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

I think we have slowed. The holiday will continue the trend. But the numbers continue to 10,000

Go as long as you like Mike still wins.

SaraB. wrote:

I ruined this thread. Having never been on LRC before I wasn't sure how serious to take this place.

Huh, so obsessed with me he is now pretending to be me :D. Do you think he dresses as a lady on a Friday night? You can tell when he gets bored or things aren't going his way cos he comes to attack me randomly out of nowhere. He seriously needs a life, or a hobby. Running maybe? I hear that's good for you as long as you don't skip the middle 24 miles :)

July 7th, 9:15 AM wrote:

I think we have slowed. The holiday will continue the trend. But the numbers continue to 10,000

We will really slow down over the July 4th weekend.

To the Real Mike Rossi,

You claim that you ran the entire race at LVHN Via Marathon. You further claimed and boasted that you have photos and other supplemental evidence that supports you ran the entire 26.2 miles of the course. Saying such things does not make them true. What makes them true is to share that information to the running community, the community that you think you are a part of. Certainly there is a risk that people may not believe what you show them, but will you be any worse off than you are now? I think not. because no one believes you now. Even the Committee did not believe you and said as much in their statement by never stating that they believe you ran the race or that your time was accurate. In addition, they did not say that they have pictures of you on the courser. Why didn't they say any of that or make any positive attribution toward you? Because they could not and because they could not support such a statement. They certainly didn't want to be caught in the same web of lies that you have perpetuated. You think you are part of the running community. But you know nothing, Mike Rossi. You are not part of the running community. You are an outcast as a result of your own decisions, petulance and hubris.

Everyone, with the exception of your minions, knows that the only reason that you won't provide these phantom photos you claim to have is because they do not exist or do not show anything, or at least they don't show you on the course, except perhaps at the starting line and finish line. Moreover, you lied when you said that you were provided US Candids photos by the LVHN Committee that did not make US Candids' "final cut". How do I know that? I have a written statement from US Candids saying that all photos were posted on their website. You lied, yet again.

So Mike Rossi, the proverbial balls are in your court. Stop playing with them and please show us the photos and other information.

SaraB wrote:

Huh, so obsessed with me

Says the person who's spent the equivalent of days thinking about, posting about and blogging about Mike.

Classic.

Pot meet kettle wrote:

[quote]SaraB wrote:

Huh, so obsessed with me

Says the person who's spent the equivalent of days thinking about, posting about and blogging about Mike.

Classic.[/quot

Note to posters, don't bother with long BS posts repeating and spewing the same crap, no one reads them. I should know.

+1

Pot meet kettle wrote:

SaraB wrote:

Huh, so obsessed with me

Says the person who's spent the equivalent of days thinking about, posting about and blogging about Mike.

Classic.

Evidence my friend. Posted and wrote a blog post discussing the evidence. I've actually posted very little about Rossi himself, his ego is all reasy large enough in my opinion. If the guy gets a DQ or not has very little importance to me, what is important is the anlysis and the validity of the evidence and then letting it speak for itself. I have many posts on here telling people not to get personal against the guy, his family, employment, etc.

abingtonrunner wrote:

Everyone, with the exception of your minions...

Can we stop with the "minions?"

1. Mike isn't Gru. Gru has some pride and integrity, and Minions in those movies are funny and lovable.

2. In the sense you're using it you imply these people are servants or blind followers of Mike. While he clearly has many friends and associates who are oblivious to what he's done, I seriously doubt he has supporters who after knowing the whole situation would come on here to defend him.

His Boston Marathon display plaque got an overwhelming 12 likes on Facebook! 12 oblivious followers, possibly a couple mocking him.

Seems as if they are out in force right now. Must be a DJ holiday.

Is the 4th a busy day for DJs?

marathon guider wrote:

The comments on that site are reviewed prior to being published and the guy who runs it will not post the negative stuff about Rossi on there. He feels it is not the appropriate venue and only wants people to write about their personal experiences in running the race.

So that's why nothing about Rossi shows up on the marathonguide.com site.

The real issue is that we've got a marathon in which the race director evidently looks the other way when it comes to course cutting. Any serious marathoner would probably want to know that before signing up. With more and more marathons like Lehigh advertising themselves as 'fast Boston qualifiers' the sad fact is that there is negative incentive for RDs to DQ obvious cheaters. In fact, the 2015 Lehigh marathon carpool idea, if carried out with enough runners, might bring LVM into the coveted '#1 fastest Boston qualifier marathon' slot. The organizers would be thrilled!

bored troller wrote:

I seriously doubt he has supporters who after knowing the whole situation would come on here to defend him.

His Boston Marathon display plaque got an overwhelming 12 likes on Facebook! 12 oblivious followers, possibly a couple mocking him.

Wrong on both counts, even many on here in support.

bored troller wrote:

abingtonrunner wrote:

Everyone, with the exception of your minions...

Can we stop with the "minions?"

1. Mike isn't Gru. Gru has some pride and integrity, and Minions in those movies are funny and lovable.

2. In the sense you're using it you imply these people are servants or blind followers of Mike. While he clearly has many friends and associates who are oblivious to what he's done, I seriously doubt he has supporters who after knowing the whole situation would come on here to defend him.

His Boston Marathon display plaque got an overwhelming 12 likes on Facebook! 12 oblivious followers, possibly a couple mocking him.

It must kill him that he can't post more publicly. Kills me too - I loved his youtube boston marathon video. you can't watch that and not think this guy is a douche. plus you see his sweet running stride, clearly capable of a 2:20ish marathon on a good day (4:01 on a normal day where he's filmed on course).

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news (OK, I'm not really) but Mike really does own you lot, especially the two numbskulls Bloviator and bored troller, it's been fun to watch, but can't you two see what he's doing, what does both of your handles have in common?, think about it.

Bearer of bad news wrote:

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news (OK, I'm not really) but Mike really does own you lot, especially the two numbskulls Bloviator and bored troller, it's been fun to watch, but can't you two see what he's doing, what does both of your handles have in common?, think about it.

I don't get it. I guess that Mike Rossi is just too savvy for me.

you are all my b*tches

Rossi Rossi Rossi wrote:

Bearer of bad news wrote:

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news (OK, I'm not really) but Mike really does own you lot, especially the two numbskulls Bloviator and bored troller, it's been fun to watch, but can't you two see what he's doing, what does both of your handles have in common?, think about it.

I don't get it. I guess that Mike Rossi is just too savvy for me.