What if you're FALSELY ACCUSED?

Pardon me with this post, but I just really have to express myself, on my observations and opinion on cheating in road races.

I mean, I need to get this out of my system. I need to at least say something, for me to be at peace.In the 34th National Milo Marathon last July, despite of the use of the ChampionChip, many cheated in the race. However, I know of one runner who is also a friend, who was falsely accused of cheating, due to the absence of time splits in the official results. Further checking revealed, that the said runner downgraded to 21k, and that the organizers failed to revise this runner's registration, thus the absence of time splits beyond 21k.

http://www.upstartchampions.ca/youth-stereotypes

The character of the runner, the organizer, and the whole running community was challenged because of a simple mistake. Good thing, everything was cleared a few days after.

"What if you're the runner who's falsely accused of cheating?"

That's the question that keeps on running (no pun intended) on my mind since last week. You ran the whole distance, and yet someone claims that you did not.

http://www.upstartchampions.ca/youth-stereotypes

Your character is challenged. People in the running community may now have a different picture of you. Those who are not running, but know you and learned the news may also raise their brows and misjudge you.

http://www.upstartchampions.ca/youth-stereotypes

Call me paranoid, but I don't want such a thing to happen, in any facets of life. And I don't know what to do if I were falsely accused. I will take action. Would you?

I just hope I won't be like Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza.