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

IFartinYourGeneralErection wrote:

Hey. Just post once....

Or should I say...

Hi, Mike!

lol, I swear I only hit the post message button once. First and last time I will post from my iPhone.

get lost wrote:

Something substantive to add wrote:

That's correct, Gerry Yasso is not the RD, he's the VP of Resource Development for Via of the Lehigh Valley. So essentially he's a bigwig with the title sponsor of the marathon.

I wonder what other things the kooky witch hunters have gotten wrong during the course of this selfish and hateful riot.

LetsRun is like a quality peer reviewed scientific or medical journal, we all do our utmost to be accurate and honest, occasionally we err, we are human after all. When this happens it is quickly pointed out to us by our LR compadres in running by respectfully and delicately advising us of the error with such terms as moron, idiot, dickhead, doofus, etc, and then correcting our mistake.

Accordingly, anything we have "gotten wrong" is quickly righted, so you no longer need "wonder" or concern yourself .

Peer Reviewed LetsRun wrote:

get lost wrote:

I wonder what other things the kooky witch hunters have gotten wrong during the course of this selfish and hateful riot.

LetsRun is like a quality peer reviewed scientific or medical journal, we all do our utmost to be accurate and honest, occasionally we err, we are human after all. When this happens it is quickly pointed out to us by our LR compadres in running by respectfully and delicately advising us of the error with such terms as moron, idiot, dickhead, doofus, etc, and then correcting our mistake.

Accordingly, anything we have "gotten wrong" is quickly righted, so you no longer need "wonder" or concern yourself .

Thanks. I definitely was worried for a short while. I thought people might be getting carried away and not doing their due diligence. You've eased my mind.

GL

Experienced Kip Watcher wrote:

Is Nice replying to Nice? wrote:

I'm confused, is Nice replying to Nice?

Nice (Cote d'Azur) is one of my favourite places.

I hear they make a nice salad there.

SaraB posted that she did indeed contact the RD. I'm sure they will take whatever steps they see fit, including duplicating some of the fine work done here. Thanks for the update.

High Noon wrote:

If he "don't" get a DQ? So if the panel chooses not to DQ him you are gonna take to the streets and riot?

I want to see him DQ'd because if he's not he'll gloat and say he's vindicated.

But if he is DQ'd, it doesn't change anything, he still got into and ran Boston, which was his goal.

Did everyone see this? wrote:

Has anyone posted this here yet?

http://therunnereclectic.com/2015/05/06/race-times-physiology-and-statistics/

I had not seen that blog post, thanks for providing the link....it's spot on and captures my thoughts on the situation exactly. Kudos to Jon, the author, for writing a great piece.

Look Mike, it's very clear as the blog referenced above and posters in this thread have stated that no one in the running community is buying your story / LV BQ result (though, admittedly some of the posts in this thread are more personal attack than substance...welcome to LRC). Please give some real thought to coming clean. I know someone said a few pages back that keeping silent is the best thing you can do, I sincerely disagree.

So, think about this scenario: you come clean. Admit that in a moment of weakness you cheated at the LV marathon. In exchange, you get DQ'd but maybe they'll be lenient and not ban you from running future Boston Marathons and USTAF events. The reasonable people in the running community--unfortunately this clearly doesn't include many here on LRC--will forgive you and you can redeem yourself by training for and running a real BQ. Don't worry about the anonymous posters on here that will never forgive your transgression, think about your kids who, at this point, have certainly heard about some of the sh*t storm you've stirred up.

When I stated that I thought based on your 3:43 and reported 15 mpw training that you could get a legit BQ I meant that and I think others would likely agree. You look like a bigger guy from some of the pics posted on here but a 3:43 off of 15 mpw is nothing to sneeze at and is indicative of a level of baseline endurance that with increased milage + structured, focused training could result in a BQ for someone your age.

Think about the lessons your kids could learn from this whole thing if you simply tell the truth and admit you cheated. This doesn't have to be all about public embarrassment. It could be about honesty, admitting when you're wrong, hard work, redemption and achieving meaningful goals. Those are some powerful lessons for young kids. As a father myself, I know the pressure to seem perfect to ones kids can be overwhelming. But, eventually we all fail in the quest for perfection which doesn't make us bad parents it makes us human. These are lessons your kids will definitely not learn in school, they need to learn them from their parents. They need to learn them from you. Do the right thing Mike, tell the truth. There is still time.

Heavy Breather wrote:

Rossi cheat wrote:

Just an update. I emailed the Lehigh race director yesterday, and she said that they anticipate wrapping up the investigation by the end of May. Sounds like they are taking it more seriously now and not just passing it off to USATF. I do wonder if they have all the evidence spreadsheets from LetsRun, SaraB etc

excerpt...."we are in the process of interviewing more than 100 runners, including Mr. Rossi. A five-person panel of community leaders who are also marathon runners will review the evidence and make a recommendation on what action the race committee should take. We expect to conclude the review by the end of May."

SaraB posted that she did indeed contact the RD. I'm sure they will take whatever steps they see fit, including duplicating some of the fine work done here. Thanks for the update.

Of course she did. I'm beginning to think it is personal like she used to date Mike or something. Especially with all her "hi Mike" stuff. Crazy exes. Or she doth protest too much. And she has a suspicious race in her past. Her level of obsession isn't normal even for a lady.

MR set a goal and achieved it. Who are we to cast the first stone ?

I'm just guessing that most of the people who care about this are slower than 3:11. Probably less than 100 people on the planet who actually care. And 99 of them are posting on here.

frank burns wrote:

It's nice to be nice to the nice.

Frank, is that you?

Like so what wrote:

I'm just guessing that most of the people who care about this are slower than 3:11. Probably less than 100 people on the planet who actually care. And 99 of them are posting on here.

umm, I think you're wrong there.

FMD there's some morons around wrote:

What pisses me off is the idiots who keep coming on here saying idiots keep repeating the same thing. FMD there's around 2480 friggin posts on this thread, do you want them to go and read every single one before posting just to confirm it hasn't been mentioned before? Get over yourself moron cos you've contributed sweet FA.

Ugh, I started reading this thread about 5 days ago in a vain attempt to catch up. It's like squashing cockroaches; you get through 5 pages and 10 more show up.

I've sequestered myself away from the interwebs to ensure I don't prematurely ejacu...find out what happens.

Ironically, I've stayed up so late reading posts that I've missed my morning runs and am relegated to Rossi Ruiz mileage.

Focus Jefe, focus, back to page 125...

Mr. Owl says Mike who? wrote:

Do the right thing Mike, tell the truth. There is still time.

Agree, but won't happen. None of the cheaters featured here on LR, and there's been a few, have come clean and told the truth. IMO, this fella, because of the way he's portrayed his personality (for wont of a better word), seems the least likely of any of them to do so.

People get crazy wrote:

Of course she did. I'm beginning to think it is personal like she used to date Mike or something. Especially with all her "hi Mike" stuff. Crazy exes. Or she doth protest too much. And she has a suspicious race in her past. Her level of obsession isn't normal even for a lady.

MR set a goal and achieved it. Who are we to cast the first stone ?

Errrrrrr no. Never met the guy. I say hi because there's very little doubt that he is reading everything written about him so am just reminding him that you know occasionally. I've been objective throughout the entire thread. I also think we should try to catch everyone who cheats rather than make it a personal attack against one person.

People get crazy wrote:

Of course she did. I'm beginning to think it is personal like she used to date Mike or something. Especially with all her "hi Mike" stuff. Crazy exes. Or she doth protest too much. And she has a suspicious race in her past. Her level of obsession isn't normal even for a lady.

MR set a goal and achieved it. Who are we to cast the first stone ?

Oddly enough there was similar trolling to this in the Litton threads, wouldn't the distance (SaraB is from UK) have tended to prevent them ever having met? I think she has done a great job documenting this fraud.

Like so what wrote:

I'm just guessing that most of the people who care about this are slower than 3:11. Probably less than 100 people on the planet who actually care. And 99 of them are posting on here.

And yet here you are posting about it.

HVrunner67 wrote:

He can't train. He can only jog marathons and ten milers. Remember the torn labrum? Hey Mike, where is that MRI you promised?

I'm pretty sure it was a torn labia.

Can't believe they removed the thread on Knoblock Moore. Fundamentally,her cheating is no different than Mike Rossi.

doubler wrote:

Can't believe they removed the thread on Knoblock Moore. Fundamentally,her cheating is no different than Mike Rossi.

It would be great if the Brojos could posts some rules on when it is OK to cheat for a BQ and when it isn't.