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

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Rossi Comes Out of Closet wrote:

So take note cheaters -- deal with the initial storm and you'll be fine.

If "fine" is defined that anytime anyone Googles your name and the results clearly indicate that you:

1. Cheated in a Boston Qualifying marathon.

2. That the Committee that looked into the allegation of cheating did not say that they believed you, but instead that there was no conclusive evidence that your time was inaccurate.

3. The Committee never provided any evidence to say that you ran the race.

4. A video compilation of every time-stamped photo available at five different locations taken by independent photographers does not contain one single photo (Compelling and CONCLUSIVE proof) of you.

5. That you claim you have photos and other items that supports that you ran, but you refuse to share them with anyone. Why? Because any reasonable person knows you don't have any and you know it too.

6. So yes, if fine means that all those items and others will be memorialized on the Internet for anyone and everyone to see into perpetuity, including friends, family members, colleagues, potential colleagues and clients, then yes, you'll be fine.

Congratulations Mike, your infamous.

All correct points.

But I still look good in my Boston Marathon merchandise (2012-2015).

Serious question: If Mike was a marathon cheater, then why wouldn't he have cheated at Boston? Like, wouldn't he not want a bad time at the most prestigious marathon in the world? IMO this makes it seem like he probably didn't cheat. Just my two cents.

Lehigh- check

Boston- check

Lets Run- check

Never doubt Rossi

Rossi always wins wrote:

Lehigh- check

Boston- check

Lets Run- check

Never doubt Rossi

Unless Lehigh changes their thinking, I will never run/suggest their race.

I'm disappointed with Boston's silence. But they are Boston.

I'm really sad that Let's Run would cave.

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

Serious question: If Mike was a marathon cheater, then why wouldn't he have cheated at Boston? Like, wouldn't he not want a bad time at the most prestigious marathon in the world? IMO this makes it seem like he probably didn't cheat. Just my two cents.

Rossi cheated to get into Boston because he was desperate. I don't think he set out to become a serial cheater like Kip. He seemed proud to just be running Boston if you see his video.

Reg Fields wrote:

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

Serious question: If Mike was a marathon cheater, then why wouldn't he have cheated at Boston? Like, wouldn't he not want a bad time at the most prestigious marathon in the world? IMO this makes it seem like he probably didn't cheat. Just my two cents.

Rossi cheated to get into Boston because he was desperate. I don't think he set out to become a serial cheater like Kip. He seemed proud to just be running Boston if you see his video.

Agreed - I think he was in over his head. He had purchased Boston clothing from previous years. He created and publicly shared his goal of Boston. He couldn't let all the Rosskateers down.

Problem is, there doesn't appear to be a smoking gun. I respect the work you guys are doing, but I think you've gone overboard. Mike Rossi has an athletic build and he certainly looks capable of sub 3:15.

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

Problem is, there doesn't appear to be a smoking gun. I respect the work you guys are doing, but I think you've gone overboard. Mike Rossi has an athletic build and he certainly looks capable of sub 3:15.

Depends on which car he is driving.

EZPassMike wrote:

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

Problem is, there doesn't appear to be a smoking gun. I respect the work you guys are doing, but I think you've gone overboard. Mike Rossi has an athletic build and he certainly looks capable of sub 3:15.

Depends on which car he is driving.

LOL. He DJed my daughter's wedding and we talked about running. This was more than a year ago. He came across as a good guy, a pro's pro. Not the cheating type, very workmanlike and committed to training was the impression I got.

EZPassMike wrote:

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

Problem is, there doesn't appear to be a smoking gun. I respect the work you guys are doing, but I think you've gone overboard. Mike Rossi has an athletic build and he certainly looks capable of sub 3:15.

Depends on which car he is driving.

Also depends on the traffic pattern. 26 miles in NYC for example can be dicey.

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

EZPassMike wrote:

Depends on which car he is driving.

LOL. He DJed my daughter's wedding and we talked about running. This was more than a year ago. He came across as a good guy, a pro's pro. Not the cheating type, very workmanlike and committed to training was the impression I got.

OK - I'll bite. Given his well-documented running history, do you believe he (or anyone) could run a 3:11 on 15 miles a week and with a 1:40 Half Marathon PR?

you mad bro?

bro bro wrote:

you mad bro?

I'm disappointed that they took this thread off the main page.

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

EZPassMike wrote:

Depends on which car he is driving.

LOL. He DJed my daughter's wedding and we talked about running. This was more than a year ago. He came across as a good guy, a pro's pro. Not the cheating type, very workmanlike and committed to training was the impression I got.

if you are paying him he is all smiles.

if you were to use your real name and publicly speak out against him you would be greatly disappointed in his actions.

go to the marathon Facebook page and write that you think he cheated.

i dare you.

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

EZPassMike wrote:

Depends on which car he is driving.

LOL. He DJed my daughter's wedding and we talked about running. This was more than a year ago. He came across as a good guy, a pro's pro. Not the cheating type, very workmanlike and committed to training was the impression I got.

So did Lance Armstrong. Lance actually trained hard yet he still cheated, although denied it vehemently before finally admitting to it.

abingtonrunner2 wrote:

UofOregonClassof1981 wrote:

LOL. He DJed my daughter's wedding and we talked about running. This was more than a year ago. He came across as a good guy, a pro's pro. Not the cheating type, very workmanlike and committed to training was the impression I got.

So did Lance Armstrong. Lance actually trained hard yet he still cheated, although denied it vehemently before finally admitting to it.

How hard do you think you would have to train before you could resist taking troll bait every single time?

Did I mention that I won?