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

faster than Mike Rossi wrote:

Has anybody bothered to take screenshots of the comments on the Lehigh Valley Facebook page? That way, when the marathon invariably deletes everything in the run-up to this year's marathon, people can link to the screenshots on their page. The marathon will look doubly bad for trying to cover things up.

Good idea

I disagree wrote:

It didn't take a month of investigating for Hal Higdon, a public figure, to call Mike Rossi a sociopathic cheater...

Clearly, I am on no position to know whether Rossi is a sociopath (and it's not as if there's a blood test for antisocial personality disorder anyway), but she doesn't strike me as someone who fits the bill. He seems like an everyday self-serving scofflaw with an outsized ego (typical of people who get involved with radio, be they successful like Howard Stern or nobodies like Rossi) whose desire to run the Boston Marathon led him to methodically plan how to get there by cheating.

A true sociopath probably would not have gone into duck-and-cover mode as quickly as Rossi did, if at all. Rather than protect his tweets and make his blog members-only, he would have continued loudly insisting that he ran the whole way at the Via Marathon and screw the haters who claim differently. He probably doesn't feel a lot of guilt or remorse; rather, he's angry he was caught and is probably kicking himself for dragging the principal into this, not because of its effect on her but because this led to his initial outing as a cheater.

Naw, I think he's just a self-important loudmouth whose psychosocial development never extended beyond the eighth grade. In his selfies and other pics, he looks like a 13-year-old kid wearing makeup that makes him appear 35 years older.

If you want to see the work of an undisputed sociopath, go here:

You almost don't need any of the backstory to quickly grasp how twisted this woman is, living in a private reality in which everyone else is the reason she's chronically unemployed, continually intoxicated, and has burned every meaningful bridge she's ever navigated.

Dude, relax go with the wave. It will carry you much further.

There is a story behind the story. This is what makes this story so important.

Greed, arrogance, lies, cheat..

Remember how this whole thing started out as an idea and grew.

So dig a little more you'll find it.

In addition to the Via Marathon Facebook page it wouldn't hurt to voice your opinions over at the USA Track & Field page. Who knows, maybe they don't even know about it. Perhaps the RD just said she would ask for their help to give some credence to her decision, but didn't actually follow through. Or maybe just looked at their guidelines on the website and nobody from the organization actually got involved.

https://www.facebook.com/USATFfans?fref=nf

Maybe this should be brought to the attention of these nice folks.

This is the FB page of the Boston MarathonQualifying Marathons Guide

https://www.facebook.com/bostonmarathonqualifying?fref=ts

And maybe the runners of the Boston Marathon would like to know. I'll bet many people who run the race and those who just barely missed qualifying would be extremely pissed off at Mike.

https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonMarathon?fref=ts

Doubler wrote:

Even I am uncomfortable with crossing this over to his job. He's a wedding D.J, not a cop, or a politician. His job doesn't require ethics.

Every job requires ethics of some sort, even canted ones. It would be unethical for Mike to try to bang the bride after one of his gigs. And knowing his character and his high opinion of himself, he's probably tried this already.

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

And maybe the runners of the Boston Marathon would like to know. I'll bet many people who run the race and those who just barely missed qualifying would be extremely pissed off at Mike.

https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonMarathon?fref=ts

maybe post on the CIA, FBI, DEA, FBI, Oprah (she ran a marathon, she's gotta hear the truth!)), the KGB, and maybe even Ghostbusters pages too... someone's just gotta do something!!!

Yeah I"m pissed he didn't get DQ'ed. I HATE cheaters. But there are WAY bigger problems in the world than POS MR and far worse injustices than him not getting a DQ. He's not worth the energy of 5K posts and complaining (at this point it will basically be seen as whining) on every FB page and person possibly associated with Running or Boston. It just makes us look even more pathetic. You can choose to dwell on what sucks in the world, or choose to enjoy the good. Time to move on, and remember to enjoy the good.

1. Mike Rossi gets a letter from a principal and writes a scathing review of the education system and does everything he can to get it to go viral so he can bask in the gory of being called "dad of the year:

2. Then when he is found to have cheated to get into the Boston Marathon, the running community makes an effort to stand up for the integrity of the marathon, as well as for that principal whom he thew under the bus.

Which one is more pathetic?

I vote # 1

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

1. Mike Rossi gets a letter from a principal and writes a scathing review of the education system and does everything he can to get it to go viral so he can bask in the gory of being called "dad of the year:

2. Then when he is found to have cheated to get into the Boston Marathon, the running community makes an effort to stand up for the integrity of the marathon, as well as for that principal whom he thew under the bus.

Which one is more pathetic?

I vote # 1

A scathing review of the education system? Please, walk me through his letter, line by line. No omitting anything. Show me this.

You are a sad little man.

Your Mike Rossi obsession is fascinating. Do you get erections while thinking about him?

Line by line. Do it.

Anybody who claims his children learned more in 5 day than a whole year at school is attacking the whole education system. And anybody who claims that visiting the graves of dead people and eating food is educational is a total retard.The principal's letter never said the trip wasn't worthwhile for them. She simply said she cannot evaluate a family vacation for it's educational values. Next you get parents thinking that going to Disney is educational because they are spending a day Epcot Center.And then to pile on and give news interviews and go on local and national TV shows when he knew the principal was being harassed was just inexcusable.Are you really going to sit here and defend this lunatic?

You need medical help wrote:

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

1. Mike Rossi gets a letter from a principal and writes a scathing review of the education system and does everything he can to get it to go viral so he can bask in the gory of being called "dad of the year:

2. Then when he is found to have cheated to get into the Boston Marathon, the running community makes an effort to stand up for the integrity of the marathon, as well as for that principal whom he thew under the bus.

Which one is more pathetic?

I vote # 1

A scathing review of the education system? Please, walk me through his letter, line by line. No omitting anything. Show me this.

You are a sad little man.

Your Mike Rossi obsession is fascinating. Do you get erections while thinking about him?

Line by line. Do it.

He attacked the entire educational system?

You've spent all your time on this... Lunatic

It's over

Djdjdjdjdjxjxj wrote:

He attacked the entire educational system?

You've spent all your time on this... Lunatic

It's over

Over? It's not over until we say its over. Was it over when...

Nevermind, don't want Mike "The Liar" Where is the MRI Rossi, his attorney, the complicit brothers or authorities involved again.

abingtonrunner2 wrote:

Djdjdjdjdjxjxj wrote:

He attacked the entire educational system?

You've spent all your time on this... Lunatic

It's over

Over? It's not over until we say its over. Was it over when...

Nevermind, don't want Mike "The Liar" Where is the MRI Rossi, his attorney, the complicit brothers or authorities involved again.

Has anyone really heard from his "attorney." Anyone know who the attorney is? Wondering out loud if he's just threatening suits on his own...

I have plenty of posts on social networks and comment sections using my real name. I am calling him a cheater with no disclaimers. He knows where to find me. I have not heard a peep.

I think people gravitate to the idea that he has seriously lawyered up because it would help explain the lack of a DQ. But there are other possible explanations like simple incompetence, a misunderstanding of defamation law, a public relations error about how to best protect the name of the event and the sponsors, underestimating the potential backlash, you name it.

But no, I have not heard from a lawyer.

And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...Mike cheats!

LionelHutz wrote:

abingtonrunner2 wrote:

Over? It's not over until we say its over. Was it over when...

Nevermind, don't want Mike "The Liar" Where is the MRI Rossi, his attorney, the complicit brothers or authorities involved again.

Has anyone really heard from his "attorney." Anyone know who the attorney is? Wondering out loud if he's just threatening suits on his own...

Everyone on Google Mike Rossi is a search term under Loser Mike Rossi

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=loser+mike+rossi&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

This is 100% accurate. Ask people in the community where his kids go to school and ask the teachers. While the principal got crank calls, he basked in the glory of telling his story on the Today show.

I posted this letter that I got in my email. very detailed..help it get out there..

http://marathoncheat.blogspot.com/2015/06/mike-rossi-and-non-disqualification-in.html?m=1