As Mike's friend I have to say I think the lynch mob here on LR are a disingenuous lot and are responsible for the path Mike has taken.
I happen to know Mike was a regular visitor to the LRMB and held every one here in high regard and put them on a pedestal. Why?, because you're all high income professionals with rewarding jobs and degrees, trophy wives, fulfilling and rich rewarding lives, but, most importantly, and this really is important, you are all also sub 2:30 marathoners, sub 30 10k'ers and sub 15 5k'ers.
Mike felt inadequate and inferior, the 2014 Lehigh was the first step in his master plan and over the next two years he was going to use it to show a natural progression to sub 2:30. Then he could come on here and not get referred to by the lowest term known to be thrown by an LRMB elite, a hobby jogger or told to get back to the Runners World forum. No wonder Mike had an inferiority complex and tried to cover it being an outward, charismatic, fun loving and lovable kind of guy, when all he really wanted was to be loved here on the LRMB.
I hope you lot are proud of yourselves.