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

Wow! Make sure he isn't being 'coached' by Salazar though, or Lance. Seriously, he would have to be drug tested if he accepts.

LetsRun.com wrote:

Update on 7/17/2015: We will pay him $100,000 if he runs 3:11:45 on a legitimate records-eligible course in the next 12 months where we have advanced notice of his participation ($10,000 per year for 10 years). A media outlet interviewed us today and asked about how the 3:25 challenge came about and we said, "We tried to come up with a time that was at least theoretically possible to preemptively rule out his excuse of, 'I can't be expected to have the race of my life once again.'"

There is zero chance he'll run 3:11:45.

Themailman wrote:

doubler wrote:

Mike, what happened to the post with the picture of triathlete guru? Why would you take it down if it wasn't meant as a threat?

Why do refuse to return Mike's emails?

I haven't received a single email from Mike (or even a troll). I'm sure Mike is worried I'd be able to capture his IP address and tie it to all the troll posts here if he were to email me.

In all seriousness with $100,000 on the line couldn't he up his mileage, fix his form a bit and make a real run at the 3:11:45 We aren't talking about some 4:30 fatty. He's run a legit 3:45 as far as we know which is faster than the average marathon finisher. He could probably lose 15-20 pounds which would give him about half of the improvement that he needs to start with.

Thread Observer. wrote:

In all seriousness with $100,000 on the line couldn't he up his mileage, fix his form a bit and make a real run at the 3:11:45 We aren't talking about some 4:30 fatty. He's run a legit 3:45 as far as we know which is faster than the average marathon finisher. He could probably lose 15-20 pounds which would give him about half of the improvement that he needs to start with.

He would need to up his mileage to a point that would likely get him injured given his normal 15/mile a week average. It will be a convenient excuse. In 12 months he can't go from 3:45:00 from 3:11:45 with a 15/ mile a week base and not get injured.

Thread Observer. wrote:

In all seriousness with $100,000 on the line couldn't he up his mileage, fix his form a bit and make a real run at the 3:11:45 We aren't talking about some 4:30 fatty. He's run a legit 3:45 as far as we know which is faster than the average marathon finisher. He could probably lose 15-20 pounds which would give him about half of the improvement that he needs to start with.

Yeah, if he: (1) put in 12 months of consistent much higher mileage weeks; (2) without getting injured: (3) lost 20 pounds; and (4) had the race of his life... but, wouldn't that also be serious proof that he couldn't previously have run 3:11:45? And lets say he does all that, shows up 20 pounds lighter and misses by a minute? He just looks really really guilty and bad.

The safest thing for him to do is stop talking, don't ever run another marathon, and slip away into obscurity.

Mike can also unblock me on twitter and reach out there.

https://twitter.com/Marathoncheat

Doubler wrote:

Thread Observer. wrote:

In all seriousness with $100,000 on the line couldn't he up his mileage, fix his form a bit and make a real run at the 3:11:45 We aren't talking about some 4:30 fatty. He's run a legit 3:45 as far as we know which is faster than the average marathon finisher. He could probably lose 15-20 pounds which would give him about half of the improvement that he needs to start with.

He would need to up his mileage to a point that would likely get him injured given his normal 15/mile a week average. It will be a convenient excuse. In 12 months he can't go from 3:45:00 from 3:11:45 with a 15/ mile a week base and not get injured.

There is no way he ran 3:45 on 15 miles per week. I guarantee he was over 30 miles per week.

You have been sent at least three emails from Mike. Why are you lying?

Doubler wrote:

Themailman wrote:

Why do refuse to return Mike's emails?

I haven't received a single email from Mike (or even a troll). I'm sure Mike is worried I'd be able to capture his IP address and tie it to all the troll posts here if he were to email me.

http://marathoncheat.blogspot.com/marathoncheat@gmail.com

Liar! wrote:

You have been sent at least three emails from Mike. Why are you lying?

Then post the 3 emails with IP address and prove Mike sent three emails.

Or...is this like him saying he has 6 or 7 photos on the marathon course?

LetsRun.com wrote:

Update on 7/17/2015: We will pay him $100,000 if he runs 3:11:45.

The point is not that he cannot run a 3:11, it's that he didn't.

then prove it wrote:

Liar! wrote:

You have been sent at least three emails from Mike. Why are you lying?

Then post the 3 emails with IP address and prove Mike sent three emails.

Or...is this like him saying he has 6 or 7 photos on the marathon course?

It's exactly like that. And somehow I'm supposed to prove that I didn't receive the emails.

Doubler wrote:

then prove it wrote:

Then post the 3 emails with IP address and prove Mike sent three emails.

Or...is this like him saying he has 6 or 7 photos on the marathon course?

It's exactly like that. And somehow I'm supposed to prove that I didn't receive the emails.

doubler has the emails. He can post the IPs if he likes.

Post the IP address doubler!!! Let's bust Rossi.

Liar! wrote:

Doubler wrote:

It's exactly like that. And somehow I'm supposed to prove that I didn't receive the emails.

doubler has the emails. He can post the IPs if he likes.

Why play this f'n game bs - if you say he got them and he can post the IPs (why it would be plural is interesting) then just post them and be done with it. Otherwise, you are the one full of sh*t and just STFU.

Liar! wrote:

Doubler wrote:

It's exactly like that. And somehow I'm supposed to prove that I didn't receive the emails.

doubler has the emails. He can post the IPs if he likes.

3/10

Not believable, but you have succeeded in goading doubler and at least another poster to respond, so you score three points. I must warn you, however, that the nadir of trolling is sticking with the same shtick too long. Move along like a good little troll.

In my defense. I only used that post as an excuse to post a link to my blog,

http://marathoncheat.blogspot.com/

and my twitter account,

https://twitter.com/Marathoncheat

I'll post them when you learn English.

doubler has

And in similar conditions if possible. Running 3:11 in warm weather is far different than a cool, overcast day with a tailwind. Grandma's might be a good choice.

I'll post them when you learn English. Doubler has the emails. He can post them if he wishes.

then prove it wrote:

Liar! wrote:

doubler has the emails. He can post the IPs if he likes.

Why play this f'n game bs - if you say he got them and he can post the IPs (why it would be plural is interesting) then just post them and be done with it. Otherwise, you are the one full of sh*t and just STFU.