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

Wow this thread is at its last breath. The final nail was put in the coffin when the RD made her decision. I really don't understand what you few posters are rambling on about now. There's nothing more to see or do here everyone. No new information is going to suddenly come to light and none of the organizations you all have been bitching to online are responding. The reality is we've all be had since the beginning, invesiting all this time on this thread expecting justice to be done. The reality is justice and honesty are not important, politics is.

All of us and and Rojo are partly to blame. We sat here doing good homework and collecting pictures and assumed decision makers were simply going to come on LRC and take it seriously. Not to mention Rojo completely threw us under the bus and never published his article. It's collecting dust in locked status with nothing new or interesting to add... It's too late now. Rojo might as well delete this whole thread, it's worthless.

My advice to all of you is to cheat when you have the opportunity, morals and honesty are not important in this day and age. Rossi has become a celebrity again while all of you are still here obsessing over what could or should have been. He is probably sending the thread link to his entourage having a good laugh at how popular he is and how so many haters wish they were popular too. Call it a day and try to forget the number of hours you spent reading and posting here... IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING

You have said this a few times.

Mr. Rossi runs low quantity and high quality mileage. He is one of the better runners in the USA and has a medal to prove it. I certainly didn't intend to insult anyone who knows less about the sport than I do. I consider myself a scholar of the sport, and not everyone takes running so seriously. I enjoy having the opportunity to share my wisdom.

He said it a few times AND he keeps coming back to the topic.

Just so I, the angry poster who has been challenges those throwing rocks for the last couple hours, am not accused of bias, I will give you my opinion on Mike Rossi.

First, I am an anonymous internet poster making judgments on others. Therefore, I am an internet coward, but one willing to admit this much. In real life, things are different. Now...

Mike Rossi is a pathetic man who represents all that is bad with our current social-media scheme in which fame is a virus (pun intended) that rewards those talking the loudest. His conduct is shameful and wrong. He lied, cheated, and stole from honest and honorable people.

Now, even though he is not capable of embarrassment or shame, we cannot say the same as his family. They cannot "log off" from this nightmare. I feel horrible for them. He clearly cheated, and he deserves to be mocked for it.

This is not to say that those who are obsessed and willing to go to extremes are not equally deserving of some mockery themselves. Just as the idiots who attacked the principle of the school went too far, so have some of the people here. If you are not ashamed of being obsessed with an idiot like Mike Rossi, then let us openly mock you.

Our internet anonymity has stripped some of us of common decency and led to overzealous attacks on things outside the bounds of catching a cheater and trying to see that it is not repeated. Personal attacks against ANYONE and going after the man's livelihood affects not only his family, but also puts our community in a bad light. My only goal in taking a couple hours to mock those who deserve it is to show you that you have missed the point of what some of those who have done good work (4000 posts ago) did. Get off your high horse unless you feel like jousting. I've got another hour to kill.

Not SaraB though - she is legit.

Just because this might be the best post on this topic.

Well at least you're aware that you'd behave differently if your name was public and your actions would be tied to a real person. You have that going for you. And that's about it.

I didn't go against anyone but Mike Rossi's performance at LVM. Not on Page 2 and not on page 2xx. And I haven't said or written anything that I would not own up to in person. I'm not hiding behind an anonymous alias because I don't feel like I have to. I don't have skeletons in my closet even if some here would like to prove otherwise with bullying and false claims or just simple petty BS comments. I'm pretty far from obsessed but I agree that there are some who are indeed "out there" with their agenda. I don't even care about Mike Rossi or whether he gets DQd at this point. I also think "trying to get the word out" or "trying to get the BAA involved" or "make the qualifying races jump through hoops to ensure they are all legit" are outside of the scope of this exercise ie. they're wasted efforts for people with too much time on their hands.

All I care about is the facts. We're all entitled to our opinions but we're not entitled to our facts. And the facts are pretty straight forward. I don't think there is a single person besides Mike Rossi that believes he ran the entire 26.2 miles of the LVM race.

Jousting with you would make me feel like Don Quixote so I think I'm going to pass...

Now Greg please understand that I am assuming the persona of a person who acts like an a$$hole in the internet for a couple of hours. In that capacity, I have been acting like a b!tch.

You actually put yourself out there and have limited your comments to the cheating from what I have read. I commend you for that and I mostly agree with everything you say. Although I gave you a ribbing about suing the marathon I was on-board with you and think that is the right way to deal with wrongs.

My vitriol is targeted towards a couple of others who do not see the irony in going out of bounds just as those who attacked the principle did.

I apologize if I insulted you. You seem like a solid guy. And you're actually pretty damn good for a "hobby jogger"

HI GREG TAKACS!!! wrote:

Hey Greg Takacs!

You look pensive. Or something.

You are now famous on the internet for obsessing with Mike Rossi!!!

And Mike is back with attacking people instead of just proving he ran the race. Attacking people doesn't make it go away.

And it's so ironic to see the anonymous poster calling others a coward for posting anonymously.

And now the article is out and all the evidence is put together by two people who have no dog in the fight that is Mike Rossi. His defenders can no longer claim this is a witch hunt thrown together by some people with an ax to grind.

The evidence is clear. Now it is up to Mike Rossi to prove he ran 26.2 miles on 9/7/14. Good luck with that, Mike.

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

HI GREG TAKACS!!! wrote:

Hey Greg Takacs!

You look pensive. Or something.

You are now famous on the internet for obsessing with Mike Rossi!!!

And Mike is back with attacking people instead of just proving he ran the race. Attacking people doesn't make it go away.

And it's so ironic to see the anonymous poster calling others a coward for posting anonymously.

And now the article is out and all the evidence is put together by two people who have no dog in the fight that is Mike Rossi. His defenders can no longer claim this is a witch hunt thrown together by some people with an ax to grind.

The evidence is clear. Now it is up to Mike Rossi to prove he ran 26.2 miles on 9/7/14. Good luck with that, Mike.

Hi LoserCoward!

DirectAthletics Registration wrote:

Skip Demats Track Club - Official Roster (2014-2015):

Baxley, Dan

B*zelko, Chandra

Franklin, Martin

Litton, Kip

Rossi, Mike

Ryan, Paul

Ruiz, Rosie

Walkiewicz, Lisa

Head coach: Ruiz, Rosie

Recruiting Coordinator: Litton, Kip

Assistant: Walkiewicz, Lisa

Any additions?

I think the case has been made here (since the dedicated thread was deleted) to add Pat Huffman.

Why do I get the feeling I'm being mocked? :)

I don't think you're being mocked - just set up. You have some of the best stays/evidence around. That scares our anti-hero.

Regarding Rojo's offer of $10K to Mike if he can run under a certain time for marathon or 10 miler or 5K ...

I understand that the 20:00 5K is "equivalent", but isn't it a more doable feat to improve your 5K time in a year versus improving to an "equivalent" marathon time in a year? I'm not sure if Mike was able to run 20:00 in a 5K in a year that it would make me think he possibly ran 3:11:45.

Am I wrong?

EZPassMike wrote:

I don't think you're being mocked - just set up. You have some of the best stays/evidence around. That scares our anti-hero.

No mocking, no set up, Sara is awesome.

You and LoserCoward... Not so much.

Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when you're part of a team... err... fighter cheaters and trolls :)

I ain't done nothing other than show up and pay attention

Oh, and I have read every post. I think that's quite an achievement :)

SaraB wrote:

Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when you're part of a team... err... fighter cheaters and trolls :)

I ain't done nothing other than show up and pay attention

Quoting the Lego movie is freaking legit. Love that movie...

OK folks the big bad troll is outta here. Follow Sara's lead and keep it classy.

Hi LoserCoward! wrote:

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

And Mike is back with attacking people instead of just proving he ran the race. Attacking people doesn't make it go away.

And it's so ironic to see the anonymous poster calling others a coward for posting anonymously.

And now the article is out and all the evidence is put together by two people who have no dog in the fight that is Mike Rossi. His defenders can no longer claim this is a witch hunt thrown together by some people with an ax to grind.

The evidence is clear. Now it is up to Mike Rossi to prove he ran 26.2 miles on 9/7/14. Good luck with that, Mike.

Hi LoserCoward!

That hurt. You cut me deep. Right down to the bone.