Rosanna Davison denies mini marathon cheat claims

Mat the trasher · 07-06-2012 2:11pm #1

Believe her?

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/rosanna-davison-denies-mini-marathon-cheat-claims-3131761.html?ino=2#wcol

Gaz · 07-06-2012 2:13pm

Give a f**k ?

Motorist · 07-06-2012 2:15pm

Would be very damaging to someone's character if they were found out to be cheating in a charity race.

whirlpool · 07-06-2012 2:15pm

Yes I believe her. Why would she risk ruining her image for a bloody mini marathon? She's right - nonsense.

DrumSteve · 07-06-2012 2:15pm

How lazy do you have to be to cheat at a mini marathon?

mikom · 07-06-2012 2:16pm

Mat the trasher wrote: »

Rosanna Davison denies mini marathon cheat claims

Shes telling the truth.
Twas a Snickers.

MistyCheese · 07-06-2012 2:16pm

..not a real marathon...

...take longer walks with me dog...

...fat arsed women claiming they've done a marathon...

There ya go I think I've covered most of the annual anti-marathon grumbling.

dmcronin · 07-06-2012 2:17pm

mikom wrote: »

Shes telling the truth.
Twas a Snickers.

Fun Size

whirlpool · 07-06-2012 2:17pm

Gaz wrote: »

Give a f**k ?

Pretty ironic post considering you and all the people who thanked your post opened the thread and read it.

micropig · 07-06-2012 2:17pm

“Carmel was ahead of me so it clocked her start time and she ran back and gave me the number so it clocked my finish time, giving me a time of 43 minutes,” she explains.

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/rosanna-davison-denies-mini-marathon-cheat-claims-3131761.html?ino=2#wcol#ixzz1x74IHKvU

Isn't it against the rules to swap numbers?

Also if this was the case, shouldn't there be 2 finish times for the same number?

False & fake in everything she does

whirlpool · 07-06-2012 2:18pm

micropig wrote: »

Also if this was the case, shouldn't there be 2 finish times for the same number?

She never said Carmel crossed the finish line with the number...

So, no.

phasers · 07-06-2012 2:19pm

Carmel was ahead of me so it clocked her start time and she ran back and gave me the number so it clocked my finish time

This makes no sense...

Shryke · 07-06-2012 2:19pm

She's a well known figure in Ireland whether anyone likes it or not. Cheating at a charity run is bad enough form. Cheating in general is poor behavior. When it comes from someone who does it at a public event and from someone who courts the limelight then I think it's worth pointing out. If you start overlooking things then they snowball. I'd rather see a socially conscious public than one that doesn't say boo to cheats.
I'm sure she's a lovely person though. It's not that big a deal in the run of things, and maybe she didn't cheat. Better to question than to not care.

Scioch · 07-06-2012 2:19pm

How does clocking yer ones start time and Rosanna's finish time make it seem quicker than it was when yer one had to run back to swap numbers ?

flutterflye · 07-06-2012 2:19pm

I've no idea who Rosanna Davidson is.
I'm not bothered enough to google her.
But why do people care about these things?
I really do not get it.
So effing what if someone cheated in a mini marathon?!

Oranage2 · 07-06-2012 2:20pm

micropig wrote: »

“Carmel was ahead of me so it clocked her start time and she ran back and gave me the number so it clocked my finish time, giving me a time of 43 minutes,” she explains.

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/rosanna-davison-denies-mini-marathon-cheat-claims-3131761.html?ino=2#wcol#ixzz1x74IHKvU

Isn't it against the rules to swap numbers?

Also if this was the case, shouldn't there be 2 finish times for the same number?

False & fake in everything she does

SO she ran the marathon without registering?

What a c*nt!

micropig · 07-06-2012 2:21pm

whirlpool wrote: »

She never said Carmel crossed the finish line with the number...

So, no.

So Carmel crossed the starting line with the number,handed it to Rosanna and Rosanna crossed the finish line with it

eh that's out and out cheating

whirlpool · 07-06-2012 2:21pm

LordSmeg wrote: »

How does clocking yer ones start time and Rosanna's finish time make it seem quicker than it was when yer one had to run back to swap numbers ?

Good point.

mikemac1 · 07-06-2012 2:21pm

Callers to the ‘Joe Duffy Show’ also observed that Rosanna looked ‘fantastic’ considering she had run on a hot day.

She is an ambassador for the charity
The photos were take before the race

micropig wrote: »

Isn't it against the rules to swap numbers?

Also if this was the case, shouldn't there be 2 finish times for the same number?

The ISPCA booked a block of numbers and put them all in the name of one of their officers.
If one of their runners needed a number they get one of these
If ten or twenty or whatever number of people in your office were running it then your office could have block booked a set of numbers too

What a non-story spun out of nothing

phasers · 07-06-2012 2:22pm

flutterflye wrote: »

I've no idea who Rosanna Davidson is.
I'm not bothered enough to google her.
But why do people care about these things?
I really do not get it.
So effing what if someone cheated in a mini marathon?!

Why do people always get so worked up when people discuss something like this? Looking for thanks?

It's not a big deal, it's just something light hearted to talk about and nobody's claiming that it's anything more. If you aren't interested then just don't post.

whirlpool · 07-06-2012 2:23pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

She is an ambassador for the charity
The photos were take before the race

The ISPCA booked a block of numbers and put them all in the name of one of their officers.
If one of their runners needed a number they get one of these
If ten or twenty or whatever number of people in your office were running it then your office could have block booked a set of numbers too

This info changes things too.

flutterflye · 07-06-2012 2:24pm

phasers wrote: »

Why do people always get so worked up when people discuss something like this? Looking for thanks?

It's not a big deal, it's just something light hearted to talk about and nobody's claiming that it's anything more. If you aren't interested then just don't post.

Looking for thanks?
Why would someone give a crap about that either?!

I'm hardly worked up in fairness.
I just asked a simple question.

phasers · 07-06-2012 2:25pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

The ISPCA booked a block of numbers and put them all in the name of one of their officers.
If one of their runners needed a number they get one of these
If ten or twenty or whatever number of people in your office were running it then your office could have block booked a set of numbers too

But then why didn't she just say that instead of saying someone ran back to her and gave her a number halfway through the race

Scioch · 07-06-2012 2:26pm

flutterflye wrote: »

Looking for thanks?
Why would someone give a crap about that either?!

I'm hardly worked up in fairness.
I just asked a simple question.

You need to calm down pal, you're clearly irate. Maybe even hysterical.

micropig · 07-06-2012 2:26pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

She is an ambassador for the charity
The photos were take before the race

The ISPCA booked a block of numbers and put them all in the name of one of their officers.
If one of their runners needed a number they get one of these
If ten or twenty or whatever number of people in your office were running it then your office could have block booked a set of numbers too

What a non-story spun out of nothing

That's what I thought when I heard it first, but her quote in the Independent from her states that Carmel ran back and gave her the number. Why would Carmel need to start the race and run back and give her the number and Rosanna not have her number before the race?

seamus · 07-06-2012 2:29pm

LordSmeg wrote: »

How does clocking yer ones start time and Rosanna's finish time make it seem quicker than it was when yer one had to run back to swap numbers ?

It doesn't. But she's a model, not a mathematician.
Swapping the numbers is irrelevant. The timing is done by a chip on the shoe which isn't that easy to swap over mid-race.
So the other woman may well have gone back and given Rosanna her number without swapping the chip over. This would clock the other woman's time.

Her explanation doesn't really make sense - if she couldn't get into the race without a number, how did the other woman "run back" and give her the number?

I think there's probably a half-truth there that she didn't have her number, so the other woman went into the race, crossed the start line and then at some point gave her number to Rosanna, who jumped into the race while the other woman continued on with the chip and finished it.

du Maurier · 07-06-2012 2:30pm

Sure, we're always cheating at sports.

squod · 07-06-2012 2:30pm

I'd still ride her.

godtabh · 07-06-2012 2:31pm

MistyCheese wrote: »

..not a real marathon...

...take longer walks with me dog...

...fat arsed women claiming they've done a marathon...

There ya go I think I've covered most of the annual anti-marathon grumbling.

Have you run that far with your dog?

micropig · 07-06-2012 2:32pm

seamus wrote: »

It doesn't. But she's a model, not a mathematician.
Swapping the numbers is irrelevant. The timing is done by a chip on the shoe which isn't that easy to swap over mid-race.
So the other woman may well have gone back and given Rosanna her number without swapping the chip over. This would clock the other woman's time.

Her explanation doesn't really make sense - if she couldn't get into the race without a number, how did the other woman "run back" and give her the number?

I think there's probably a half-truth there that she didn't have her number, so the other woman went into the race, crossed the start line and then at some point gave her number to Rosanna, who jumped into a taxi the race while the other woman continued on with the chip and finished it.

FYP:D

Chip in the shoe??

Chip in the number;)

Shryke · 07-06-2012 2:32pm

squod wrote: »

I'd still ride her.

Good man. Quality input. Keep it coming.

tiny_penguin · 07-06-2012 2:35pm

seamus wrote: »

It doesn't. But she's a model, not a mathematician.
Swapping the numbers is irrelevant. The timing is done by a chip on the shoe which isn't that easy to swap over mid-race.
So the other woman may well have gone back and given Rosanna her number without swapping the chip over. This would clock the other woman's time.

Her explanation doesn't really make sense - if she couldn't get into the race without a number, how did the other woman "run back" and give her the number?

I think there's probably a half-truth there that she didn't have her number, so the other woman went into the race, crossed the start line and then at some point gave her number to Rosanna, who jumped into the race while the other woman continued on with the chip and finished it.

They changed it this year, the chips were in strips attached the numbers - no shoe tags. So the number swapping is very relevent.

phasers · 07-06-2012 2:35pm

flutterflye wrote: »

Looking for thanks?
Why would someone give a crap about that either?!

I'm hardly worked up in fairness.
I just asked a simple question.

I've no idea who Rosanna Davidson is.
I'm not bothered enough to google her.

Then don't bother posting in the thread and find one you'd prefer to read, grand. Problem solved.

But why do people care about these things?
I really do not get it.
So effing what if someone cheated in a mini marathon?!

But no, you go on to question the thread and, in my opinion, belittle the people posting.

It's not just you btw, people do this all the time with stories like this so please don't think I'm personally getting at you. I'm just using your post as an example since it's right here

micropig · 07-06-2012 2:35pm

“Carmel was ahead of me so it clocked her start time and she ran back and gave me the number so it clocked my finish time, giving me a time of 43 minutes,” she explains.

The model says she finished the race in just over an hour.

“Anyone suggesting that I tried to pull a fast one is talking nonsense,” she says.

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/rosanna-davison-denies-mini-marathon-cheat-claims-3131761.html?ino=2#wcol#ixzz1x78xvXtM

Does she know there is a big difference between finishing in 43 mins and 'just over an hour'?...nonsense indeed

Scioch · 07-06-2012 2:38pm

tiny_penguin wrote: »

They changed it this year, the chips were in strips attached the numbers - no shoe tags. So the number swapping is very relevent.

So the chip had to travel the full distance, but when Carmel stopped and went back to give it to Rosanna somehow it ended up being 10 minutes behind the winner.

Is Rosanna the Flash ?

witnessmenow · 07-06-2012 2:38pm

The ISPCA’s press officer Carmel Murphy gave Rosanna her number.

“Carmel was ahead of me so it clocked her start time and she ran back and gave me the number so it clocked my finish time, giving me a time of 43 minutes,” she explains.

The model says she finished the race in just over an hour.

“Anyone suggesting that I tried to pull a fast one is talking nonsense,” she says.

So Carmel started the race before Rosanna, so the time for that number started counting before Rosana even started her race.

Rosanna then claims it clocked her finish time and thats why the time was out.

But that doesnt make sense:

Say it took Rossana 1 hour to finish the race like she claims, the number would have been started when Caramel started the race so however long it took Caramel to start the race and run back to Rossana should have been added to Rossana's time, not taken away :rolleyes:!

micropig · 07-06-2012 2:39pm

witnessmenow wrote: »

So Carmel started the race before Rosanna, so the time for that number started counting before Rosana even started her race.

Rosanna then claims it clocked her finish time and thats why the time was out.

But that doesnt make sense:

Say it took Rossana 1 hour to finish the race like she claims, the number would have been started when Caramel started the race so however long it took Caramel to start the race and run back to Rossana should have been added to Rossana's time, not taken away :rolleyes:!

She had also time to stop in a hotel..to fix her make-up;)

westendgirlie · 07-06-2012 2:40pm

All this running backwards and forwards is very confusing.

How many mini marathons did Carmel end up running? 3? Her own one, then running back to give Rosanna her number, then running back again to the finish line? Did poor Carmel get a clocked time at all?

That Carmel should be in the Olympics!

micropig · 07-06-2012 2:41pm

westendgirlie wrote: »

All this running backwards and forwards is very confusing.

How many mini marathons did Carmel end up running? 3? Her own one, then running back to give Rosanna her number, then running back again to the finish line? Did poor Carmel get a clocked time at all?

That Carmel should be in the Olympics!

All within 43 mins, Carmel, you're a hero!!

My name is URL · 07-06-2012 2:41pm

Maybe she's lying but who really gives a toss? What's gonna happen if she is found out to have 'cheated', I use the term lightly as it isn't really a competition at the end of the day, it's a fcuking charity run. She didn't have anything to gain by knocking a few minutes off her time like.

Complete non-story imo.

K-9 · 07-06-2012 2:41pm

Shryke wrote: »

Good man. Quality input. Keep it coming.

That's what she said, or well he hopes!

hondasam · 07-06-2012 2:42pm

I think something funny is going on all right, it's not the first time she has done the marathon so she should have no problem competing.
She cannot come out now and say she cheated, it will make her look really bad.

du Maurier · 07-06-2012 2:42pm

Rosanna and Carmel for the Olympic team! Not quite sure what event yet...

dmcronin · 07-06-2012 2:52pm

du Maurier wrote: »

Rosanna and Carmel for the Olympic team! Not quite sure what event yet...

Wet T Shirt Event

BigFatGiant · 07-06-2012 2:57pm

Is Carmel hot? I just seen the paper a few minutes ago. Rosanna looked a mess when she finished.

Skid · 07-06-2012 2:59pm

She clearly did not run anything like the full 10km, and Ms. Davison and the ISPCA would be better off coming cleaning and admitting what really happened.

ThisRegard · 07-06-2012 2:59pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

She is an ambassador for the charity
The photos were take before the race

They weren't. http://www.independent.ie/multimedia/archive/01061/0706-rosanna_1061747a.jpg

Her story has more holes than a colander.

Muir · 07-06-2012 3:00pm

Well if you look behind her in pic above the time is 1:08 so that kinda agrees with her saying she did it in just over an hour

ThisRegard · 07-06-2012 3:02pm

So why does her chip have a time of 43 minutes, she looks as fresh as someone who just walked out of a make up studio. She's wearing a cotton t-shirt and there's not a bit of sweat on her, pretty impressive for someone who ran 10k, no matter what the actual time is, on a warm day.

boarddotie · 07-06-2012 3:05pm

The other alternative is that Carmel Murphy ran the full race herself with her own number in 43 minutes. Then once Rosanna had finished and crossed the line without a number (technically now allowed) in an hour, Carmel gave Rosanna her number for the photocall purposes (once makeup was reapplied).

All in all, somebody ran the race in 43 minutes and should get the appropriate recognition!

Ellis Dee · 07-06-2012 3:07pm

squod wrote: »

I'd still ride her.

So would I.:D:D

But, if it's true she cheated in a mini-marathon, she'd probably fake the orgasm as well.

:):):eek::eek:

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