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

I run 50+ mpw Ken! wrote:

KEN AT 40 SECONDS

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/3-on-your-side-update-pa-attorney-general-sues-wedding-videographer/

COMIC BOOK GUY FROM SIMPSONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ammpNEhU34g

UNCANNY!!!!

psst. yeah you. c'mere. I have something i have to tell you.....

..... i don't get offended by fat jokes. i'm not going away until rossi is dq'd. you would think after a month you'd have figured that out. exactly how stupid are you?

Just back from another successful gig, YEE-HAW!, how sweet it is.CheersMike RP.S. SmokingGunner, bring it on :)

CLASSICO wrote:

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SmokingGunner's my hero. wrote:

Just back in from another successful event and thought I'd check in to see what you basement dwellers have been up to. Looks like you've all been well and truly trolled, YEE-HAW!, light up that basement. My nights been great, they liked my work and style so much they tipped 25% on top of my fee, plenty of referrals too. Anyway, enough about me, what about you losers?, what's that?, nothing much, haven't got a life, ah well never mind, keep trying.

Oh yeah, by the way, my suntan you lot like to ridicule, yes it is fake, it's rub

on liquid teflon, that's why nothing sticks to me except money and success.

Cheers, I'll have an expensive nightcap brandy to toast you losers.

Mike R.

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

I run 50+ mpw Ken! wrote:

KEN AT 40 SECONDS

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/11/20/3-on-your-side-update-pa-attorney-general-sues-wedding-videographer/

COMIC BOOK GUY FROM SIMPSONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ammpNEhU34g

UNCANNY!!!!

psst. yeah you. c'mere. I have something i have to tell you.....

..... i don't get offended by fat jokes. i'm not going away until rossi is dq'd. you would think after a month you'd have figured that out. exactly how stupid are you?

I don't give a fvck if you're offended or not . . . it's fcking hilarious!

Besides, I did a nice 12 mile tempo run today and feel great. I really love running and having a healthy body . . . sorry these don't interest you. You are kind of a more sitting on your ass hoping for internet vindication kind of guy.

Does your kid know you spend all your life on this site obsessed with a scummy hobby jogger? Does he like to run or is he learning from you? Maybe you could worry less about bullies and show your kid how to take care of himself physically and mentally by doing the same for yourself.

Good luck with that.

My son will be an Eagle Scout by the end of the summer. Do we have proof that Rossi does anything with his kids that don't concern his interests? He takes photos of them at Eagles and Sixers games. Mike teaches his kids how to cheat and bully people.

And thank you of the report on your running. I just had an epiphany and understand now people who are fit are superior humans with higher brain functions. No overweight person has ever done anything of value on this planet.

There are more pages in this thread than there are posts in 95.34% of the threads on the board.

Just a thought Ken wrote:

But any neutral nonrunner reading this forum would start to feel sorry for him because of your attacks on his family and other things that have nothing to do with running. You want to take down Rossi more than anything but in the end you are likely to be the reason that the effort comes up short, you make it way too personal and it reflects badly on everyone else here.

I don't recall Ken attacking Rossi's family. He questioned (inappropriately) things regarding his wife and kids.

I do recall a lot of vicious attacks directed at Ken regarding his son.

Am beginning to think all these nasty posts towards Ken are Rossi or his supporters.

I run 50+ mpw Ken! wrote:

[I don't give a fvck if you're offended or not . . . it's fcking hilarious!

Besides, I did a nice 12 mile tempo run today and feel great. I really love running and having a healthy body . . . sorry these don't interest you. You are kind of a more sitting on your ass hoping for internet vindication kind of guy.

Does your kid know you spend all your life on this site obsessed with a scummy hobby jogger? Does he like to run or is he learning from you? Maybe you could worry less about bullies and show your kid how to take care of himself physically and mentally by doing the same for yourself.

Good luck with that.

Wow! A TWELVE MILE TEMPO?!!! You are SO AWESOME! Go on, keep staring at yourself in the mirror. You deserve it because you really are that awesome.

Oh, and you are obviously a person of great character and substance too. Keep up the good work. Wow. TWELVE MILES. Impressive.

you are awesome wrote:

Wow! A TWELVE MILE TEMPO?!!! You are SO AWESOME! Go on, keep staring at yourself in the mirror. You deserve it because you really are that awesome.

Oh, and you are obviously a person of great character and substance too. Keep up the good work. Wow. TWELVE MILES. Impressive.

I just did a 10K race, am I offically 50% as awesome?

I am inclined to be sympathetic to Ken, especially after the nasty attacks on his son. However, there is one thing that bothers me ...

Ken ... while you've blamed depression and tragic family events for not finishing the videos, I don't think you've ever addressed why you took new clients when you had unfinished work with existing ones.

If you want Mike to be a man and admit he cheated, I think you need to actually admit that you were cheating people when you did this. Agree?

what do you say Ken? wrote:

I am inclined to be sympathetic to Ken, especially after the nasty attacks on his son. However, there is one thing that bothers me ...

Ken ... while you've blamed depression and tragic family events for not finishing the videos, I don't think you've ever addressed why you took new clients when you had unfinished work with existing ones.

If you want Mike to be a man and admit he cheated, I think you need to actually admit that you were cheating people when you did this. Agree?

If you read the BBB pages, Ken also blamed a car accident.

Any excuse for sympathy.

Back off a little wrote:

Just a thought Ken wrote:

But any neutral nonrunner reading this forum would start to feel sorry for him because of your attacks on his family and other things that have nothing to do with running. You want to take down Rossi more than anything but in the end you are likely to be the reason that the effort comes up short, you make it way too personal and it reflects badly on everyone else here.

I don't recall Ken attacking Rossi's family. He questioned (inappropriately) things regarding his wife and kids.

I do recall a lot of vicious attacks directed at Ken regarding his son.

Am beginning to think all these nasty posts towards Ken are Rossi or his supporters.

I have only mentioned that there my be family problems because of what Mike has done. You can go back and read and you will see that this is a registered name and I have posted my feelings consistently.

However, some of the trolls on here clearly wanted to get a rise out of Mike or me. Whoever started posting the names of his kids was clearly a troll. I haven't don that.

But Mike is either behind the attacks on my son, or he blabbed to his East Coast DJ friends things about my life that I confided in him when I thought he was a friend. Either way it shows what a douche he is.

You are correct that most, if not all, the attacks against me are by Rossi or one of DJ minions. He doesn't want me looking at his case. So ask yourself why he is trying so hard (for a whole month now) to get me to stop looking at this case.

What insight would I have that others don't? How about the workings on the wedding industry? How about the workings of East Cost Event Group? People and places - like people he subcontracts, other professionals that he doesn't like, or who don't like him, past bride and grooms. All people who might play a part as a potential accomplice.

You see, Mike's problem is that he knows that the smoking gun could just be a photograph that links him to his accomplice and he has no way to cover it up.

Keep your eyes open and we'll find it.

Half as Awesome wrote:

you are awesome wrote:

Wow! A TWELVE MILE TEMPO?!!! You are SO AWESOME! Go on, keep staring at yourself in the mirror. You deserve it because you really are that awesome.

Oh, and you are obviously a person of great character and substance too. Keep up the good work. Wow. TWELVE MILES. Impressive.

I just did a 10K race, am I offically 50% as awesome?

Depends. Did you win ... And did you look relaxed?

Depends on ... wrote:

Depends. Did you win ... And did you look relaxed?

Practically horizontal

what do you say Ken? wrote:

I am inclined to be sympathetic to Ken, especially after the nasty attacks on his son. However, there is one thing that bothers me ...

Ken ... while you've blamed depression and tragic family events for not finishing the videos, I don't think you've ever addressed why you took new clients when you had unfinished work with existing ones.

If you want Mike to be a man and admit he cheated, I think you need to actually admit that you were cheating people when you did this. Agree?

That is an excellent question. A complete answer would be very long and I'd have to explain how the wedding industry works, but nobody is interested in that. So let's just leave it at two simple points.

1.) Weddings book VERY far in advance and by the time I realized I was having issues I had a crazy amount of work booked.

2.) The situations I experienced that caused the delays spanned a longer time that I could have predicted. Had I known my personal situation would have gone from bad to worse I surely would have taken steps to prevent further delays.

The truth is I should have hired a manager all along. Things went well for so long and couple were happy with the final product that I never took stock in the day to day operations. Basically, I fvcked up and I have never blamed anybody but myself. All I wanted people to understand was that none of it was intentional and there was never any attempt to fraud or mislead anybody.

(and before everyone pounces on me - go yell at he person who asked first)

Back off a little wrote:

I don't recall Ken attacking Rossi's family. He questioned (inappropriately) things regarding his wife and kids.

You mean like this?

I realize this is unrelated to the main focus of this thread, but I am curious. You said earlier in the thread that all of the couples DID end up receiving their videos -- they were just late.

Were there any couples whose videos were received after their marriages had already ended?

Half as Awesome wrote:

you are awesome wrote:

Wow! A TWELVE MILE TEMPO?!!! You are SO AWESOME! Go on, keep staring at yourself in the mirror. You deserve it because you really are that awesome.

Oh, and you are obviously a person of great character and substance too. Keep up the good work. Wow. TWELVE MILES. Impressive.

I just did a 10K race, am I offically 50% as awesome?

I set a PB this morning by going under 13 minutes on my local 5k route, in sandles. Start line, feeling fresh, knowing today was the day. Shook out the legs. Hit start on my Garmin 610, was exactly 6:12 am - go time. I started off a bit faster than I planed, but felt good. I got to my car, after 100m of "foot distance", but lost some seconds fumbling for my keys and taking a selfie. Recovered quickly and on my way. A young woman with a stroller in the cross walk forced me to a stop in an area where I normally cruise through. Checked my watch, losing time. Decided not to panic. Delay caused me to miss a green light. Contemplated going off route, pride kept me from it. Stayed focused on wanting to earn my time. Second red light made we to wonder if today was not going to be my day, thought about the children and what I'd say to them when I got home. I need this. They need this. Doubt again seized me when I remembered the small numbers of parking spots that are close to the finish. Again, fate played me s bad card, had to park in the further lot. Out of my car now, time is 11:53. Pour water over my head. I know I can do this. Take selfie. Start my finishing kick. Almost lost a sandal, but... 12:58, 5k exactly!!! Open door to Starbucks, take another selfie. I did it! Rossi 5k PB. Oh yeah, I just earned pride with my venti Americano with an extra shot!! I start to wonder how many people have gone under 13 for a 5k, the enormity of it starts to overwhelm me a little. I'm not ashamed to say the emotions boiled over at this point and I cried a little.

Anyone doubting my time I've got photos and my garmin time to prove it.

Never Too Late? wrote:

I realize this is unrelated to the main focus of this thread, but I am curious. You said earlier in the thread that all of the couples DID end up receiving their videos -- they were just late.

Were there any couples whose videos were received after their marriages had already ended?

I would have no way of knowing that. Are you saying that receiving a wedding video late caused a couple to get divorced? That would be interesting to hear how that is possible. I would contend they had bigger issues and maybe shouldn't have gotten married to begin with.

You sound like you know something I don't. I'll bet if you revealed which couple you are referring I could recall details and offer an opinion. I've witnessed some very tense wedding/family situations over the years.

Whoever you are, please post more in the future. That started my morning right.