Every year, a small number of people take part in the Dublin Marathon running with someone else's race number. While this can seem innocent enough, it can play havoc with the results with people winning prizes or championship medals that they are not entitled to.
The rules of the Dublin marathon state the following...
The sale, swapping, or bartering of Marathon/Race Series Entries or Numbers is strictly forbidden.
If you attempt to sell, swap or barter your Marathon/Race Series Entry or Marathon/Race Series race number, you may be banned from future Dublin Marathon and/or Race Series events.
The Dublin marathon also doubles up as the national marathon championships. Athletics Ireland are less ambiguous and state that any club athlete running with someone else's number will be banned from future marathon championship events.
From Athletics Ireland... "Number swapping is strictly prohibited. Please do not give your number to another Participant. Both Dublin Marathon and Athletics Ireland prohibit numbers to be transferred to another person🤝
📣Any marathon championship entry who swaps their number will be removed from the results and unable to compete in future national marathon championships."
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