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In April 2015, a viral post on Facebook about the Boston Marathon kicked off a wave of controversy. In this week’s episode, we explore how that controversy turned into a full-blown movement.

Today, a league of at-home vigilante race investigators are changing the way we police marathons online for everyone to see. The story takes us from a race in Pennsylvania to the Boston Marathon to a set of spreadsheets (yes, really) to a runner in a suburb in New Jersey. For those outed online, we wonder if the punishment fits the crime.

Gia Alvarez, from the blog Rungiarun.com, following a race. Photograph courtesy of Gia Alvarez

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Episode Credits:

Host: Rachel Swaby

Producers: Kit Fox, Rachel Swaby

Editor: David Weinberg

Theme music: Danny Cocke

Human Race editor-in-chief: David Willey

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