Robert Young fakes run across America

ha - same here. banned this morning!

insider info wrote:

I'm now banned from MarathonManUK FB page after making a few comments. People, please keep up the pressure!

I commented in my article that the first I heard of Michael referenced as an intern was in the press release - and in the report. His LinkedIn shows he's been there for 1-1/2 years.

His interview bothered me. He could not have been in the RV and not known what was going on. He looks worse now playing dumb than if he just admits that he caved to pressure and went along with Rob and Dustin's charade.

Also, a successful multi-day would do nothing to prove the legitimacy of the trans-con attempt.

So now that I'm getting back into this. I was thinking of making another Mike Rossi type challenge.

Any suggestions?

How about $10,000 to charity if he can simply run 3 marathons in 40 hours in the same time (or faster) that he supposedly started his running career off of zero training.

4:07, 3:28, 3:19.

I don't think there is any way he could do that.

That's 9:25 pace for the 1st marathon, 7:56 for the 2nd and 7:35 for the third.

Any suggestions from ultra or Rob Young experts?

I especially liked Appendix D, where they analyzed the different sausage preferences of Dustbin, Mr. Sphiencter, and Big Rod.

They determined an average of 5.25 inches of sausage were consumed for each 10 miles run, at an average cadence of 15 lengths per minute. Apparently plenty of assistance was given by all parties.

I was thinking we should also make a LetsRun.com tshirt . All proceeds go to set up a fund to pay someone if they can break the transcontinental record.

Any one got an idea for the design? A slogan or something?

We should celebrate all of the frauds.

Cheaters Beware:

Litton, Rossi, Young

or maybe we just have their names

Litton, Rossi, Young

and then maybe our logo on the sleeve?

We couldn't get sued for using their names could we?

Frank Spinner wrote:

The legend lives on. Providing oxygen to this thread ad infinitum.

Let's face it - it would be awesome entertainment if he had another crack at the transcon.

Great times. I'm genuinely glad if he doesn't quit.

He should make it an annual event. "Coming to a carwash near you...."

rojo wrote:

WHAT THE HELL? Why isn't the employee terminated?

Because the employee has pics.

Easy way to celebrate the frauds (all of them) is to create a locked thread at the top of the message board much like the Carolina runner training thread.

The fraudster thread can list all the alleged fraudsters: kip, Rossi, RY, St. Louis girl and many many more with a link to each of the threads that outed them. This way they live in infamy.

rojo wrote:

Does anyone know the same of the singer/song writer? I want to give credit to him.

I could be mistaken but my impression given his excellent Rossi songs that he is an individual who has posted on the Rossi thread as someone else.

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

rojo wrote:

Does anyone know the same of the singer/song writer? I want to give credit to him.

I could be mistaken but my impression given his excellent Rossi songs that he is an individual who has posted on the Rossi thread as someone else.

both the song writer and fake Laz need to be hired by LRC to entertain us.

Dirk Diggler.. wrote:

Easy way to celebrate the frauds (all of them) is to create a locked thread at the top of the message board much like the Carolina runner training thread.

The fraudster thread can list all the alleged fraudsters: kip, Rossi, RY, St. Louis girl and many many more with a link to each of the threads that outed them. This way they live in infamy.

Agree with this

People are still grasping at the possibility that he left the watch in the RV while he ran.

If it was sitting in the RV it would have picked up zero steps during the sessions. Unless you believe Rob put on the watch and removed it during the same session..multiple times..and then stopped doing so after Asher's post.

C And so it came a cropper

G We always knew it would

F Skins needed a copper

C G And they work they did was good.

They found the source

That couldn’t be bought

Every step of the course

Was what they sought.

And the data were showing

Must be Gulliver who strode

For a human to be going

Must be that he rode.

At night it was true

That he made each leap

Was it his shoe?

Or was he asleep?

[CHORUS]

Em So many believed in him

Am And that’s what’s truly sad

Dm I guess he thought he’d get away with it

Am And that it would not go bad

Em Basking in the thrill of it

Am The accolades thrown his way

Dm Now nothing but dead flowers

G And nothing more to say

Of course as with Lance

Or the Philly DJ

They won’t change their stance

Say he ran all the way.

“He did it for charity”

“What did he gain?”

You can’t ask for clarity

From one so inane

Did he diminish

The most honest folks

Who run through the finish

And don’t constantly boast

It will happen again

Of that you’ll be sure

The naiveté of men

Believe everyone’s pure

[CHORUS]

It won’t take away

From those who are true

Who never will stray

And who really do

So one final word

Another sad chapter is done

Be not deterred

From your next joyful run

[CHORUS]

Here's the earlier one:

http://picosong.com/xsci/

This story is now featured on the front page of Runnersworld.com

Congrats to the narc who ratted this great UK athlete out. You should be real proud of yourself.

rojo wrote:

So now that I'm getting back into this. I was thinking of making another Mike Rossi type challenge.

Any suggestions?

How about $10,000 to charity if he can simply run 3 marathons in 40 hours in the same time (or faster) that he supposedly started his running career off of zero training.

4:07, 3:28, 3:19.

I don't think there is any way he could do that.

That's 9:25 pace for the 1st marathon, 7:56 for the 2nd and 7:35 for the third.

Any suggestions from ultra or Rob Young experts?

I'm an expert in neither, but I always thought this challenge made the most sense. This claim was based on zero training .. so matching it now that he as run for years gives him zero excuses.

And no, he couldn't do this. Your money would be safe.

Oh ..and totally agree regarding letting Michael (or Dustin .. I can't keep track of who what the Skins employee) off the hook is outrageous.

But up the offer to $100K. The ones who continue to lie deserve to be humiliated. I know in the back of your head you are a little afraid thinking "What if he did it?" .. but, just like with Rossi, Robert Young does not have the talent to run 3 marathons at these paces in 40 hours.

rojo wrote:

I was thinking we should also make a LetsRun.com tshirt . All proceeds go to set up a fund to pay someone if they can break the transcontinental record.

Any one got an idea for the design? A slogan or something?

We should celebrate all of the frauds.

Cheaters Beware:

Litton, Rossi, Young

or maybe we just have their names

Litton, Rossi, Young

and then maybe our logo on the sleeve?

We couldn't get sued for using their names could we?

Not since they have been proved to cheat, or in Rossi's case if he sued you could get to his vaporous evidence.

I like:

Litton and Rossi and Young Oh My!

The current American 6-day record holder Joe Fejes has challenged Rob to a 3 day race with a 1000 dollar bet. You could sweeten the pot for that challenge.

Doubler wrote:

People are still grasping at the possibility that he left the watch in the RV while he ran.

If it was sitting in the RV it would have picked up zero steps during the sessions. Unless you believe Rob put on the watch and removed it during the same session..multiple times..and then stopped doing so after Asher's post.

Actually, if it was in the van, it would would record steps similar to what was recorded. It would not record zero steps.

I have a TomTom and have on a few occasions accidentily recorded while driving and when the data is uploaded it does record low cadences - not 0.

I am not defending RY. I think he cheated. Just wanted to respond to your misstatement.