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

Nice summation of the nasty narcissist that is Mike Rossi.

Also, interesting to note from the article that it isn't just LetsRun that has this opinion, it appears there are others from other areas of his life who do also.

Very sad, especially when you read something like this:

"Because he’s got a problem that won’t go away. The cyberworld judgment of Rossi reaches everywhere, including the Kitchen Bar.

Not long ago, a group of guys rolled in late on a Friday night, the night Rossi is a straight DJ there, playing music. One of them had a question for him, about the Boston Marathon.

Boom! Things quickly got ugly.

Before the cops got there, Rossi had rolled around on the floor with a couple different guys. He ended up with a torn shirt and a bit of a shiner beneath one eye."

What a way to carry on, wonder who they were.

Dunno, but this is why Mike's life is effed up and will remain effed up because he effing cannot come to terms with reality.

His Via and subsequent Boston cheating and "win" for not being disqualified is all that is left in his miserable life. It is so effed up that he tries to get his effing self-promoting Boston Marathon video removed from the internet.

He'd rather tweak and troll some "skinny girl" runners than admit to his cheating and lying and the destruction he has done to friends and family.

There is something very and seriously wrong with that boy.

Yup, was quite thorough and fair. Too bad he didn't include the feud with Ken and Mike's retaliation with the game show.

How much does it cost to hire one of the top DJ's for a wedding? $200,000 per year he was making! WOW!

Surely Mike wants the Rojo to take down the Letsrun article and not just this thread, right? This thread is usually buried and very inactive now.

I still feel kind of sad for Mike. His pride makes it impossible for him to come clean, and, despite his nastiness towards Rigdon and Cecily, I still think his punishment has been outsized compared to his crime.

CBS Radio wrote:

http://www.phillymag.com/articles/mike-rossi-boston-marathon-aftermath/

Rojo: do not grant this cheater an interview and take down this thread. Not this guy:

Wow. Excellent article. Congrats to the author!

And yeah, Brojos, please don't take this thread down. Mike is the gift the keeps on giving!

I am especially impressed by the teaser picture!

Brojos / Rossi >>> Oprah / Lance

Thanks for the fun read PhillyMag!

The gift that keeps on giving.

When this happened, Rossi became a verb. As in,"He Rossied the course."

Now I think the appropriate use is, "We caught you cheating. Confess or get Rossied." It has all become a cautionary tale.

RossiCheated wrote:

The gift that keeps on giving.

When this happened, Rossi became a verb. As in,"He Rossied the course."

Now I think the appropriate use is, "We caught you cheating. Confess or get Rossied." It has all become a cautionary tale.

Here you go:

As I've said many times on this thread...welcome to your forever mikey.

printer wrote:

As I've said many times on this thread...welcome to your forever mikey.

Just got a Google Alert for the magazine article. Awesome work, Mikey.

Rosie Ruiz and Loser Mike Rossi. Con-joined twins.

This is an interesting window into the narcissistic mind. Is he DJ'ing on Friday and Saturday nights for the money, or because he is such an attention whore in need of whatever external validation he can get it, he's willing to spend weekends in some bar listening to drunk people screech out Kenny Rogers tunes. Whatever audience he can get, I suppose. Either way, it just seems so pitiful, and the only think keeping me from feeling sorry for him is knowing what a real jerk Rossi can be.

From the article...

"It’s awfully simple, in the stark lines of those judgments we render. How, I wonder, does someone like Mike Rossi ever manage to get past that?"

Bob Huber, the answer is equally simple: Mike Rossi confesses and tells the truth.

That is the stark naked answer.

It will never happen because Mike Rossi is incapable of doing this. He is likely a psychopath and this logic does not apply in his world.

Amazing how there was a series of quick fixes that would've avoided ALL of this.

But...as it stands...it shall be his 'forever'.

From the article (also nice reader comment added to the end of it by Runner Michael)

"I go to the Kitchen Bar one more time, in mid-January, to see whether Rossi got fired for the late-night fight the previous Friday. But there he is, still DJ-ing, and still going at it with brio: “LIN-da! Linda’s gonna do a little Bonnie Raitt.” (Rossi recently got hired by VIP DJ Entertainment in Coatesville.)

This night, as I down a tasteless shrimp cocktail at a high-top, when Rossi comes near me to schmooze the crowd — near enough to touch me — he won’t even look my way. As if I don’t exist.

I know why. We’ve had a couple email exchanges after our lunch, and he thinks I’m with all of them. The online lynch mob. That I want to ruin his life."

These are from the Facebook of a man in total denial and who knew what was coming in the article:

Trolls die if you don't feed them.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

Really? That's it? LOL

“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” (Mark Twain)

Great event tonight! #doingwhatIlove #lifeisgood

“They may call your victories, "lucky"...

They may mock your failures...

They may laugh at your heartache...

But still, they will never be happy.

This is the cyclical emptiness of the hater mindset.”

https://www.facebook.com/mikerossi22

Those facebook comments were from the last couple of days so the reporter must have given him a look at the article before publishing so Rossi went on the defensive leading up to it either that or he knew what was coming

One of those I know was a direct response to me (dance my little snowflake dance).

As for the others. Read the comments. Even some of his so called friends think he's taking about something else...specifically the American political climate (evidenced by the November 8 response).

Love how they cluster.

Sadly, Philadelphia Magazine I believe may have deleted Runner Michael's comment of:

Mr. Rossi has NO ONE to blame for his online, viral and real life mess and reputation but himself. He brought his "endless" marathon on to himself. It is a bit ironic yet fitting to say that he who lives by the sword (social media and the internet), dies by the sword. He cheated at the VIA Marathon in an effort to gain entry in the Boston Marathon. When he was challenged about being the only "runner" at the VIA Marathon not to have at least one picture of himself on the course at least 5 separate photo checkpoints, he claimed he had photographic and other proof that he did in fact run the entire race. But being the petulant, cyber bully that he is, he refused to share that with anyone, even letsrun.com who offered him money to see the 6 or 7 photos. He even tried to get a much more accomplished runner and athlete, as well as a well-known, on air TV meteorologist to back up his assertion that its common not to be in any photos. that backfired as she shot down his wishful thinking leading to his personal attacks on her and her family and threats to her. When he was asked about his previous races and pace times that were no where near his alleged VIA time and pace, he again resorted to insults and vacuous claims yet maintaining he had detailed training logs and other proof to support his VIA marathon time.

Worse, when challenged or simply asked about his VIA race or the Boston Marathon, he resorted to personal and viral threats and attacks and in some cases, actually physical violence has resulted as evidenced by what occurred in at least one incident at Kitchen Bar, although there are others.

All of this could have been stopped at the outset had he backed-up his vacuous claims and shared the alleged exculpatory evidence he claims he possesses. No one in their right mind (the operative words) would claim to have such evidence and not show it in the face of the allegations that he has endured, yet he is left to endure it through his past and continuous own actions, words and deeds.

Also sort of bummed they left out the bit about the questionable Turkey Trot.

This is going to follow him wherever he goes...

https://www.facebook.com/86873973112/photos/a.10150688075828113.410767.86873973112/10154594299728113/?type=3&theater