![]() If you witness unauthorized bib selling or cheating in any form, please report the activity. *UPDATE – For the third consecutive year, for 2019, Marathon Investigation is working with CIM as their results verification partner. I am proud to be associated with this great event. As part of our agreement, I will serve on The CIM Results Committee in the role of Results Verification Partner. As a Platinum Level partner, CIM is showing the highest level of commitment in taking a stand against cheating. ![]() Partnership With Marathon InvestigationĪs announced earlier this week, CIM and Marathon Investigation have entered into a formal partnership. More recently, a runner was apprehended by local police on Disneyland property after fraudulently obtaining another runner’s bib. The Miami Marathon race director reported catching over 200 bandits as they approached the finish line. There have been recent high profile examples of races having to devote significant effort to deal with cheating and bandits. Whenever a race is forced to turn their attention to cheating, that is time they are not able to devote to other aspects of the race. It is unfortunate that races have to take these steps, and that they have to spend their time dealing with bib sellers, bib mules, course cutters and bandits. The race confirmed that the runner was specifically looking for a buyer to run a BQ time. This runner was giving his bib away in the attempt to run a specific time. It should be made very clear that this wasn’t the case of someone trying to offload a bib when they were injured or just unable to run a race. One commentor on Facebook felt that the punishment seemed harsh for selling a bib. The race would consider a reduction of the ban down to 3 years if the runner fully cooperates with their investigation. Beyond that we will keep your personal information confidential (although we reserve the right to change that stance if your future actions necessitate it). Additionally, the Sacramento Running Association will be sharing your information with Marathon Investigation, which maintains a flagged list of runners whose results deserve further scrutiny, as well as other running organizations including many major races in our region as well as the Boston Athletics Association, organizers of the Boston Marathon. I n light of this, your entry for this year’s California International Marathon has been invalidated and you are banned from future editions of the California International Marathon. It is unethical and wrong, and could result in robbing someone of a spot on the Boston Marathon starting line–a spot that they fairly earned. … Beyond being a clear violation of event rules, paying a bib mule to run a Boston Qualifier for you goes even several steps further–it compromises the integrity of our event and its results, is intentional and premeditated cheating, and goes against the very spirit of the marathon. The letter revealed that the runner has been banned from participating in the 2017 CIM as well as all future editions of CIM. ![]() Through their website, the race shared their response: The post came to the attention of race director, Eli Asch.
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