A Rosie Ruiz for the tech generation

[LongTimeListener]

Foursquare CEO's wife stole a bib number and ran alongside him at Boston. She is also a fashion designer in NYC, though, and between that and her ungodly rich husband it's only fair that she gets to do whatever she wants.

http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2014/04/25/wife-of-foursquare-ceo-wore-fake-bib-at-boston-marathon-report-says/

 

[Steak Snabler]

Crazy thing is, she could have run the race legitimately by raising money for charity. It's not like she doesn't have access to wealthy donors and/or charitable organizations.

 

[LongTimeListener]

The lovely couple has explained it by saying they weren't able to finish the run together in 2013 because of the bombing, and that Dennis got a replacement number in 2014 because he wasn't able to finish.

But that explanation leaves out something -- why didn't Chelsa get a replacement number this year too?

It has me wondering if she stole her way into the 2013 race as well.

 

[joe king]

On her Twitter profile, she says her favorite color is gray.

Who the hell's favorite color is gray?

 

[LongTimeListener]

Tweeps are doing their thing.

Chelsa Crowley ‏@chelsa 15h
Heading to DC for Nike Women's Half Marathon and strategizing on how to even out my tan lines from… http://instagram.com/p/nMkzBKD7Lx/

Sarah Beal ‏@silvertacos 15h
@chelsa steal a bib # for that race too?

Eliz in MA ‏@ARandomBear 14h
@chelsa Maybe you could cover up your tan lines with a bunch of bibs with other people's numbers on them.


She obviously is too rich and entitled to care, but it is fun.

 

[joe]

On her Twitter profile, she says her favorite color is gray.

Who the hell's favorite color is gray?

Adam Duritz, for one.

 

[Gator]

http://fittish.deadspin.com/do-you-know-these-runners-because-theyre-probably-bast-1567215283

 

[The Big Ragu]

http://fittish.deadspin.com/do-you-know-these-runners-because-theyre-probably-bast-1567215283

There were a lot of people who were too rich and entitled to care, apparently.

 

[Gator]

http://fittish.deadspin.com/do-you-know-these-runners-because-theyre-probably-bast-1567215283

There were a lot of people who were too rich and entitled to care, apparently.

That seems rather presumptuous.

And "bandits" have been running the Boston Marathon for decades.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/columns/2014/04/19/missing-from-this-years-marathon-those-lovable-bandits/XHb0yyIHECNtUBdxCCwqgO/story.html

 

[joe king]

http://fittish.deadspin.com/do-you-know-these-runners-because-theyre-probably-bast-1567215283

There were a lot of people who were too rich and entitled to care, apparently.

Or maybe they were running for charity but missed the entry deadline: http://fittish.deadspin.com/bib-forgers-are-dumb-twentysomethings-raising-money-for-1567336779

 

[old_tony]

She'd only be a Rosie Ruiz if she took public transportation for most of the race.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

20 years ago when I lived in Eugene I used to see a lot of "Rosie Ruiz Track Club" t-shirts. As I recall, they said "Driven To Victory" and had a picture of a subway token.