Durham Boston Marathon runner says race identity was stolen

>> THE BOSTON MARATHON IS ONE OF

THE TOUGHEST RACES TO GET INTO.

THEN YOU STILL HAVE TO QUALIFY

FOR THE REST.

A DURHAM WOMAN SAID HER RACE

IDENTITY WAS STOLEN.

MORE THAN 80% OF HER OFFICIAL

PHOTOS WERE OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH

HER BIB.

>> Reporter: WHEN 36,000 RUNNERS

IN THIS YEAR'S BOSTON MARATHON,

YOU THINK THERE WOULD BE 36,000

UNIQUE NUMBERS APPLIED.

SHE NOTICED SOMETHING WAS NOT

RIGHT.

>> ABOUT 20 WERE PICTURES OF ME

OUT OF 100 PHOTOS ON THE

WEBSITE.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THEM

STRANGERS A PICTURE OF THIS GUY,

AND THEN THIS WOMAN THAT HAD

THAT NUMBER AS WELL.

HERE'S A FOURTH PERSON WITH IT.

>> IT MADE ME UPSET.

SEVERAL OF THEM WERE HOLDING

THEIR MEDALS AND POSING AT THE

FINISH LINE.

I WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET THAT

NUMBER.

>> Reporter: BIB BANDITS ARE NOT

UNCOMMON.

KARA WHO HAS NEVER HEARD OF SUCH

A THING SAID IT DID NOT IMPACT

THE RACE EXPERIENCE.

>> I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD DO

IF I FOUND OUT WHO THEY ARE.

PEOPLE E-MAIL ME THROUGH

FACEBOOK AND SAY I THINK IT'S

THIS PERSON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO

WITH THAT INFORMATION.

I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT IT'S

NOT RIGHT.

THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY.

>> SHE WANTS TO RUN IN A RACE IN

ALL 50 STATES BEFORE TRYING THE