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

'So Sad', you had me tears with that, truly tragic, is the happy ending yet to come and what do you think it will be?

I don't care wrote:

What does any of that have to do with Mike Rossi being a cheating POS?

Oh right, nothing, it's just meant to distract us from remembering that this entire thread is about Mike Rossi being a cheating POS - a pus sy who has to resort to cowardly crap that a little man like him is only capable of.

+1

Guy who gives +1 wrote:

I don't care wrote:

What does any of that have to do with Mike Rossi being a cheating POS?

Oh right, nothing, it's just meant to distract us from remembering that this entire thread is about Mike Rossi being a cheating POS - a pus sy who has to resort to cowardly crap that a little man like him is only capable of.

+1

YOU ARE ALL FVCKING LOSERS.

ITS OVER.

ROSSI WON.

HE DIDINT CHEAT.

BE RAN BOSTON.

HE WILL RUN LVM IN SEPTEMBER AND IT WILL BE SPECIAL.

Does everyone in the Philly area know that Bob Palio, the jerkoff that employs Mike, also owns a chain of shitty bars named Big Heads? It would suck if word started getting around through word of mouth and bad yelp reviews what a POS he is and how he employs the world famous Cheater and Internet jackass.

I don't care wrote:

What does any of that have to do with Mike Rossi being a cheating POS?

Oh right, nothing, it's just meant to distract us from remembering that this entire thread is about Mike Rossi being a cheating POS - a pus sy who has to resort to cowardly crap that a little man like him is only capable of.

Exactly!

1. Rossi posted online a letter he received from the principal of his children's elementary school because he took his two children out of school to watch him run in the Boston Marathon.

2. He then responded and wrote a sarcastic and self-serving letter to the principal, addressing it "Dear Madam Principal" rather using her real name which would have demonstrated generally accepted standards of respect (he later tries to claim he loves the school and the principal and meant no harm) when writing a letter. He essentially threw a hissy fit because he believed that he and his family should be treated differently than any other school district families.

3. He never sent that letter to the principal or any other school administrator but instead posted it online. I could understand taking all of this public after you have exhausted all avenues of recourse that responsible people first try, that is, meeting with school officials.

4. He subsequently said he posted both letters on only his Facebook page which were solely intended for his "friends" to see. He then denied that he posted either letter anywhere else but to his Facebook page, yet that was a lie as has been shown via screen captures and saved images of his twitter account and other social media sources (including his company website) that he posted/reposted and tweeted/retweeted said letters and giving tv and radio interviews, all before ever meeting with any administrator in the school district. One could argue that he was cyber-bullying the principal by his childish behavior, the tone of his letter and the sarcasm he envoked.

5. The principal did not single out Rossi or treat him and his two children any different than any of the other 7,500 students in the school district. Partial disclosure - I live in this school district. Letters such as this are issued for unexcused absences. Why he choose to make an issue of this is beyond me because it does not affect a student, especially third graders, unless the student already has a history (10 or more I believe in the state of PA) of unexcused absences.

6. This attention brought scrutiny to his public "running" and race times, as well as all of his posting and boasting on his social media accounts. As questions arose, the once very public figure decided to go uncharacteristically quiet and close his social media accounts or made them private.

7. Rossi posted and boasted about his running and training like he was an accomplished runner or athlete, although much of it sounded quite amateurish. He posted pictures like a teen.

8. He "runs" the race of a lifetime after only 18 months of running and total of about 1,000 miles at the age of 46 and all of sudden he finds modesty and barely mentions his Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon's race time, in spite of somehow cutting an enormous amount of time from his PR. After every other race, he wrote a lot on his social media accounts and posted tons of pictures at each race. However, for some reason, barely a peep from him after the LVM. Things that make you go hmm?

9. When questioned in an interview about the disconnect between previous race times and his LVM race time/pace, he said he wasnt trying in the other races yet in his posts he blatantly boasted about his race times and expressed how he thought his race times were good etc., thus his posted comments are consistent with someone trying to do his best and trying to get BQ. In fact, in the Philadelphia Marathon he mentions his time and the BQ and being upset that he "just" missed a BQ because of a bathroom break.

10. There is not one single photograph of Rossi on the LVM race course, with the exception of the ones at the finish line. The race course did not have time mats but did have several camera checkpoints on the course. There is a nearly continuous run of photos at least three checkpoints.

11. At one of the photo checkpoints there was on average more than 48 photos published per minute for a 13 minute stretch during which Rossi would have to run by the checkpoint (with the fewest photos in any one minute stretch being 40 photos). All of the 20 closest finishers to Rossi (in terms of place, 10 ahead, 10 behind) were spotted at all three checkpoints and yet Mr. Rossi is absent from all three.

12. An analysis of the first photo checkpoint revealed that 199 of the top 200 finishers were photographed. Guess who is missing? Yep, Rossi #2161. Is it a coincidence that the individual who ran his fastest pace/time for a marathon and at a faster pace than many of the shorter distances (in spite of usually slowing down over longer races) did not have one single photo on the course? I think not. No reasonable person thinks its a coincidence. However, I am open to seeing and reviewing any photos or evidence that shows he was in fact on the course, excluding the start and finish lines.

13. The LVM Committee did NOT confirm nor did it state that they believed that Rossi ran the entire race, and they also did not say that they thought his time was accurate and did not say that they thought he did not cheat. Quite the opposite, as their statement said there was no conclusive evidence that his time was inaccurate. Saying or concluding a runner's time is accurate (and here is why we think so) is much different than saying that there was no conclusive evidence that a runner's time was inaccurate. In fact, they did not did provide any evidence that his time was accurate. Why not? But how could they? They did not have interim timing mats and there was not a photo to be found of him on the course. Moreover, they didn't even address the issue of photos in their statement. That is telling.

14. Other runners can at least point to time-stamped photos at various points on the course to say "there I am", which is more than can be said for Rossi! He can't. He hasn't. He refuses to!

15. The lack of photos of Rossi is arguably more damning than his time/pace time. Why? One can debate race times/pace, training etc., but there is no bias in continuous, time-stamped photos being taken by professional photographers there to capture every racer. That is not to say that race times/pace and training is not an important piece of evidence, it is, especially in light of his other race times, particularly his pace in 5k's.

16. The mere fact that the LVM Race Director decided to impanel a committee to "review" this debacle meant there was enough "probable cause" or suspicion to do so. Therefore, it is the LVM Committee's and Rossi's responsibility to provide the conclusive evidence that his time is accurate, not anyone else's to provide conclusive evidence that his time is inaccurate.

17. Of course this isnt any evidence that he ran the race or his time is inaccurate because the LVM abdicated its responsibility of ensuring accuracy and validity of the race times BEFORE the race by not having timing mats throughout the race course and AFTER the race by its flawed investigation, reasoning and statement.

18. Rossi claims to have photos and other exculpatory evidence to demonstrate that his time is accurate/ran the entire race. It is time for Rossi to provide any and all information that he claims to possess rather than just saying so. Saying so does not make it true. If he truly has such evidence, then there is no reason why he should not or would not share it. NONE. Failure to provide this information can only lead one to reasonably conclude that he is lying about this so called "evidence" and thus, he cheated and his time is inaccurate.

Which one of the three houses is it this weekend? The doghouse, the poorhouse or the outhouse?

Mike's marriage is OVER!!!! wrote:

Nah.

While you losers are posting on this irrelevant message board, trying to get a BQ that will never come, Rossi is enjoying the holiday weekend with his family at one of their 3 homes.

How much weight do you think Mike has gained while he's "recovering" and sitting around posting on this forum all day?

The pic from the Phillies game is pretty revealing. He is definitely adding weight. His wife looks like she didn't even bother tsling a shower that day. And it's clear she's got the big secretary spread on the bottom half.

Does either one of those kids look happy to be there? Why do they always do sports? Does Mike ever take them to do kid stuff or just things he wants to do?

Mike and Cindy are getting a divorce and he is going to lose full custody because of everything he has done. Let's all sit back and wait until we learn of his suicide on the news.

You're making this too easy wrote:

Which one of the three houses is it this weekend? The doghouse, the poorhouse or the outhouse?

Mike's marriage is OVER!!!! wrote:

Nah.

While you losers are posting on this irrelevant message board, trying to get a BQ that will never come, Rossi is enjoying the holiday weekend with his family at one of their 3 homes.

none of those, hes in the shithouse

where he belongs

Did you know? wrote:

Does everyone in the Philly area know that Bob Palio, the jerkoff that employs Mike, also owns a chain of shitty bars named Big Heads? It would suck if word started getting around through word of mouth and bad yelp reviews what a POS he is and how he employs the world famous Cheater and Internet jackass.

Seems like someone was drunk posting last night. I have seen a lot of DJs drink while on a wedding job so I guess it's not that big of a deal. I just hope he used a DD. I know how Mike likes to drive his car but sometimes you need to hand over the keys, buddy.

Darth Opera wrote:

Seems like someone was drunk posting last night. I have seen a lot of DJs drink while on a wedding job so I guess it's not that big of a deal. I just hope he used a DD. I know how Mike likes to drive his car but sometimes you need to hand over the keys, buddy.

Well he probably had a PR

Happy 4th, Cheater Mike Rossi. You make America proud

There is enough material in this thread now to produce a film script. I'm thinking of the following cast.

Rojo: Hugh Jackman

Mike R: Mel Gibson

SaraB: Emma Watson

Ken: Jeff Garlin

abbington runner: Kevin Spacey

Barb McKeever RD: Julianne Moore

Bart Yasso: as himself.

Truth in marathons wrote:

There is enough material in this thread now to produce a film script. I'm thinking of the following cast.

Rojo: Hugh Jackman

Mike R: Mel Gibson

SaraB: Emma Watson

Ken: Jeff Garlin

abbington runner: Kevin Spacey

Barb McKeever RD: Julianne Moore

Bart Yasso: as himself.

You need someone to play the school principal too.

What's the connection between Runner Felice and Mike Rossi? And is Ken Stillman part of that connection?

And is the 17 mile race on for tomorrow?

It's getting harder to follow this thread.

This thread is much worse than tmz. Forget about hard to follow, it's just hard to stomach. I think Chris Hemsworth should play Rossi.

Happy 4th Mike... go easy on those hot dogs, remember you have a 1.75mile long run tomorrow to power through. But I know you're gonna go big today, so make sure you packed the tums.

Goodnight Gracie wrote:

Mike finds out about thread wrote:

My contribution to the effort.

Hope you enjoy!

http://captiongenerator.com/48665/Mike-Rossi-finding-out-about-the-LetsRun-MB-thread

Not as funny as the first one on this thread so -5. Also you plagiarized some of the lines from the first caption parody In this thread so -8 which would put you at -13 except you get +4 points for being a cheat and unethical for this thread only which sets you at 1 out of 10. A copycat troll. Unoriginal. The worst kind of troll there is.

I thought it was pretty funny. Includes some nice playful jabs at Mike.