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

survey assistance wrote:

dsb wrote:

Because, if I am the race director and I'm about to disqualify someone of the caliber of person that Mike Rossi has proven himself to be, then I am going to be absolutely certain that I won't wind up in a court of law as a result of taking an action which, and again I can't stress this enough, is a largely symbolic disqualification. There is not a single course of action that can be taken against MR that will un-run the 2015 Boston Marathon for him.

Not a legal type and not familiar with Boston's bylaws, but even though he did run the course in 4:01 last month, he allegedly got in under false pretenses. So it's not unreasonable to presume that Boston could DQ him and send him a letter. They'll never get that finisher medal back.

They'll probably also strike him from the official entry results. And it's not like he can actually brag about running Boston. If there is one thing he would hopefully have learned is the internet is a relentless place.

It don't work that way, folks wrote:

You can't make something go viral on purpose.

The interwebs don't work that way.

You really think Rebecca Black knew what she was doing?

No you can't, but you can tweet something 50 billion times and keep your fingers crossed.

We've already proved that he shamelessly shared it with multiple media outlets, Twitter, Facebook and online forums. He even posted it himself on the Boston marathon Facebook page! Please. He used his z level celebrity status to get it out there. I know a few guys that got this cheating story to go viral and they tried. Ha.

I think the 3:11BQ was the proverbial cherry - a Wave 1 start. Betcha he was pissed when assigned a Wave 2 start.

The brojos are up to something. I can feel it coming already.

somebloke wrote:

The brojos are up to something. I can feel it coming already.

I surely hope so, but don't call me Shirley.

USATF actually has a rule in place that if you leave the course (other than to use a portajohn that is on the course, you are automatically disqualified.

If they can prove he left the course then VIA has no choice but to disqualify him

We had a runner that is local to me who got caught cutting a course too short. It was only a 5K but they banned that runner from that race for life and also banned them from races put on by the RD, which there is about 20 races a year by that RD. They were also kicked out of the Running Club for a year and to join back they had to present their case to the members of the board.

you should do that firstly.

I thought the rule is/was if you leave the course you must reenter at the same place?

USATF wrote:

USATF actually has a rule in place that if you leave the course (other than to use a portajohn that is on the course, you are automatically disqualified.

If they can prove he left the course then VIA has no choice but to disqualify him

We had a runner that is local to me who got caught cutting a course too short. It was only a 5K but they banned that runner from that race for life and also banned them from races put on by the RD, which there is about 20 races a year by that RD. They were also kicked out of the Running Club for a year and to join back they had to present their case to the members of the board.

When will the brojos draw BLOOD?

I want BLOOOOOOOOOD!!!

Mike Rossi is going DOWN!

I apologize if this has been stated previously but to me the easiest way to solve this issue is for the race director to DQ him immediately. If he wants to fight it, then he has 48 hours to file a protest and produce all the evidence in his possession that he ran the full distance.

We all know that if he actually ran the entire 26.2 miles, he would have already sent the GPS / Garmin date to the RD. When the 48 hours comes and goes, the DQ stands and it's official. Then I'd notify the BAA. My argument would be since he didn't legitimately qualify for the 2015 race, he should be stricken from the official results.

This guy is a clown and rightfully deserves all of the embarrassment he has caused himself.

I wonder if there was ever any point, prior to the "hunt", where MR thought: Damn, this note going viral isn't the best thing to be happening considering how I got into Boston. Or if he was truly oblivious to the possibility of something like this occurring?

I don't understand the Nike + data SaraB posted. I appreciate it shows 18M in 2:22, for 7:54 avg pace, but the graph of his speed doesn't seem to suggest that as an average pace. If you draw a line through the graph at 7:54 average, he's rarely at or above it. Most of the time he's either running slowly or walking. Nothing in the graph suggests he's capable of a 3:30 marathon, let alone a 3:11.

http://i.imgur.com/wATc8eJ.jpg

Rossiiiii wrote:

I don't understand the Nike + data SaraB posted. I appreciate it shows 18M in 2:22, for 7:54 avg pace, but the graph of his speed doesn't seem to suggest that as an average pace. If you draw a line through the graph at 7:54 average, he's rarely at or above it. Most of the time he's either running slowly or walking. Nothing in the graph suggests he's capable of a 3:30 marathon, let alone a 3:11.

http://i.imgur.com/wATc8eJ.jpg

It would be hilarious if he edited the Nike+ workout data.

I wonder if Mike is still buying up Boston Marathon gear? Would he dare wear it now?

He did that 18miler on his kid's scooter

There is no 17 mile marker for that 18 miler.

dsb wrote:

Because, if I am the race director and I'm about to disqualify someone of the caliber of person that Mike Rossi has proven himself to be, then I am going to be absolutely certain that I won't wind up in a court of law as a result of taking an action which, and again I can't stress this enough, is a largely symbolic disqualification. There is not a single course of action that can be taken against MR that will un-run the 2015 Boston Marathon for him.

Shortcuts and BS Rosie Rossi? There is no way he initiates legal anything.

All reasonable people desire is the DQ at the BQ and ideally, BAA take him off the event records. That's all that can be done. For me, that's sufficient.

I'd like to see the guy do some major volunteering at the school as an apology for his nonsense.

kc1223 wrote:

There is no 17 mile marker for that 18 miler.

Also, it appears that vertical dashed white lines would be mile markers and there is only 16 segments.