In Serial Bib Thief Identified at Disney, I wrote about a runner that reported their bib was picked up by someone else for The Tinkerbell 10k and Half Marathons in May.
This post went viral within the various Disney groups on Facebook and led to the runner being positively identified as “Patty”. As detailed in my article there were many other instances of her appearing in race photos wearing bibs that were not registered to her.
Further investigation also indicates that she likely cut in a previous half marathon and may have used another runner’s results for her proof of time to move up to earlier corrals.
Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
Another participant had a very similar story regarding the Disneyland Half Marathon:
In follow up posts and via a text conversation with this runner, more details emerged:
The runner reported that her name was forged on the race waiver as well as the bib pickup sheet. The thief also filled in the runner’s waiver. Date of Birth is required to pull up the waiver.
Again, this was no accident. This runner was targeted. Also the runner is signed up for “Double Dare” which includes the 10k and Half Marathons on Saturday and Sunday. That runner whose 5k bib was stolen signed up for the Double Dare as well. That bib was not stolen.
Disney requires a photograph to be taken when participants pick up their Double Dare bibs, but not for runners signed up just for the individual races.
Disneyland 5K Photos
After the 5k race, these photos were linked to the stolen bib.
My initial reaction was that this runner looked very similar to Patty. Closer inspection proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Patty once again was the recipient of a stolen bib.
Comparing photos from both races there are identifying characteristics that make the positive comparison clear.
Comparing The Photos
I marked up a zoomed photo from both races. I circled identifying characteristics that are common to photos from each race.
