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

+1I always said when this story broke that he better hope he got DQed and/or came clean, as his story would have been just a blip on one or 2 of those names. Spineless Mike, this list equals infamy for all the rest of your days. Thanks for playing

jwem wrote:

Compare that story to the 12 basement trolls that reported on his cheating:

1.) New York Times

2.) National Post

3.) Washington Post

4.) Outside Magazine

5.) Runners World

6.) The Boston Globe

7.) Canadian Runner Magazine

8.) Men's Journal

9.) Phillymag

10.) The Patch

11.) The Morning Call

12.) LetsRun

I had to include LetsRun, of course, as it's LetsRun and the other 11 basement trolls who have caused all of Mike's problems. Not Mike. He's not to blame. He just cheated.

Now that Boston is behind us, we only have the VIA marathon to excite us. I sure hope Barb McKeever is hard at work, as always.

EZPass Mike wrote:

Now that Boston is behind us, we only have the VIA marathon to excite us. I sure hope Barb McKeever is hard at work, as always.

And Mike has dishonor and the disdain of runners worldwide. Every article that mentions him now is in the context of cheating with zero support for him. Now that is how winning is done, right Mike?

#lifeisgood

TheDudeAbides wrote:

EZPass Mike wrote:

Now that Boston is behind us, we only have the VIA marathon to excite us. I sure hope Barb McKeever is hard at work, as always.

And Mike has dishonor and the disdain of runners worldwide. Every article that mentions him now is in the context of cheating with zero support for him. Now that is how winning is done, right Mike?

#lifeisgood

Imagine if you will, a Twilight Zone where THIS happens

"Mr. Rossi, this is your children's principal. We understand you took your kids up to Boston for the Marathon"

"Yes, we thought it would be a good learning experience"

"I'm sure it was. How did you do?"

"I did OK, it was a little warm. Thanks for asking"

"Mr Rossi, we're going to have to give your children unexcused absences for those days. We hope you understand?"

"Yeah, I get it. That would be fine"

"Thanks Mr. Rossi, and good luck next year"

Very accurate indeed. Nowhere in this scenario does he talk back like a jack@ss or try to redirect the attention to his great performance. Mike - why hide in your hole now? You should be publicly celebrating your achievement in Boston. Now more than ever it's important to have Boston finisher on your profile.

RandMart wrote:

TheDudeAbides wrote:

And Mike has dishonor and the disdain of runners worldwide. Every article that mentions him now is in the context of cheating with zero support for him. Now that is how winning is done, right Mike?

#lifeisgood

Imagine if you will, a Twilight Zone where THIS happens

"Mr. Rossi, this is your children's principal. We understand you took your kids up to Boston for the Marathon"

"Yes, we thought it would be a good learning experience"

"I'm sure it was. How did you do?"

"I did OK, it was a little warm. Thanks for asking"

"Mr Rossi, we're going to have to give your children unexcused absences for those days. We hope you understand?"

"Yeah, I get it. That would be fine"

"Thanks Mr. Rossi, and good luck next year"

Mike Rossi can't wear his Boston Gear anywhere, brah. He could be embarrassed at any moment by anyone simply asking his name or about his BQ.

TroLLminator wrote:

Very accurate indeed. Nowhere in this scenario does he talk back like a jack@ss or try to redirect the attention to his great performance.

Yep, if he had just shut up about the absences, expressed the tiniest bit of humility and acknowledged that ONE mistake [even if he thought he was in the right, and just sucked it up], no one would have scrutinized his VIA results, he wouldn't have been called out as a Course Cutter, he wouldn't have to go whining to Barb McKeever, no one would know what "AOL Lawyer" means, he wouldn't have had to cheat on Thanksgiving, his Twitter would still be open, and so on, and so on

Change ONE thing, you change EVERY thing

What does AOL lawyer mean anyway?

Looks like the one who he used to stick on Ken is out of business, or at least his website was down.

Mike's trusted lawyer... variations include AOL lawyer (still uses aol email account) and rent-a-lawyer.

Loofa Dog wrote:

What does AOL lawyer mean anyway?

Looks like the one who he used to stick on Ken is out of business, or at least his website was down.

TroLLminator wrote:

Mike's trusted lawyer... variations include AOL lawyer (still uses aol email account) and rent-a-lawyer.

Loofa Dog wrote:

What does AOL lawyer mean anyway?

Looks like the one who he used to stick on Ken is out of business, or at least his website was down.

Also he knows Mike and knows what he is capable and as an officer of the court he must side with justice. For him NOT to have Mike come forward with the truth is a miscarriage of justice. He does know the truth.

The walls closed in on him, he's finished

TroLLminator wrote:

The walls closed in on him, he's finished

Until he expresses one iota of sincere regret or apology I think not. He is too delusional. Still having his jolly green Boston clown suit up tells me that. He's a mean and terrible, nasty person. Look at what he did to Ken and reveled in it. Look at what he did to the principal and reveled in it. Look at what he did to Cecily and reveled in it.

Make no mistake. He's evil. And those who support him are no less.

Mike loses another follower.

Hi Mike! Time for the truth? Naw, didn't think you were that smart. Good times, good times, 20 years from now good times will still be rolling.

TroLLminator wrote:

The walls closed in on him, he's finished

I'm reminded of the Trash Compactor scene in Star Wars*

Yeah, I'm OLD ... I call Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope{/i] JUST Star Wars

Can someone give a synopsis or point to a page where I might find more info about this "Ken" and "Cecily"

I followed the thread from it's inception to the time VIA announced they wouldn't DQ Mr. Rossi, however it seems a hell of a lot more has happened since then.

oh please wrote:

Can someone give a synopsis or point to a page where I might find more info about this "Ken" and "Cecily"

I followed the thread from it's inception to the time VIA announced they wouldn't DQ Mr. Rossi, however it seems a hell of a lot more has happened since then.

Don't rossi the thread, man.

It would be like seeing the opening scene from "The 300" and skipping to the credits.

TheDudeAbides wrote:

oh please wrote:

Can someone give a synopsis or point to a page where I might find more info about this "Ken" and "Cecily"

I followed the thread from it's inception to the time VIA announced they wouldn't DQ Mr. Rossi, however it seems a hell of a lot more has happened since then.

Don't rossi the thread, man.

It would be like seeing the opening scene from "The 300" and skipping to the credits.

To fully Rossi a thread, one must:

- hop in a car that was purchased by your wife (because you have no real earning potential)

- Get to the finish. Park. Run to glory. A new PR.

- Be the poorest math student ever. 3:11:45 is possible. So is under 20 for a 5K... unless you're an idiot who can't subtract.

- Surround yourself with weak and incompetent people. Hello Barb McKeever.

- Brag about it for life (friends know that you're a liar, but they put up with you because it is easier that way)

- Maintain expert legal guidance (Google: Cheap lawyers for under $25/hour)

- Get drunk, create various user names/variations of 12 basement losers, let the booze take over

- Get last laugh by using awesome photos for Twitter page. Goodfellas? Sure. Boston Finish Line? Of course.

- Maintain innocence because you're not the type of person to care about the impact on your family.

- Play the victim card. Always play the victim card. My kids learned more that week than they could ever learn from those stupid teachers.

- Backtrack. I didn't call them stupid.

- More backtrack. Why is this about me?

- Selfies. Lots and lots of selfies. More than most (other) 14 year old girls.

Mike - you have always had one real move remaining. Admit guilt.

+1 on the summary. There is no way to shorten up the Ken or Cecily thing. You just have to roll your sleeves up and dive in. Trust me it's well worth it.

oh please wrote:

Can someone give a synopsis or point to a page where I might find more info about this "Ken" and "Cecily"

I followed the thread from it's inception to the time VIA announced they wouldn't DQ Mr. Rossi, however it seems a hell of a lot more has happened since then.

Don't Rossi the thread, the Ken stuff is largely pointless but the 5K shenanigans last November are gold.