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

Flnlsher medal wrote:

There were indicators all along that he had previous knowledge of his non DQ before the public statement by Via. It's easy to say you have proof in those circumstances when you know you'll never have to furnish any.

Surprises come from many different places though. How did WAA phrase it? Tick tock from an old friend!

All the more reason to suspect the RD and/or Via were more involved in the deception, to wit since the evidence was not forthcoming and they also LIED about the particulars of the investigation themselves.

Mike was confident before the decision that he would not receive a DQ and Barb and Via were the ones rendering the verdict.

So yeah, there it is.

BenF wrote:

Flnlsher medal wrote:

There were indicators all along that he had previous knowledge of his non DQ before the public statement by Via. It's easy to say you have proof in those circumstances when you know you'll never have to furnish any.

Surprises come from many different places though. How did WAA phrase it? Tick tock from an old friend!

All the more reason to suspect the RD and/or Via were more involved in the deception, to wit since the evidence was not forthcoming and they also LIED about the particulars of the investigation themselves.

Mike was confident before the decision that he would not receive a DQ and Barb and Via were the ones rendering the verdict.

So yeah, there it is.

I guess Mike isn't too different from all of us.

We all believe Barb McKeever to be an idiot.

Bump to the OP on this one year anniversary of the whole world learning how #lifeisgood for our hero Mike Rossi

+1

Here's to many more to come and here's to your cheatin' heart Mikey!

EZPass Mike wrote:

BenF wrote:

All the more reason to suspect the RD and/or Via were more involved in the deception, to wit since the evidence was not forthcoming and they also LIED about the particulars of the investigation themselves.

Mike was confident before the decision that he would not receive a DQ and Barb and Via were the ones rendering the verdict.

So yeah, there it is.

I guess Mike isn't too different from all of us.

We all believe Barb McKeever to be an idiot.

That's not true. She may well be an idiot, seems a safe assumption, but there is also a possibility that she's just extremely lazy and incompetent. I'm on the fence. Of course, she could be extremely lazy, incompetent and stupid.

There is another explanation - she is a race director for a color run, it is possible that she doesn't know the difference between a marathon and a color run. They could be all the same to her, just fund raising events where people pay money to run around as much as they like.

Someone tell me what I'm looking at in this photo. It was submitted by someone to validate ability to complete a marathon in a specific time.

It just looks ....off

I am assuming this was manually entered..

Shows 16:43 for 3.1 miles in the summary

There's a 1 mile and 2 mile split - assuming those times are cumulative. No 3 mile time.

But if he ran 2 miles in 13:14, that would mean he would have had to run the last 1.1 miles in in 3:29??

Someone help me out..

http://imgur.com/T3lb8W7

doubler wrote:

Someone tell me what I'm looking at in this photo. It was submitted by someone to validate ability to complete a marathon in a specific time.

It just looks ....off

I am assuming this was manually entered..

Shows 16:43 for 3.1 miles in the summary

There's a 1 mile and 2 mile split - assuming those times are cumulative. No 3 mile time.

But if he ran 2 miles in 13:14, that would mean he would have had to run the last 1.1 miles in in 3:29??

Someone help me out..

http://imgur.com/T3lb8W7

Your math is correct.

RunDreamRun wrote:

doubler wrote:

Someone tell me what I'm looking at in this photo. It was submitted by someone to validate ability to complete a marathon in a specific time.

It just looks ....off

I am assuming this was manually entered..

Shows 16:43 for 3.1 miles in the summary

There's a 1 mile and 2 mile split - assuming those times are cumulative. No 3 mile time.

But if he ran 2 miles in 13:14, that would mean he would have had to run the last 1.1 miles in in 3:29??

Someone help me out..

http://imgur.com/T3lb8W7

Your math is correct.

Seems legit.

doubler wrote:

Someone tell me what I'm looking at in this photo. It was submitted by someone to validate ability to complete a marathon in a specific time.

What was the marathon time he/she was trying to prove? If they are saying they can run a 6:28 mile so they can run a sub 3:40 marathon... maybe.

wrecktangle wrote:

doubler wrote:

Someone tell me what I'm looking at in this photo. It was submitted by someone to validate ability to complete a marathon in a specific time.

What was the marathon time he/she was trying to prove? If they are saying they can run a 6:28 mile so they can run a sub 3:40 marathon... maybe.

It's a 3:05 marathon.

I am questioning the Nike + Data. They claim they ran a sub 17 minute 5k. But that Nike Plus data looks off with the splits. I think their 1/2 marathon PR is about 1:40:00. I was looking for anything that would make that marathon time possible and have come up empty.

1:44:20 is the fasted legit 1/2 marathon time I found for the runner.

doubler wrote:

wrecktangle wrote:

What was the marathon time he/she was trying to prove? If they are saying they can run a 6:28 mile so they can run a sub 3:40 marathon... maybe.

It's a 3:05 marathon.

I am questioning the Nike + Data. They claim they ran a sub 17 minute 5k. But that Nike Plus data looks off with the splits. I think their 1/2 marathon PR is about 1:40:00. I was looking for anything that would make that marathon time possible and have come up empty.

That's their proof they are able to run a 3:05? Not good.

It looks like they may have ran the 2 miles legitimately.

My theory is that they manually added the 3rd mile in the time needed to get sub 17.

They emailed me prior to providing that screenshot stating that their PR was sub 17, and then followed up with sending me that screenshot.

doubler wrote:

It looks like they may have ran the 2 miles legitimately.

My theory is that they manually added the 3rd mile in the time needed to get sub 17.

They emailed me prior to providing that screenshot stating that their PR was sub 17, and then followed up with sending me that screenshot.

Im assuming you are referring to the same doofus who claimed this:

"I run most races alongside people of various paces and I did run 26.2/3:08 on my own up and down the West Side Highway one weekend as a personal test, it wasn't at a timed race but it was my best time."

You need to ask him for that data!

Unbelievable, the amount of s#it some people are willing to spew out of their mouths.

No shortcuts wrote:

doubler wrote:

It looks like they may have ran the 2 miles legitimately.

My theory is that they manually added the 3rd mile in the time needed to get sub 17.

They emailed me prior to providing that screenshot stating that their PR was sub 17, and then followed up with sending me that screenshot.

Im assuming you are referring to the same doofus who claimed this:

"I run most races alongside people of various paces and I did run 26.2/3:08 on my own up and down the West Side Highway one weekend as a personal test, it wasn't at a timed race but it was my best time."

You need to ask him for that data!

Unbelievable, the amount of s#it some people are willing to spew out of their mouths.

lol, yeah. I am going to update that post - probably in the morning with some additional information including the evidence he sent me.

doubler wrote:

No shortcuts wrote:

Im assuming you are referring to the same doofus who claimed this:

"I run most races alongside people of various paces and I did run 26.2/3:08 on my own up and down the West Side Highway one weekend as a personal test, it wasn't at a timed race but it was my best time."

You need to ask him for that data!

Unbelievable, the amount of s#it some people are willing to spew out of their mouths.

lol, yeah. I am going to update that post - probably in the morning with some additional information including the evidence he sent me.

Send it to Barb Mckeever, too. She is always open to the truth. Unless it means she has to work.

Thanks DudeAbides, I did do some insane workouts back in the day. I wasn't a pretty runner, but I could grind with anybody.

Mike could use some work on his form as well - I think he'd be a more efficient, faster runner if he got himself a pair of Vibrams - mid-foot strike and higher cadence, etc.

I suppose premium gas and optimal tire pressure would work too.

Czech locomotive wrote:

Thanks DudeAbides, I did do some insane workouts back in the day. I wasn't a pretty runner, but I could grind with anybody.

Mike could use some work on his form as well - I think he'd be a more efficient, faster runner if he got himself a pair of Vibrams - mid-foot strike and higher cadence, etc.

I suppose premium gas and optimal tire pressure would work too.

Mike would be hospitalized in Vibrams, besides he's a green Nike guy like many newbie runners.

3 golds, no one but no one cares what you look like with that level of guts. Plus you'd rather face a firing squad than to cheat like Mike.

There is no hope for Mike Rossi. He puts his cheating and lies before all others, it is all about his greater glory. You and he are as opposite as it gets in our sport. You are way up here and he was at the very bottom rung and falling from there.

doubler wrote:

lol, yeah. I am going to update that post - probably in the morning with some additional information including the evidence he sent me.

Mike has competition for Champion of throwing cr@p to the wall and hoping something sticks.

Just a note - verify that other guy's age. Either there are two runners out there with that same name and hometown, or the dude gets younger as the years go by: 39 y/o Philadelphia 2012; 34 y/o New Jersey 2015. He ran as a masters in 2014.