the human physique. But does that alone justify the scale and investment, or could that be had in cheaper ways?
      - orasis 10y ago
        Professionals get paid either to entertain or as part of an entry fee Ponzi scheme. The latter is what you see in Judo and Jiu Jitsu with the federations raking in the money.

RubyPinch 10y ago

http://www.marathoninvestigation.com/2016/05/the-differerence-between-holding-people.html http://www.marathoninvestigation.com/2016/05/the-differerenc... this article might find some relevancy for this thread

erdojo 10y ago

There's value in the blog above and beyond outing the occasional cheater. It makes people think twice. It prevents cheating from being normalized, like what happened in professional cycling. It also reminds society that a great number of us still value honesty and integrity, and believe that hard work should be rewarded justly. Too many people today say/do something bad and think a "heartfelt" apology will wash it all away. I'm not in favor of mass internet shaming for kicks. But in cases like this where it's clear it was premeditated and the individual tried to scam their way out of trouble, and there was financial/other gain involved that robbed a more deserving recipient, I'm not bothered.

wapz 10y ago
What cheating are you referring to in professional cycling? I only know of all the doping... a blog like this would have no effect on that.
- arjie 10y ago
  The water bottle thing. The sticky bottle. That's just one thing. I bet there's more.
  - wapz 10y ago
    Wow.. I didn't even know of the sticky bottle. Thanks.
- deleted 10y ago
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- vermontdevil 10y ago
  And electric motors
  - erdojo 10y ago
    Yes!
- 10y ago