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

I agree in part that Mike Rossi will never admit his guilt or apologize with one caveat. To clarify, his character, lack of integrity and hubris will not allow him to admit his guilt in either verbal or in written form or apologize for his actions.

However, he has effectively admitted his guilt, at least indirectly; although one could make the argument he has done so directly, by way of his petulant actions and behavior. But most importantly, he all but acknowledged his guilt many times over when he repeatedly claimed that he has proof (via photos, training logs and gps data) that he ran the entire 26.2 miles at VIA but has repeatedly refused to show or share those items. There is no reasonable, plausible or believable reason why an honest person under such scrutiny and suspicion would claim to have exculpatory evidence yet not show or share any of it, even when offered money to do so, all while lashing out like a brat and bully. He cried "wolf" and in typical fashion, there is no substantiation. Why? Because as we (those on LRC, in Rydal/Meadowbrook, in the DJ business, runners, athletes, and many others throughout the world) know and as he also knows, he has no proof whatsoever that he ran that race so he can't show any.

nappyxc wrote:

Since he has a profile pic WITHOUT any Boston gear maybe he has had some sense talked into him. Being named Philly's biggest loser, and his cheating escapades one of runners world's stories of the year, I think he finally realized that many more than 12 trolls were aware of the fraud he is.

No, this is the modus operandi for the cheater Mike Rossi. Pics of his family as human shields, pics of celebs or has-beens as if they are close buds, or pics of him posing in Boston gear.

Mike knows best, no one can talk sense into this psychopath. I somewhat expect him to try to get back to Boston either by cheating or the less dicey charity route which would impress the narcissistic self-hero-worship church of one he prays in daily.

I think he has pulled up even with Rosie Ruiz in the historic context of this cheater's race, and social media over the next few years will see to it he wins. Go Mikey Go!

Yet it is maddening given all this that the incompetent Barb McKeever and the VIA Marathon organization allowed and enabled this cheat. They have gone dark with their heads buried deep in the sand. Weak, cowardly people who obviously think running is just another bingo game fund raising vehicle that no one cares about.

May 1, 2016 8am ... get ready

Call it like it is wrote:

May 1, 2016 8am ... get ready

For what, another slow Broad Street Run?

RydalResident wrote:

For what, another slow Broad Street Run?

When the lying, cheating, coward opens his twitter feed, facebook page, and athlinks pages again. Yeah, the behavior of the innocent. 2016 is a year long Mikey, enjoy!

I'm not going back, but what happened to the article that Ken's source was going to work on?

I've moved on from Mike, working on bigger things. Mike is one of the more interesting examples of a cheater..way more thread worthy than a run of the mill bib seller..but I still think it's just as important to catch and DQ all the cheaters, even the ones that aren't public bullies or douches.

Doubler wrote:

I'm not going back, but what happened to the article that Ken's source was going to work on?

I've moved on from Mike, working on bigger things. Mike is one of the more interesting examples of a cheater..way more thread worthy than a run of the mill bib seller..but I still think it's just as important to catch and DQ all the cheaters, even the ones that aren't public bullies or douches.

Oh no, don't open that can of worms. By Ken's source, you mean his ex-mother in-law. Ken has "answered" this several times, each time blaming everyone else because no one did any work for him or his mother in-law. Good reporters or journalists generally do their own research or due diligence. Ken, who seems to have ample time to post a remarkable amount of pablum here and on Twitter morning, day and night, could have done some lifting himself and provided her with the needed information. But alas, that was too much of an expectation. Hell, he couldn't even roll (both literally and figuratively) out of bed to attend a local race.

Call it like it is wrote:

May 1, 2016 8am ... get ready

Both Broad Street and NJ marathon are on that date. Both are flat and PR type races. I would assume if he submits a false est. finish time at Broad Street like last year to get into a better corral the RD will be notified.

3:21:45 wrote:

Call it like it is wrote:

May 1, 2016 8am ... get ready

Both Broad Street and NJ marathon are on that date. Both are flat and PR type races. I would assume if he submits a false est. finish time at Broad Street like last year to get into a better corral the RD will be notified.

I would think that for the Broad St Run, they would likely base his bib# on his time from the prior year's race.

Get ready for another waddle down Broad Street for the Duckster in 80 minutes +...blazing!

BeLikePre wrote:

Get ready for another waddle down Broad Street for the Duckster in 80 minutes +...blazing!

AFLAC!

My lucky day, I'm going to run NJ. If it turns out he's running it, rest assured this time someone will catch him in the act, or at the very least there will be footage.Btw, people are mistaken about this race. It's fast because it's flat, but if there's any wind it will slow you down for at least one major part of the course. Have I mentioned Mike will never sniff 3:30?

3:21:45 wrote:

Call it like it is wrote:

May 1, 2016 8am ... get ready

Both Broad Street and NJ marathon are on that date. Both are flat and PR type races. I would assume if he submits a false est. finish time at Broad Street like last year to get into a better corral the RD will be notified.

Thanks for the laughs, always funny yet nauseating to see that nasty mug.

Mike Ruiz wrote:

http://imgur.com/a/TdoX6

We could expect Mike to come out of hiding soon if he intends to run NJ. No reason to continue restraining himself from his social media addiction if the cat is out of the bag. I think Mike is incapable of thinking long term. He will lose no matter what he does next. If he tries to run any marathon, anything short of a 3:20 will be a PR disaster (I suppose the faster he can run the more he can use some bs excuse). If he chooses not to run anything he will be known as true pu$$y who couldn't sac up when put on the spot to back up his reputation.Best move is to leave PA, change his name, die that nasty hair black, give up the Boston gear, and never tell a soul about his past, thus starting all over again

TheDudeAbides wrote:

RydalResident wrote:

For what, another slow Broad Street Run?

When the lying, cheating, coward opens his twitter feed, facebook page, and athlinks pages again. Yeah, the behavior of the innocent. 2016 is a year long Mikey, enjoy!

ghost tiger balls wrote:

Trollminator wrote:

I am familiar with this idiot. For some reason he feels the need to take constant victory laps for all his 'heroism'. It all makes sense when you read the fat fingers posts. Many of us that post on LRC, including me, have served and are completely disgusted with that kind of boasting. It's just plain embarrassing. He seems desperate to be relevant much like our other hero Mike.

Fat fingers, if that is indeed you, I'm glad you served but please don't shove that garbage down our throats. I could care less what branch you were in or what you do/did. If you act like a imbecile don't throw a tantrum when you get called out.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=6517195&page=1

what branch/mos?

+1

What MOS?

Broad Street. NJ is at 7.30am

3:21:45 wrote:

Call it like it is wrote:

May 1, 2016 8am ... get ready

Both Broad Street and NJ marathon are on that date. Both are flat and PR type races. I would assume if he submits a false est. finish time at Broad Street like last year to get into a better corral the RD will be notified.

Wait, fat fingers was a SEaL?