JOC, I Should Have Done It! Cheating Is Fun!

heatedcanine

March 18, 2025

JOC, I Should Have Done It! Cheating Is Fun!

This entry is a sequel of my last two entries about my half marathon.

I got a DNF (Did Not Finish) in my last half marathon. I strained my left hamstring. The retrieval bus took me back to the start and finish point via a shortcut. As a result, I arrived at the finish point in 2:35.

There was a blue timing mat that reacted to runners' RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips. A restroom was located just beyond it. This setup made me wonder if I could have cheated by pretending to go to the restroom and crossing the mat to register a finishing time. I was tempted to test whether the cheating would work, but I didn't do it. I felt that such an act would only make me feel more miserable.

Now, looking back, I think I should have tried it just out of curiosity.
The race was rather small, with no timing mats at the starting point, meaning net times were unavailable. There were also no timing mats at the halfway points, making it possible to cheat by taking a shortcut.
I believe the cheating would have worked. And no one would have blamed me.
If you had been me, would you have done it?
"Cheating" is fun, right?
Cheating or mischiefs cherish our childhood, don't they?

単に興味本位でやっときゃよかった！「ズル」ってわくわくする！

私は前回のハーフマラソンでDNF（Did Not Finish：途中棄権）となった。左ハムストリングを痛めてしまったためだ。回収バスに乗せられ、ショートカットの道を通ってスタート兼ゴール地点に戻った。その結果、2時間35分でゴール地点に到着した。

ゴールにはランナーのRFID（無線周波数識別）チップに反応する青い計測マットがあった。そのすぐ先にはトイレが設置されていた。そのため、もしトイレに行くふりをしてマットを通過すれば、タイムを記録できるのではないかと考えた。実際に試してみたい誘惑に駆られたが、結局やらなかった。そんなズルをしても、かえって虚しくなるだけだと思ったからだ。

今になって考えると、好奇心から試してみてもよかったかもしれない。この大会は規模が小さく、スタート地点に計測マットがなかったため、ネットタイムは計測されなかった。さらに、中間地点にも計測マットがなかったので、ショートカットを使えば不正が可能だった。
多分、このいかさまはうまくいっただろうし、それをあえてとがめる人も誰もいなかっただろう。

あなたがもし私なら、やってみたと思いますか？
「ズルをする」ってなんか愉快でわくわくすると思いませんか？
「ズル」とか「いたずら」って子供にかえった気がしませんか。

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Cade17

This entry is a sequel tof my last two entries about my half marathon.

Cheating or mischiefs are cherished memories from our childhood, doaren't they?

I wasn't sure what you meant by that, so I tried this

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Sorry about the mishap after all your training, hope you rest up and get another chance to run!

nikohatz

JOC, I Should Have Done It! Cheating Is Fun!

This entry is a sequel of my last two entries about my half marathon.

I got a DNF (Did Not Finish) in my last half marathon.

I strained my left hamstring.

The retrieval bus took me back to the start and finish point via a shortcut.

As a result, I arrived at the finish point inat 2:35.

I do not know what you mean here by 2:35, like 2 minutes and 35 seconds, 2 hours and 35 minutes, or at 2:35 pm.

There was a blue timing mat that reacted to runners' RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips.

A restroom was located just beyond it.

This setup made me wonder if I could have cheated by pretending to go to the restroom and crossing the mat to register a finishing time.

I was tempted to test whether the cheating would work, but I didn't do it.

I felt that such an act would only make me feel more miserable.

Now, looking back, I think I should have tried it just out of curiosity.

The race was rather small, with no timing mats at the starting point, meaning net times were unavailable.

There were also no timing mats at the halfway points, making it possible to cheat by taking a shortcut.

I believe the cheating would have worked.

And no one would have blamed me.

If you had been me, would you have done it?

"Cheating" is fun, right?

Cheating or mischiefs ~~cherish~~fills our childhood, doesn't it~~hey~~?

You could say that childhood cherishes mischief or "cheating or mischief fills our childhood" but that "cheating cherishes our childhood" does not make sense.

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This was very well written.

heatedcanine

March 20, 2025

>I do not know what you mean here by 2:35, like 2 minutes and 35 seconds, 2 hours and 35 minutes, or at 2:35 pm.
Thank you for your advice. I started that race at 9:40 am, and I arrived at the finish line at 12:15 pm. Therefore, as a result, I arrived at the finish line in 2 hours and 35 minutes.

>You could say that childhood cherishes mischief or "cheating or mischief fills our childhood" but that "cheating cherishes our childhood" does not make sense.
Thank you.
Okay, I wanted to say something like:
When I think of a "white" cheating (I mean, like a "white lie" the cheating will be regarded as a relatively light crime) as an adult, I may have a nostalgic feeling about my childhood when I used to do a lot of mischiefs as a kid.
Does this sentence make more sense?
I don't think I used the verb "cherish" wrongly.

heatedcanine

March 20, 2025

Oops, wrongly ----> correctly

gcarvellas

This entry is a sequel tof my last two entries about my half marathon.

The retrieval bus took me back to the start and finish polinte via a shortcut.

When talking about races, we usually say "finish line", not "finish point"

As a result, I arrived at the finish polinte in 2:35.

I was tempted to test whether th~~e cheating~~is would work, but I didn't do it.

The race was rather small, with no timing mats at the starting point, meaning net times were unavailable.

I believe theis cheating would have worked.

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I think you did the right thing by not cheating. When you cheat without getting caught, you get praise from others. But, once they find out, you are looked down on.

Instead of wanting to receive approval from others, I think it's best to do something out of your own satisfaction, so there's no need to lie to yourself.

heatedcanine

March 18, 2025

Thank you for your corrections and comment.
You said exactly the right thing.
The record 2:35 for a half marathon is quite a mediocre record, so no one would praise me. And I won't tell the record to anyone else. I didn't cheat maybe because I felt guilty to do so.

JOC, I Should Have Done It! Cheating Is Fun!