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

Ken FB June 30 subaru wrote:

Ken, what is going on with your girlfriend's belly?

I looked up your Facebook profile where you bragged about picking up dj work - not a coincidence right?

Guys, if you check out the picture of Ken in a red apple t shirt on his FB page on June 30th you will get an idea of why he doesn't belong on this running site.

Also, Rossi is going to hell.

The attempted ruse at the end was ineffective, Mike, we still know it is you. Just like we know you are trying to change the subject from the fact that you cheated at the Via Lehigh Valley Marathon.

Ken FB June 30 subaru wrote:

Ken, what is going on with your girlfriend's belly?

I looked up your Facebook profile where you bragged about picking up dj work - not a coincidence right?

Guys, if you check out the picture of Ken in a red apple t shirt on his FB page on June 30th you will get an idea of why he doesn't belong on this running site.

Also, Rossi is going to hell.

Ouch. That cut me deep. My feelings are extremely hurt. I shall stop posting immediately. ;-)

How can this song not be included?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaSy8yy-mr8

ghgkh jkhkjghk wrote:

Ken FB June 30 subaru wrote:

Ken, what is going on with your girlfriend's belly?

I looked up your Facebook profile where you bragged about picking up dj work - not a coincidence right?

Guys, if you check out the picture of Ken in a red apple t shirt on his FB page on June 30th you will get an idea of why he doesn't belong on this running site.

Also, Rossi is going to hell.

The attempted ruse at the end was ineffective, Mike, we still know it is you. Just like we know you are trying to change the subject from the fact that you cheated at the Via Lehigh Valley Marathon.

Sorry im not Mike. Sorry about that.

Did you actually check out the photos I am talking about? I am seriously wondering why there is a front butt on her. Also, Ken looks like one of those people in the spaceship on Wall e. I can't imagine those two having sex..... how is this physically possible.

Ken posts a lot... especially for a grown man. I guess this is a Philly thing or guys who don't work during the day?

Mike takes it up the ass and we all know it. He prefers to use the word gimp because it is his role in the local slop fest of s&m with donkeys and trannies. All of whom can run faster than his sorry ass.

The only photos I care to check out are the ones of Rossi on the course at LVM, but I can't because those don't exist.

Pretty sure I don't care about photos of the girlfriend of some other person.

G'day Mike wrote:

rexthebex wrote:

He must be checking this thread constantly. LOL

Haha, g'day from Australia Mike old mate.

Yeah, welcome back on board Mike, how are you enjoying the ride?, it could get a bit bumpy later.

Seriously just want to know what is going on with her belly Ken. I've never seen it before.

Is it a medical condition? That would make sense.

But you have to admit you do look morbidly obese there. Your chin melts into your chest. That puts you at risk for all kinds of diseases. Don't you want to be here for your son, or do you like food more than living?

Maybe while you are at this site you can get inspired to do something related to running better than posting on the internet. Try reading other threads.

ghgkh jkhkjghk wrote:

The only photos I care to check out are the ones of Rossi on the course at LVM, but I can't because those don't exist.

Pretty sure I don't care about photos of the girlfriend of some other person.

Well why don't you look back about 400 pages and catch up on those pics as you stfu k?

I wasn't talking to you and think I've made this clear fcktard.

Awesome, so good I did a full cut and paste so Mike can read it:

(Update: Ken's posted a comment too which Mike will like even less.)

"Peter Finley · Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs/Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University, Huizenga Business School

What an awesome story! I'm wondering, though, why you didn't cover the rest of it? Your wonder-dad, Mike Rossi, cheated his way into the Boston Marathon.

He posted a qualifying time at the Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon. He took a selfie at the start line, reappeared at the finish line, but was never photographed on the course at any of the photo checkpoints in between. Every runner was photographed multiple times (generally as many as a dozen times at varied locations) but Rossi was never photographed. Time stamps on the photos show that pictures were generally being taken at a rate of one every 1.25 seconds as the runners went past and you can often see the runners in frame and everything for 100 yards behind them. Rossi never showed up along the race route. The odds of him running the marathon and not being photographed have been calculated at close to one in 600,000. At one point, about six miles into the race, 199 of the top 200 runners are clearly photographed. You can guess who was missing and should have been right in the middle of the stream of runners. Lehigh is not a big marathon. Just a few miles into the race the runners have stretched out and getting photographs of everyone (to be sold to the runners later) is very easy. Everyone who ran across that bridge was photographed. Mike Rossi wasn't because he was in a car on the highway at the time.

In addition, Rossi's race history does not support that he has the ability to run a 3:11 marathon. All his previous races indicated he should run between 3:40 and 4:00 (he claims he never tried in ANY race, EVER, until his miracle perfomance at Lehigh). Rossi ran a predictable 4:01 at Boston, where security measures are in place to prevent cheating. Rossi's bragging posts on Twitter and Facebook about previous races do not support that he NEVER tried in ANY previous race.

The race management team at Lehigh declined to disqualify Rossi but left the door open to consider further evidence, should it be made available. It seems they don't believe that his complete absence from photos or his obvious inability to run 3:11 are conclusive. They probably want a witness who saw him leave the course after his "chip" crossed the start line or saw him jump back in just prior to the finish. The running community is angered by this, as it essentially means that a runner is allowed to cheat, provided they are good at it. The race management team did NOT, however, exonerate Mike Rossi. They wrote, "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..." and continued, "Therefore the LVHN Via Marathon Committee concluded that Rossi will not be disqualified unless additional conclusive information arises in the future." They also promised "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." In other words, they don't want to get "Rossied" again.

If you would care to watch the video of Mike Rossi NOT qualifying for the Boston Marathon, you can do so here:

Or just watch Rossi NOT cross the bridge within the top 200 runners (he finished 114th), here:

Whether you like the letter to the principal or not, Mike Rossi cheated his way into the Boston Marathon.

And Mike, if you don't like this post, you are welcome to sue me for defamation and I'll crush you in court."

+100

Are these mr. Finley the same? The one who commented is the professor?

How does a person make a video that he knows nobody will ever want to watch except for himself?

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10649496/I%20ran%20the%20BOSTON%20MARATHON%202015.mp4

no I am serious wrote:

Seriously just want to know what is going on with her belly Ken. I've never seen it before.

Is it a medical condition? That would make sense.

But you have to admit you do look morbidly obese there. Your chin melts into your chest. That puts you at risk for all kinds of diseases. Don't you want to be here for your son, or do you like food more than living?

Maybe while you are at this site you can get inspired to do something related to running better than posting on the internet. Try reading other threads.

He is actually aerodynamic at hypersonic speeds ... Strange but true

just checking wrote:

Are these mr. Finley the same? The one who commented is the professor?

from the website

Dr. Peter Finley

Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and

Associate Professor of Sport Management

Bet Mike's keyboard is nearing meltdown contacting fanbuzz to get those comments removed + from their FB.

Mike's keyboard meltdown wrote:

Bet Mike's keyboard is nearing meltdown contacting fanbuzz to get those comments removed + from their FB.

No doubt. The story has been shared 1100 times. Maybe a link to this thread is in order so people can see exactly what an ass he is.

LoserMikeRossi wrote:

Mike's keyboard meltdown wrote:

Bet Mike's keyboard is nearing meltdown contacting fanbuzz to get those comments removed + from their FB.

No doubt. The story has been shared 1100 times. Maybe a link to this thread is in order so people can see exactly what an ass he is.

Ken's comment (in case the fanbuzz one gets wiped)

Kenneth Stillman · Owner at Philadelphia Wedding Films

What Mike Rossi did was instead of handling this like an adult and contacting the principal directly, or contacting other parents who may feel the same way, he decided he was going to take his fight with the school policy to the internet and change it single-handedly. He didn't send the "letter", but what he did was so much worse.

First comes the flippant way he addressed it to the princial that he later claims to repect. "Dear Madame Principal" - Is that the proper way to address a letter to somebody you respect? The letter he got was addressed professionally to them as parents.

The letter from the principal DOES NOT in any way say that the trip was not beneficial for the children. I'm sure it was wonderful. The letter simply states that the school is not in a position to judge the educational value of their trip and that they would be marked absent just like any other student would be. Unless the children had some kind of truancy problem and were in danger of failing a grade the letter should have just gone directly into the trash. But Mike couldn't stand that his children couldn't get special treatment. So he replied.

He goes on to claim his children learned more in 5 days than they would a whole year at school. This is a slap in the face to the whole school and education system. By that logic the Rossi children could take a 60 day vacation wherever their parents wanted and then pass the SAT test with flying colors and get into an Ivy League school. Obviously Mike is dilusional to think what he wrote.

His chlidren did not have a once in a lifetime experience. Boston is still there. It will be there for quite a long time and the Rossi family can go back whenever they feel like it. Its only a two hour flight.

Then he rambles on about things they did learn, which by my estimation they could have learned in Philadelphia as well. Philly has a a lot of history as well. They can also learn many of these things by donating their times to local charities or organizations.

Then they watched their father overcome in injury. Shouldn't the lesson be not to run a marathon when you are injured? Maybe let your injury heal firt before you do something stupid and hurt yourself for life? That would be my takeaway. Let's see, then Mike overcomes bad weather. How exactly did he do that? By running in it. And I'm prety sure all the runners had bad weather that day.

Then we find out that their grandmother died the very day they left for Boston. So the lesson here is when a loved one dies you don't sacrifice your vacation so you can mourn and console your family, who may be greiving - you just press on with your vacation. Awesome lesson.

And then he lists all the things they did. Which they could have done during their summer vacation where they have 80 days off from school.

But then comes the real horror of this story. Because he posted it to Facebook and it went viral and the principal did get to see it. And people started to harass her and made threats against her. Knowing this was happening and the principal's life was being destroyed Mike continued to take calls from reporters. More stories were written with even mor elaborate headlines. But Mike kept answering the phone.

And then he even took to news stations - ABC, CBS, FOX and ven The Today Show. All while the principal was being harassed and being put in the spotlight for simply doing her job.

What Mike Rossi did was nothing short of cyber-bullying.

And being an employee of the state the principal was powerless to fight back.

Mike went on to post to his facebook and Twitter accounts every single article and video about him. He loved the 14 minutes of fame because he thought this reponse somehow made him a wonderful father and husband. He stood up to a system that was broken.

But then his 15th minute of fame showed up and we all found ot that he cheated to get into th Boston Marathon. That's right. The whole basis for his cyber-bullying attack on this public servant was based on a lie. He never earned the right to be on that starting line in Boston.

So now what did our "father of the year" actually teach his children? Well, we have yet to discover that. And we probably won't ever know. Only his children can answer that and eventually they will Google their father's name and learn the truth about their special trip to Boston.

I can't imagine they will have much respect for dad when it all comes to light.

dr prof wrote:

just checking wrote:

Are these mr. Finley the same? The one who commented is the professor?

from the website

Dr. Peter Finley

Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and

Associate Professor of Sport Management

http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/Faculty.cfm/pfinley/

Sorry can you link the website where the professor put this article up? Your link is just to his bio.

You are also cyberslime

When cheating is the issue, you find it appropriate to say he has hair plugs, a micropenis, will be divorced soon.

So I call bullshit.

How would you feel if I your son talked like you have here? Better yet, how would you feel if I told your son he has a tiny c0ck and make fun of his family members?

Stop being a hypocrite.

Plus, how can you cyber bully an adult. She can sue him if she wants. She doesn't have to take it.

You aren't mad as a runner. You were personally offended by Mike at some point and are attempting to get revenge by posting on a public running thread only because you don't have the balls to confront him in person.

Not to mention your fraud, being competing wedding djs in philly, and inability to run . . You two are more similar than not.