Bandit catchers of the NYC Marathon

The New York Times ran an interesting article the other day about a group of folks known as the "bandit catchers," employed by the New York City Marathon to prevent those who do not start the race, that is, the "un-bibbed," from finishing.

“Where’s your bib?” a woman with a bullhorn shouted. “We need to see your number!”

Beyond her, staggered along the final few hundred yards of the 26.2-mile New York City Marathon course, were about 15 other like-minded volunteers. They intently scanned the surge of runners coming toward them, their eyes darting across the midsections of the participants, looking for the race bibs that identified them as registered participants.

Being a runner, this sort of stuff always fascinates me. I've always wondered who out there helps keep events like this organized. 

You can read the full article at the New York Times website over here.