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

No doubt. Mike Rossi is the new Charles Ponzi. Or Tony Blundetto...

Meki Risso wrote:

The one thing I take away from this is that I will now associate the name "Rossi" with cheating and getting away with it. I will always think of timing mats as "Rossi Mats." Whenever someone cheats at something and covers their tracks, I will think of it as "pulling a Rossi." It works as a verb too. "You know, you can Rossi your taxes a little. Odds of being audited are really low!"

You're a bit late to the party, it's already been done, you've been kipped.

The one thing I take away from this is that I will now associate the name "Litton" with cheating and getting away with it. I will always think of timing mats as "Litton Mats." Whenever someone cheats at something and covers their tracks, I will think of it as "pulling a Litton." It works as a verb too. "You know, you can Litton your taxes a little. Odds of being audited are really low![

I'm not so sure about that. There's a stream of indelible ink that casting a large shadow on his "heroic" BQ race, and I'm guessing there is very little satisfaction in that for him.

Look at it this way -- that fool got called out publicly by Hal Higdon and Runner's World! Every hobby jogger in the land knows about this now! Will he ever be able to boast about his BQ or wear his Boston flair without looking over his shoulder to see who is snickering behind his back?

The guy lived to be in the spotlight even if it was with his z celebrity status. He was always posting pics with whoever would take time. Even at Broad Street , after he was outed, he posted a picture with a local weatherman all over his Twitter and Facebook. I think he is years from being able to go public with his social media again and even then I'm sure someone will take the time to remind him of this. That alone has to be killing him.

I am keeping an eye on the LV results page. As with other marathons the removal of his finish time may be our first notice of their decision. It's a long weekend coming up and Fridays are the best days to release a decision like this without drawing too much attention. Fingers crossed.

No ones faster than mike wrote:

The guy lived to be in the spotlight even if it was with his z celebrity status. He was always posting pics with whoever would take time. Even at Broad Street , after he was outed, he posted a picture with a local weatherman all over his Twitter and Facebook. I think he is years from being able to go public with his social media again and even then I\'m sure someone will take the time to remind him of this. That alone has to be killing him.

Plus, his wife probably made him turn off the 24 hour video loop of his Boston finish set to the song \"We Are The Champions\" by Queen.

Too bad they only went 3 deep in the AG awards. If his math was just a little bit worse he may have gone sub 3 and that would have been extra awesome.

No ones faster than mike wrote: I am keeping an eye on the LV results page. As with other marathons the removal of his finish time may be our first notice of their decision. It's a long weekend coming up and Fridays are the best days to release a decision like this without drawing too much attention. Fingers crossed.

No DQ yet, but it's coming.

So he will be Mike Rossi, DQ or aka:"Mr. DQ"Oh sweet, sweet karma.

somebloke wrote:

No DQ yet, but it's coming.

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

Plus, his wife probably made him turn off the 24 hour video loop of his Boston finish set to the song "We Are The Champions" by Queen.

Unfortunately, I'm sure he thinks he's "done his sentence but committed no crime." For that matter, I'm sure he thinks "it's been no bed of roses or no pleasure cruise, but considers it a challenge before the whole human race" and to top it all off "he ain't gonna lose."

I hate that in his twisted mind he could attribute the lyrics to such a great song from such a great band to his own self-inflicted situation.

And on top of everything else, Mike has a very small wang. It's clearly evident in one of his race photos. That shortcoming probably contributed to his desperate need for public affirmation and, thus, the cheating and narcissism. Poor guy. I feel sorry for his wife.

A lot of support is growing locally for a Rossi 5k. We all cross the start mat, enjoy a beverage of our choice (preferably a caramel macchiato) then jog in for a sub-15. Since there will be no pictures of us not racing that is the MR logic that we all did.

Maybe we can even get mike to DJ.

No ones as fast as mike wrote:

A lot of support is growing locally for a Rossi 5k. We all cross the start mat, enjoy a beverage of our choice (preferably a caramel macchiato) then jog in for a sub-15. Since there will be no pictures of us not racing that is the MR logic that we all did.

Maybe we can even get mike to DJ.

SUB 15? That seems a bit slow for the MR5K - I would venture a guess that each person would cross the finish mat (no pics of course), with arms raised and head down in adulation of the epic near sub 14 race they just completed.

I was being conservative as there is a big hill right in the middle of the course. Well, to be more exact, it's between the start mat and the espresso machine.

I've sent an email expressing my opinion re Rossi to the Lehigh race director.

I suggest interested parties do the same. Boston is next if Lehigh doesn't do the right thing.

RaceDirector@ViaMarathon.org

+1

No ones as fast as mike wrote:

A lot of support is growing locally for a Rossi 5k. We all cross the start mat, enjoy a beverage of our choice (preferably a caramel macchiato) then jog in for a sub-15. Since there will be no pictures of us not racing that is the MR logic that we all did.

Maybe we can even get mike to DJ.

I don't find the lack of pictures very damning. I often miss the photographers at races and only get a finish line photo.

But those marathon times...ugh. His BQ race was over an HOUR faster than his first marathon and half an hour faster than his next fastest marathon. Also, his other race times are just not consistent with a 3:11 marathon. At all.

Finally, if you're going to cheat, lock yo shit down on Athlinks!

somebloke wrote:

No DQ yet, but it's coming.

How do you know, speculation like many others, or do you have an inside source?

PetitionTheRaceDirector wrote:

I've sent an email expressing my opinion re Rossi to the Lehigh race director.

I suggest interested parties do the same. Boston is next if Lehigh doesn't do the right thing.

RaceDirector@ViaMarathon.org

Forget it, waste of time. Boston taking any action will be completely dependent on what the Lehigh race director decides. If he is not DQ'd from Lehigh Valley, the BAA is going to do absolutely nothing.