When a social media influencer from New York City boasted of completing the Brooklyn Half Marathon recently, she did not receive the reaction she had hoped for. Instead, she was chastised for admitting she completed the race without signing up.
The same happened with a runner in the Miami Half Marathon who said she had first made a fake bib number so she run the race – and then said she ran using someone else's entry. Either way, she also sparked anger and frustration from other runners.
