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

Mike Rossi wrote:

Joey Zasa wrote:

Funny how people can't own a simple insignificant mistake but just make it worse for themselves.

friggin tell me about it!

MR

right on

SaraB wrote:

date hating derogatorists wrote:

now the semantics, you are just like the people you accuse

you used the word "stupid" it is derogatory. It only took a look back 1 page to find a derogatory comment from you

why don't you own the mistake and we all can move on

You can move where ever you wish. As far as I know a comment isn't a person. If I'm wrong and the comment suddenly comes to life and decides it was offended then I will gladly apologise to the comment for calling the comment stupid.

Even by your own definition it wasn't derogatory.

Good God. Why do people have to be such drama queens. Get over it and move on. This thread is not about YOU.

Peace in Lehigh Valley wrote:

This thread is disintegrating under its own weight and stress levels, everyone is so wound up and hearing that a decision won't come until the end of May it has caused everyone to meltdown.

MR is a matador of the internet. He has turned you all against yourselves. SaraB and others have now presented you with Ms. Moore as the next Piñata to attack, leaving MR quietly behind. Masterful, absolutely troll masterful.

Stay the course everyone, pun intended, quick someone save this thread with a statistical analysis of training progressions or new photos that someone is not in. Please.

The bleeding wounded limping Zebra alone on the Serengheti is now surrounded by wounded rabbits and goats and warthogs. Focus on the Zebra, that is the big meal.

Not really. I mean, do you seriously think that anyone is stressing over any of this. It is light entertainment at best. At worst, just another thread to ignore.

Stress? WTF?

This thread is officially done.

Somewhere, the zebra is dancing.

Peace in Lehigh Valley wrote:

This thread is disintegrating under its own weight and stress levels, everyone is so wound up and hearing that a decision won't come until the end of May it has caused everyone to meltdown.

MR is a matador of the internet. He has turned you all against yourselves. SaraB and others have now presented you with Ms. Moore as the next Piñata to attack, leaving MR quietly behind. Masterful, absolutely troll masterful.

Stay the course everyone, pun intended, quick someone save this thread with a statistical analysis of training progressions or new photos that someone is not in. Please.

The bleeding wounded limping Zebra alone on the Serengheti is now surrounded by wounded rabbits and goats and warthogs. Focus on the Zebra, that is the big meal.

udderly done wrote:

This thread is officially far from done.

Corrected.

Is he DQ'd yet, or has he issued The Apology?

Looking into other cases doesn't mean we've stop caring about Rossi nor does it distract from him in any way.

Cardinal Lamberto: Would you like to make your confession?

Michael Corleone: [flustered] Your eminence, I... it's been so long... I wouldn't know where to... It's been 30 years. I'd use up too much of your time.

Cardinal Lamberto: I always have time to save souls.

Michael Corleone: Well... I am beyond redemption.

Cardinal Lamberto: I hear my own priests' confessions here. The urge to confess can be overwhelming.

Michael Corleone: What is the point of confessing if I do not repent?

Cardinal Lamberto: I hear you are a practical man. What have you got to lose, eh? Go on.

Michael Corleone: [hesitantly] I... I betrayed myself.

Cardinal Lamberto: Go on, my son.

Michael Corleone: I betrayed runners. I used earphones, and I made up t-shirts for my race, and for my family to wear as well.

Cardinal Lamberto: Go on, my son, go on.

Michael Corleone: I... ah, it's useless.

Cardinal Lamberto: Go on, my son.

Michael Corleone: [choking up] I cut ... I may not have run the whole race of my Boston qualifier, I gloated, I took kids out of school, I mocked people that were slower than me [sobbing] I mocked hobby joggers. I posted under different screen names. I gave financial advice anonymously to Letsrunners. I made up threads about post-nuptial cutoff to mock old people.

Cardinal Lamberto: Go on, my son.

MIchael Corleone: I bandited races, I sold my bibs, I called out people for cheating and peds just because they were faster than me.

Cardinal Lamberto: Go on my son.

Michael Corleone: (sobbing) I claimed I made six figures and had girlfriends, I wore running tights with a singlet, (Sobbing uncontrollably)

and I lied about my PRs!

Cardinal Lamberto: Your sins are terrible, and it is just that you suffer. Your life could be redeemed, but I know you do not believe that. You will not change.

Err, sorry to point this out to you, but I think he was being humorous.

I accept you're probably having a stressful shit of a day so you're forgiven, in fact, to quote Pete Townsend, "you're all forgiven", except Mike of course.

Joey Zasa wrote:

I say to all of you, I have been treated this day, with no respect. I've earned you all money. I've made you rich, and I asked for little. Good. You will not give, I'll take! As for Don, SaraB, well she makes it, very clear to me today, that she is my enemy. You must choose between us.

I believe that for us to choose, there must be an option. There is no option here: SaraB for the win.

cyprus wrote:

crete wrote:

Has anyone mentioned how reedonkulous it was that he listed "culinary arts" as a topic that his kids "learned more about in a week than in a lifetime at school"?

Culinary arts? Seriously? I don't want my kids learning that at school at the expense of academic subjects. I want them to learn math, english, science, foreign language, etc, etc.

I would bet 20 bucks that the culinary arts "education" consisted of lunch at Benihana.

or possibly olive garden

prime cuts wrote:

Joey Zasa wrote:

I say to all of you, I have been treated this day, with no respect. I've earned you all money. I've made you rich, and I asked for little. Good. You will not give, I'll take! As for Don, SaraB, well she makes it, very clear to me today, that she is my enemy. You must choose between us.

I believe that for us to choose, there must be an option. There is no option here: SaraB for the win.

Is this even a "choice"?

SaraB for President!

prime cuts for doggy bag

prime cuts wrote:

Joey Zasa wrote:

I say to all of you, I have been treated this day, with no respect. I've earned you all money. I've made you rich, and I asked for little. Good. You will not give, I'll take! As for Don, SaraB, well she makes it, very clear to me today, that she is my enemy. You must choose between us.

I believe that for us to choose, there must be an option. There is no option here: SaraB for the win.

Can we not just have a coalition? :)

not yet buddy wrote:

udderly done wrote:

This thread is officially far from done.

Corrected.

Yes its far from over but nothing of significance has occurred in over a week and nothing of significance will occur in another couple of weeks unless, saying "Hi" to Mike over and over is significant.

We have like two options in regards to Rossi. The official investigation is under way, they are going through the photos and we've sent them what we've done so going back over the photos is redundant unless anyone finds something showing him going off the course. So we either:

1. Look at other races to see if they are suspicious. We've done this a bit and it's mostly a dead end but it might be worth a second look.

Or

2. We continue with the banter and the occasional troll counter attack until the end of the month when an outcome to the investigation has been announced.

Unless anyone else has any other suggestions?

SaraB wrote:

prime cuts wrote:

I believe that for us to choose, there must be an option. There is no option here: SaraB for the win.

Can we not just have a coalition? :)

No SaraB, a line has been drawn in the sand. We stand with you.

seriously... wrote:

Yes its far from over but nothing of significance has occurred in over a week and nothing of significance will occur in another couple of weeks unless...

I don't know if this has been mentioned before, and apologies if it has, but has anyone... ah fvct it, never mind.

You're all forgiven. wrote:

Nice wrote:

Not really. I mean, do you seriously think that anyone is stressing over any of this. It is light entertainment at best. At worst, just another thread to ignore.

Stress? WTF?

Err, sorry to point this out to you, but I think he was being humorous.

I accept you're probably having a stressful shit of a day so you're forgiven, in fact, to quote Pete Townsend, "you're all forgiven", except Mike of course.

Hey, don't feel bad about your mistake. Actually it is quite healthy that you came on here and confessed.