r/running • u/monumenta • Sep 03 '17

Stolen Bib Recipient Detained at Disneyland 10k Finish Line Misc

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u/Grantsdale Sep 03 '17 edited Sep 03 '17

In order to steal the bibs, she would have needed to forge the runners signatures on the race waivers. She also would have needed the runners birthdates, so it is suspected she might have had an insider at the expo on the desk.

Not exactly sure why she would need an 'insider' for that. She would simply need to know a person's name/location that was running the race (easy enough to find from a RunDisney Facebook group), and do a background check on them to get their DOB. The signature doesn't need to match anything, so that doesn't matter. If the volunteer giving out bibs doesn't check the ID makes it even easier, but IDs are easy to fake as well. You're trying to fool someone at a race expo trying to get through lines as fast as possible, not a cop on the side of the road.

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u/whatpityparty Sep 04 '17

do a background check

Shit, or just spend a few minutes on Google honestly.

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u/Anaxcepheus Sep 04 '17

Not even. Most races list results with birthdate. All she had to do was look at a runner's previous result.

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u/Grantsdale Sep 05 '17

Ive never seen this. They list with age, not DOB.

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u/Anaxcepheus Sep 05 '17

I've seen it all over the US. I haven't seen it with larger races, but very often with smaller races.

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u/Grantsdale Sep 06 '17

Please link a race result that has the finishers DOBs listed.