He is just a little kid. He needs some guidance that he is not getting from adults in his life. This is not Kip, Rossi and Young level of crime.
He is just a little kid. He needs some guidance that he is not getting from adults in his life. This is not Kip, Rossi and Young level of crime.
JoeBattaglia75 wrote:
Hello LetsRun crowd,
I never post on the message boards but felt compelled to respond to this thread.
At no point did I ever send Terry a message stating that we would fly him to Austin to visit our HQ. Quite the contrary.
In fact, my message to Terry (through responses to all of the fake email accounts he set up begging and pleading for us to remove our report of the incident) that I am not taking it down and that MileSplit has a responsibility as a member of the running community to present the facts and to protect the integrity of the sport and fair competition.
At no point has MileSplit or FloSports had any direct contact with Terry Varicelli or offered him anything but the sincere hope that he learns his lessons and becomes better for having gone through this experience quite publicly.
Apparently, he is as slow on the uptake as he is on the track.
Forging my name/signature to a letter and posting it to a public forum is a crime and should this behavior continue, we will pursue this to the fullest extent of the law.
Thank you,
Joe Battaglia (for real)
Managing Editor - MileSplit
Wow. This is not just cheating but actually a crime. Identity theft. And no, he isn't a silly kid, he is 18. Joe, please sue this scumbag!
Identity theft is not a joke, Jim! Millions of families suffer every year!
Objectively speaking, if this kid simply wanted to get some recognition as a runner, I'd say mission accomplished.
This kid has a problem.
Where are his parents?
Where is the coach?
Why are meets accepting his entry?
So many questions and no answers
Dr. Truth wrote:
Objectively speaking, if this kid simply wanted to get some recognition as a runner, I'd say mission accomplished.
True. One of the biggest problems in the social media age is the perception that any publicity, whether good or bad, makes you famous, and that fame is a good thing. Kids these days want to be famous, but fail to realize that achieving this goal makes it very difficult to ever have a private life.
The Don Draper quote, "I don't think about you at all," is often perceived as an insult, but such an attitude from the general public is one of life's greatest blessings. Once the public starts thinking about you, it can be difficult to stem the damage.
Psycho-logist wrote:
Dr. Truth wrote:Objectively speaking, if this kid simply wanted to get some recognition as a runner, I'd say mission accomplished.
True. One of the biggest problems in the social media age is the perception that any publicity, whether good or bad, makes you famous, and that fame is a good thing. Kids these days want to be famous, but fail to realize that achieving this goal makes it very difficult to ever have a private life.
The Don Draper quote, "I don't think about you at all," is often perceived as an insult, but such an attitude from the general public is one of life's greatest blessings. Once the public starts thinking about you, it can be difficult to stem the damage.
What if this was his main goal from the beginning? Get his little six seconds of fame, even if he'll be notorious.
A Conspiracy Bandit wrote:
T+E+R+R+Y= five letters
V+A+R+I+C+E+L+L+I (and sometimes Y) = 10 letters
10-5=5
5k race = 3.1 miles
3+1=4
4 laps = 1 mile in an outdoor track
8 lanes in a track
8+1 = 9
T+A+N+I+M+A= 6 letters
8/6= 2
2 schools
M+E+M+O+R+I+A+L= 8 letters
U+N+I+O+N+C+I+T+Y = 9 letters
NXN = 3 letters
8+3=11
9/11=.81818181
8+1=9
3 races that have been proved he cheated
9/3 = 3
3 sides to a triangle
Coincidence? No.
It all makes sense now.
Just bumping this to remind everyone that there is at least one (probably more) other case of attempted cheating to the three he is getting press for:
Trudat wrote:
polevaultpower wrote:Here is another indoor race where he tried to pull the same thing in the 800 but got busted:
http://www.armorytrack.com/gprofile.php?do=news&act=search&mgroup_id=45586&news_id=401677&year=2016&mgroup_event_id=97824:38 mile with splits the whole race... did he run it or did someone else? 55.31 400.
Yeah, looks like he tried to sleaze in with a "2:10" but got caught out.
If he is paying kids to run for him, that is another level. I agree with those that say a politician in the making.
idk guys this kid sound pretty chill. lets start a movement. #freeterry
#freeterry ps go bills!!
Psycho-logist wrote:
Dr. Truth wrote:Objectively speaking, if this kid simply wanted to get some recognition as a runner, I'd say mission accomplished.
True. One of the biggest problems in the social media age is the perception that any publicity, whether good or bad, makes you famous, and that fame is a good thing. Kids these days want to be famous, but fail to realize that achieving this goal makes it very difficult to ever have a private life.
The Don Draper quote, "I don't think about you at all," is often perceived as an insult, but such an attitude from the general public is one of life's greatest blessings. Once the public starts thinking about you, it can be difficult to stem the damage.
Bad behavior is rewarded in ENTERTAINMENT. Ryan Lochte = Dancing With The Stars. Notice USA Swimming banned him, but ABC did not.
Also, if we look at the splits from that 800 where he was caught, we can see that he has the fastest 400 split out of any male (made sure to check all age divisions since I wasn't sure if they were run separately or not).
So this kid somehow thought that, as the leader in the race, no one would notice him drop and then hop back in. If the leader of a race fades and drops, people notice. And they did hahah.
Seems like he made that realization but was unable to hide from the internet. Justice being served.
themanhattanbandit wrote:
idk guys this kid sound pretty chill. lets start a movement. #freeterry
LETS GET THIS TRENDING #FREETERRY MOVEMENT
Couldn't be true. Brandon had nationals the next week and I did a 6x1000 workout with him that morning
Yeah I was on Brandon's team last year and I recall him doing his last hard work out before nationals that day. No way he could run a 4:38 mile the same day, just doesn't add up
The little cheating b.stard has removed his Facebook profile:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000029398126&fref=ts
Luckily one letsrunner made a backup:
Whoaaa wrote:
themanhattanbandit wrote:idk guys this kid sound pretty chill. lets start a movement. #freeterry
LETS GET THIS TRENDING #FREETERRY MOVEMENT
Lock him up. lock him up. Lock him up.
He has been contacted by a couple running websites about being interviewed. He says he wants $10,000 an interview. I wonder who pays first ?
You expected something different from a Puerto Rican?