**Race Bandit: The Impact of Sneaking into Races and Training Teams on Runners and Race Directors**

**The Race and Training Bandit Problem** Runners participating in races and training groups without paying the required registration fees. I explored the downstream impacts of this issue by speaking with Frankie Ruiz, co-founder and co-creator of the Life Time Miami Marathon. He is also the cross-country coach at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, Florida, where he has led the team to 15 state championships and 3 Southeast Regional Nike NXN titles. Ruiz has also overseen various running events throughout South Florida.

***Chapters***
00:01 - Introduction  
02:19 – Frankie Ruiz's Running Journey  
05:25 – The Beginning of the Miami Marathon  
09:50 – What is a Race Bandit?  
11:23 – Race Bandits Caught at the Miami Marathon  
17:00 – Common Methods Used by Race Bandits  
18:02 – Impact of Race Banditry on Runners and Race Directors  
20:59 – Most Outlandish Excuses Given by Race Bandits  
25:59 – Methods of Preventing Race Banditry  
30:30 – The Role of Social Media in Race Bandit Practices  
35:00 – Exposing Bandits on Social Media and the Concept of Social Media Shaming  
35:57 – Do Race Bandits Benefit Race Advertising?  
38:22 – Understanding Training Bandits  
40:07 – Race Jump-In Bandits: Issues with Training Jump-In Bandits  
43:44 - Conclusion  

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