Send us a text**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  #MiamiMarathon #FrankieRuiz #RaceBandits #RaceBandit #Miami  #RVARunningMan  #BelenJesuitPreparatory  @MiamiFlorida  https://www.instagram.com/frankieruiz/?hl=en  https://sportandsociety.com/about/history/2018-conference/frankie-ruiz  www.rvarunningman.com  Support the showVisit My YouTube Channel @RVARunningMan for episode full videosIf you have a show idea or would like to be a guess please visit www.rvarunningman.com to contact me.

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