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

Some perspective wrote:

ATTENTION Posters:

Please observe an hour of non-posting starting now. Take the time to reflect, eat, go the bathroom, remember how pure running was before the internet. If possible go on a date or tell your loved ones you care. Consider going for a run. If necessary to post, consider another thread for a change. Take the break.

If you can get a good night sleep and wake up without checking this thread. Go for a run and have coffee. Go to church.

Think about what your life was like before this thread or if it did not exist. All the people you could help.

Then when you get the good times indignity and hope for improving your life out of your system. And you are ready for schadenfreude. Then come back on here with a refreshed vengeance.

10000 posts is coming jon snow. Indeed but you can't cheat your way there. Need patience guts and even splits. Semper Fi

bloodsport wrote:

HeCheated wrote:

If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. If you take the job of race director you have a responsibility to take reasonable erasures to protect the integrity of the race. When handed a mountain of evidence that someone cheated, you disqualify them. It's simple stuff.

She's cashing the check without doing the work. I have no sympathy for her at this point.

We live in a world where decisions are made with no regard in whats right and what's wrong. The race made a business decision, they are done with it and it will never be revisited. It doesn't matter what their reason was and no one owes YOU a freaking explanation. You guys are too idealistic to understand the real world. There are a lot of worthy causes that could use people with extra time on their hands, it's sad this is where you think your time is best spent. There are people who really need help, go volunteer and actually make a difference in someones life. Hell, go rescue a dog so you can post on facebook... that will get you a lot more attention and fake goodwill then ranting on like a lunatic (although the dog probably wouldn't agree).

But if the same 3 or 4 guys want to see how high the posts can go then I say carry on. In order to have winners in this world there has to be losers...you guys can play that role.

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

rexthebex wrote:

I apologize for not checking every post on this thread but did we know that Mike Rossi has a professional blog as well as a personal one?

And he apparently felt the East Coast Event Group company blog was an appropriate venue to post about the whole viral-letter-to-the-principal thing (before the cheating allegations came out, of course).

I think many are aware of what Mike Rossi does for a living. I have removed the link to his blog from your quote.

I would like to make onE thing very clear here:

NOBODY IS ENDORSING THE IDEA THAT WE IMPOSE ON MIKE ROSSI'S ABILITY TO EARN AN INCOME OR SUPPORT HIS FAMILY.

This thread is about finding the truth regarding his cheating and taking another runner's place in Boston, and using that as his excuse to attack a poor public servant who was just doing her job of informing parents of school policy.

Some have felt that putting the name of his company in the title of the thread was a good idea because not only is Mike Rossi a very common name, but is also the name of another radio DJ in the Delaware area. He probably got a few hateful emails when this first came to light. So making that distinction is still prudent.

In previous posts I have suggested that the bad press from this could cause harm to his wedding DJ work. But not from anything we are doing. Simply because there are many teachers and parents in the Abington School district who are very upset about this. They have probably told lots of people and will keep this all in mind when they have friend or relatives who get engaged.

I also suggested that his wife should know about this if she doesn't already know, and speculated how it may be affecting their relationship. But that does not mean that anybody is wishing divorce for them, as this would also be very disruptive to two innocent children.

In addition it should be noted that East Coast Event Group is not his company. At least that's the way it appears if you read the staff page. He is merely an employee of the DJ division and is president of the photo and video division. Plus there are many other people who work there and earn an income. So any attempt to hurt East Coast Event Group would probably mean hurting a lot of innocent people, and they don't deserve to be collateral victims in the wake of Mike Rossi's indiscretions.

she is a RACE DIRECTOR!!! wrote:

"After a thorough review of the available evidence in relation to Mike Rossi’s participation in the 2014 Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon, the Marathon committee concluded that while there is data from Rossi’s participation in other racing events indicating that Rossi’s time may not be accurate, there is not conclusive evidence that his time in the 2014 LVHN Via Marathon is inaccurate.

The LVHN Via Marathon has not received any reports from the more 2,500 race participants, thousands of spectators, and more than 600 volunteers, course marshals, security personnel, medical personnel or race officials on the course of any wrong doing by any runner. Therefore the LVHN Via Marathon Committee concluded that Rossi will not be disqualified unless additional conclusive information arises in the future.

Moving forward the LVHN Via Marathon has taken several action steps to verify runner participation and provide the utmost accuracy in timing and scoring the race for all runners.

For the 2015 LVHN Via Marathon, the course will have a minimum of six timing mats – at the start, finish line and four additional on-course locations. In addition, there will be video surveillance of the course at several locations which Via will archive annually.

The Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon is proud to be a Boston Marathon Qualifying event and will continue to support this race by providing athletes the opportunity to be a part of this longstanding tradition. The LVHN Via Marathon appreciates the running community’s support and vigilance in ensuring the integrity of our race and looks forward to continuing to provide a high quality racing experience."

WHY IS SHE NOT DOING ANYTHING!!! SHE HAS NO PLAN TO KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF THE RACE IN PLACE AS A RESPONSE TO US!!!

SO WHAT IF NOT A SINGLE RACE MARSHALL, ONE OF 2500 RUNNERS, ONE OF THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS, ONE OF OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS DIDN'T NOTIFY YOU OR SAY THAT HE CHEATED OR HAVE ANY EVIDENCE? SHE SHOULD LISTEN TO ME!!!

WE GOT SPREADSHEETS MFer!

Yet you are here wrote:

bloodsport wrote:

We live in a world where decisions are made with no regard in whats right and what's wrong. The race made a business decision, they are done with it and it will never be revisited. It doesn't matter what their reason was and no one owes YOU a freaking explanation. You guys are too idealistic to understand the real world. There are a lot of worthy causes that could use people with extra time on their hands, it's sad this is where you think your time is best spent. There are people who really need help, go volunteer and actually make a difference in someones life. Hell, go rescue a dog so you can post on facebook... that will get you a lot more attention and fake goodwill then ranting on like a lunatic (although the dog probably wouldn't agree).

But if the same 3 or 4 guys want to see how high the posts can go then I say carry on. In order to have winners in this world there has to be losers...you guys can play that role.

Such irony that you suggest that approach to life, but here you are on page 310, following this thread close enough that you are attacking people who actually care about the matter.

So pray tell, what worthy causes in life are YOU so passionate about that you are here, rather than out doing THOSE things?

Yet you are here wrote:

bloodsport wrote:

I served in the peace corps for 3 years. I help out at Wheels For Meals but I admit its only when they need a back up driver, I don't do it every day. I was involved in Big Brothers for off and on since I got out of college. I don't typically share but you asked. I promise I don't post on FB that screams "HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT ME". I read lets run.

Yet you assume that others here don't also have such activities? (I do, by the way). Also, I can't help but notice the past tense on the Peace Corps. That is telling. Maybe also past tense on the BB/BS ("was involved"). I asked what you DO, not what you used to do.

Obviously you aren't spending every waking moment of your life working on what you deem to be "worthy" causes, yet you lecture people here as if THEY should be. Why is that? Maybe you are projecting your own current lack of contributing to meaningful causes to others here...

Not to mention, I consider promoting integrity in a sport I participate in a worthy cause. I think helping expose Kip Litton was a worthy cause and I am proud of my role in that adventure. I'm late to the party here, and have only now finished reading the thread, but I think some people are doing good work trying to expose Rossi's cheating and get him DQ'd. I don't stand behind everyone's actions here, but that is to be expected on an anonymoust message board. I don't throw out the baby with the bath water. There has been lots of good work done here.

As for not wanting to affect his work or family life, I seem to see it differently than some that suggest people shouldn't "go there". I don't think there is anything wrong with letting people that are in direct contact with the Kip Littons and Mike Rossis of the world know what they've done (spouses, employers, customers)... i.e. exposing the truth. Those people can make their own decisions about what to do once they have the information. But why shouldn't they know who they're dealing with? I would want to know if something similar was going on with my spouse or employee. Some might not care. Some might.

Might it have a negative consequence in his personal or professional life? Yes, it might. And maybe it should. Without consequences for our actions (both good and bad) I think the world would be a worse place.

Enough philosophizing...