Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston?

TheDudeAbides wrote:

RandMart wrote:

I still don't think it's fair to include a simple-minded weasel like Mike Rossi in the group as Lex Luthor, The Joker, The Riddler, and so on

Well no, those are comic book super villains, Mike is a simple a$$ clown but he has a wannabetoughguy side. Posting pictures of the 45mm and ham for example....and calling Cecily a "ho" but not showing up on race day to tell it to her in person. King Putz, Our Hero!

It all makes sense now! Mike isn't even a person. He/it is a 'CBS Radio'. Check his Twitter.

Whyamihere wrote:

TheDudeAbides wrote:

Well no, those are comic book super villains, Mike is a simple a$$ clown but he has a wannabetoughguy side. Posting pictures of the 45mm and ham for example....and calling Cecily a "ho" but not showing up on race day to tell it to her in person. King Putz, Our Hero!

It all makes sense now! Mike isn't even a person. He/it is a 'CBS Radio'. Check his Twitter.

So that's why he's called 'Mike' in our world. Dude! Is that a marmot on his head?

Flnlsher medal wrote:

TheDudeAbides wrote:

Not sure Mike needs any help, he's got a driver/video guy on the team already and has been successful covering his crimes against running at least in the area of not getting any DQs.

Marlon and Kip should consider paying for his consultation services, Mike may have stumbled/driven into a lucrative career, plus perhaps a finder's fee for the AOL lawyer?

Maybe we could get inside edition to do a marathon cheat edition of a game show. The final kestion could be " what do a dentist, a DJ, and a running coach all have in common"?

I'll take "CHEATERS" for 200 thousand, Alex.

Do you think our boy Mike is jealous of Marlon Bascombe? He is just dumb enough to be.

EZPass Mike wrote:

Do you think our boy Mike is jealous of Marlon Bascombe? He is just dumb enough to be.

Mike does love attention good or bad. The only thing he has an adversity to is the truth.

Oh I think he can run a 3:25 as well, it would require a year of training at high mileage and staying injury free and not racing every weekend.

I think his plan all along though was to cheat at VIA. We know he registered in July or June if I recall.

Oh yes, agreed. Would be fascinating to know all of the details. Not that we could trust Mike to tell them, would need a real journalist to fact check. Also hear from the "friends" and spouse. What a nightmare.

One of my all time favorites is a year old.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/-dad-of-the-year--boston-marathon-runner-under-investigation-over-qualification-questions-205004421.html

“The allegation against me that I did not achieve a qualifying time at Lehigh Valley is completely false,” he said.

“I have a selfie picture of me at the start and there are photos of me at the finish and video of me finishing the race,” he said.

“The race bib system also documented me at the start and finish. An independent photographer took my picture at the finish."

"My race history…is not indicative of my performance level but my training does show an ability to run a sub 3:15 marathon. Many of my races were run for fun or were performed while I had documented injuries.”

The most incriminating part of this whole episode was his own quotes. He never states here that he ran Via. EVER. Barb, Bart and Gerry are a joke. This whole thing will live on forever as an example on how not to manage a race. Via should be thankful that the one major attraction of their race is , quite hilariously, that they are one of the last Boston qualifying races each year. It's never too late to right a wrong but IMHO the damage has been done to their reputations irreversibly.

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Barb, Bart and Gerry are a joke. This whole thing will live on forever as an example on how not to manage a race. Via should be thankful that the one major attraction of their race is , quite hilariously, that they are one of the last Boston qualifying races each year. It's never too late to right a wrong but IMHO the damage has been done to their reputations irreversibly.

Hilariously didn't one of them claim "this race is almost impossible to cheat at" ?

Presumably those were the levels of critical thinking skills they applied to the Rossi DQ

What a delusional liar. No pictures of him CROSSING that starting line and NO pictures on the course except at the finish after he jumped in the race. YOU ARE A LIAR MIKE ROSSI AND A CHEAT. How's that for not being obtuse?

6 or 7 pics you think show you on the course? Does your cheap a$$ AOL lawyer believe that? He didn't say it DID show you so he is covering his rear from lying as an officer of the court. What a grimy scheme. The pic that was uncovered was NOT you, NOT YOU CHEATER MIKE ROSSI.

$200,000 says in no uncertain terms MIKE ROSSI IS A LIAR AND A CHEAT. Chew on that little man Rossi. We know what's what and what you are. Scum of the running earth.

Enjoy another weekend of fame, daddy-clown. It goes on forever.

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Barb, Bart and Gerry are a joke. This whole thing will live on forever as an example on how not to manage a race. Via should be thankful that the one major attraction of their race is , quite hilariously, that they are one of the last Boston qualifying races each year. It's never too late to right a wrong but IMHO the damage has been done to their reputations irreversibly.

Hilariously didn't one of them claim "this race is almost impossible to cheat at" ?

Presumably those were the levels of critical thinking skills they applied to the Rossi DQ

I remember that too. I thought they had said it was impossible to cheat but this is the only quote I could find.

"It's a tough track to cheat on," Gerry Yasso said. "There's a river on one side and a canal on the other for most of it."

Gerry added that he hopes the investigation will be concluded "in a matter of weeks, not months."

It's life for Rossi. Not even McDonald's will take him when they Google his name.

Philip Exeter CC wrote:

Gerry added that he hopes the investigation will be concluded "in a matter of weeks, not months."

It's life for Rossi. Not even McDonald's will take him when they Google his name.

Probably the fix was already in when this was said. Via said they would contact runners and NONE (attn Mike: that means ZERO, you are VERY familiar with that number) were found around Rossi's pace who said they were indeed contacted. Why did they lie about the investigation? The one runner Mike tried unsuccessful to claim was him was proven not to be so. LIAR!

I'd like to know about the Mike and Barb relationship MORE. For some reason they remind me of the marriage of Philip Jennings (not like Mike except for the deceit bit) and Martha Hanson on the show "The Americans."

Barb called Mike an asked if he ran the race. He answered yes, do you want to see my selfies? Ok, I'm convinced. The end.

It looks like in terms of interest, the "Rossi thread" is losing out to the "Marlon thread". It all comes down to posting by the supporters. The insane stuff they come up with to defend of deflect away from cheating is good comedy. It was perfect timing - the far more entertaining Marlon supporters posting like crazy at the same time as mike turtleing up like his tiny mike. Also, Marlon may be running a 10k this weekend...unless Mike gets drunk tonight and visits Ken at Applebee's, this thread will have nothing on Marlon's thread.

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Barb called Mike an asked if he ran the race. He answered yes, do you want to see my selfies? Ok, I'm convinced. The end.

Sadly, I think you're right. Barb only wanted to do what was easiest. She was worried about bad publicity and bad AOL lawyers.

No one should ever race in a McKeever event.

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Barb called Mike an asked if he ran the race. He answered yes, do you want to see my selfies? Ok, I'm convinced. The end.

'Hi [cash 'n dash] Barb!'

'Hi [Cheater] Mike.'

'Here are the pics I promised to absolve me. This one is a ham. This one is me and a broom. This one is my 45mm.'

'Awesome. Enjoy your time in Boston.'

'Mmmm...B e n i h a n a. (drool)'

'And being a[n] [un]principled man don't forget to send me the UNCUT movie you promised. And thanks again for Kenny's private number!'

'Nah, don't mention it. See ya at Applebee's sweetie.'

jwem wrote:

It looks like in terms of interest, the "Rossi thread" is losing out to the "Marlon thread". It all comes down to posting by the supporters. The insane stuff they come up with to defend of deflect away from cheating is good comedy. It was perfect timing - the far more entertaining Marlon supporters posting like crazy at the same time as mike turtleing up like his tiny mike. Also, Marlon may be running a 10k this weekend...unless Mike gets drunk tonight and visits Ken at Applebee's, this thread will have nothing on Marlon's thread.

Who knows, if it wasn't for Mike having such publicity doubler may not have ever had an interest in the whole cheater thing and Marlon would have had a long, dubious career pulling the wool over the eyes of the lambs.

The other thread may enjoy the spotlight for now, but approaching 25,000 posts here they have a long, long way to go. And don't count out Mike yet, he's an attention whore by definition and the $200,000 deadline is around the corner. If he runs he will have to cheat again at some point.

Mike's "supporters" were mainly Mike and maybe a DJ pal or portly bride or two, no wide defense (except from the aforementioned portly brides) from anyone else. None from any family that anyone is aware of or posted.

Exactly. While we don't have to pick sides, I'm always on the Rossi Posse.