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

rojo wrote:

somebloke wrote:

ROJO

We need you to write the article ASAP. Add the details later. It will help the case get more attention from mainstream media.

Last 5 pages or so we haven't moved an inch. Just a few pro-mike posts. Laughable ones.

Sorry guys and gals. I've been gone for the last 13 hours or so as I had to get my car fixed this morning. I ALSO HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE. I lied last night when I said we can't look up IPs. We most definitely can. I just wanted the person defending Mr. Rossi to keep doing it under different handles.

So here we go. Johnny Two Times was right. Pretty much all of the posts defending Mr. Rossi were coming from the same IP address.

The following posts all came from IP: 98.235.239.44 which when I look it up is Comcast Cable - Camp Hill, PA.

"Soccermoms", "fasterthanyoudbag", "Sub3HourMarathoner", "BostonBQ" and "SpeedyGuy" are all the same person or at least from the same IP.

The same IP address produced the followng:

soccermoms: Who cares if you couldn't find his picture. He ran a great time of 3:11. Get over it already.

fasterthanyoudbag: Absolutely NO proof he cheated. Why don't you do something constructive with your time instead of trying to destroy someone of their accomplishment.

Focus on your on running and goals. You are pathologically obsessed with Mike.

fasterthanyoudbag: He already has. It was the Lehigh marathon. Too bad you weren't there.

BostonBQ: Sorry, pal you can't prove he cheated. You have NO proof. Are you jealous of his accomplishment.

You should celebrate others successes rather and criticize them. Perhaps if you put more work into your training you might be able to qualify for Boston.

SpeedyGuy: Did you check all the other runners to see if they had finish only photographs. I think you owe Mike an apology.

Sub3HourMarathoner: I ran with Mike during the Lehigh marathon. He slowed down a bit at the end. I was surprised he didn't finish with a better time.

I think all we need now is someone who has corresponded with Mr. Rossi via email to see if his IP is that IP address. Off course it could be a friend or family member doing it, but if it we can prove he's been defending himself under fake names claiming to have run with himself, then I won't have to do any more research at all for my story.

Does anyone have any emails from Mr. Rossi? Look up the iP on them.

Man to man wrote:

RossiCheated wrote:

I agree. I think there are three outcomes from this debacle.

1) Mike Rossi will be drummed out of the sport. He'll cite injuries and never run a race again. If he does it will be a local 5k but not anything of note.

2) Races like LVHN will review their anti-cheating protocols and will add mats, video, better volunteer training, photo review, etc., where needed.

3) The next race director faced with a similar, obvious, decision like this will DQ the runner and risk their wrath rather than the Lets Run onslaught. There is no way this has played out well for the LVHN or for Yasso and McKeever (reputations, meet toilet).

Is that a joke? 2 and 3 will never happen. No one gives a damn about the letsrun onslaught except the few unemployed losers confined to this thread. Mike will win $10k and that's how it will end. He invites you to show up at the race and identify yourself to his face afterwords.

Re:FTFY wrote:

Hey thanks for your update on my original post , it shows you read it . Just to make some corrections to your updates , I am not 16 I am 27 , I can afford to play at Penn Oaks C.C. , My boat is really more of a nice Bayliner , not a true fishing boat , I don't play chicken dance , hokey pokey , or any other child tunes at weddings , that went out back in the early 2000's while I was still training as a roadie , yes you are correct abou the set up time and the drive to and from the job , but even ify Our count all that then I get to factor in your travel times to your job , and how early you have to get up in the morning to become one of the many packed in shiny metal boxes contestants in a suicidal race ....look that up I stole that line from a tune, see if you can guess which one , and at this point in my life DJ'ing 16 hours a week and making enough at it to afford a boat , golf membership, and a nice 2 bedroom condo overlooking Penn Oaks I would say most people would agree I am doing something right. Thanks

Mike should stay home wrote:

Why ever run again ? wrote:

If I were Mike I wouldn't run in any organized race again . What's to be gained or lost if he doesn't care what anyone here thinks . It'd be a lot easier to say , my injuries have forced me to stop running and pursue a less intense activity . We all know for a fact he can't meet any of the challenges set here even if he was healthy , he isn't a seasoned experienced runner so why continue the deception any longer , he will only end up validating all of our accusations that he cheated VIA , so instead the easy way out is to quit running all together using the injury excuse , we will all say BS , but to his minions and supporters they will all buy it because they don't know anything about the sport . Seems like the smartest way out to me .

Mike should not even THINK about going to VIA in Sept . He should just stay away , really Mike , I know you're reading this , if I were you ( thank God I'm not) I'd avoid the public humiliation thats going to ensue . Just like those Ferguson riots where out of towners with no real interest except looting and starting trouble showed up. Thats whats going to happen at VIA . You should avoid the situation . Isn't September a busy wedding month . Work a wedding that day instead . Why be harrassed ? Privately admit to yourself you F'd up . I know you want to probably stare down your detractors but Iits going to be you against about 100 at least . Prople are going to be looking for you and when someone finds you near the starting point its going to be like flys on s*** . Be smart , run some other marathon or 5k another weekend but VIA is just going to be " way too hot" for you ever again . It's fine if are too scared to admit what you did especially because your family & friends still care about you even tho most here don't and want to publicly vilify you . But you're either very stupid or in total denial if you think by showing up at VIA is going to be a good experience . My advice is fade away

Man to man wrote:

Mike should stay home wrote:

Mike should not even THINK about going to VIA in Sept . He should just stay away , really Mike , I know you're reading this , if I were you ( thank God I'm not) I'd avoid the public humiliation thats going to ensue . Just like those Ferguson riots where out of towners with no real interest except looting and starting trouble showed up. Thats whats going to happen at VIA . You should avoid the situation . Isn't September a busy wedding month . Work a wedding that day instead . Why be harrassed ? Privately admit to yourself you F'd up . I know you want to probably stare down your detractors but Iits going to be you against about 100 at least . Prople are going to be looking for you and when someone finds you near the starting point its going to be like flys on s*** . Be smart , run some other marathon or 5k another weekend but VIA is just going to be " way too hot" for you ever again . It's fine if are too scared to admit what you did especially because your family & friends still care about you even tho most here don't and want to publicly vilify you . But you're either very stupid or in total denial if you think by showing up at VIA is going to be a good experience . My advice is fade away

I understand your jealousy. A guy who is bigger than you, has a hotter wife than you and will make $10k off your jealousy is also a better runner than you, as evidenced by his BQ. Keep hiding behind your handle. Your p*ssyness will make Mike $10k richer on 11/25 in Allentown.

Sorry that you got stuck being you, but I encourage you to keep posting about Mike on this message board anonymously if it offers you consolation.

FTFY guy wrote:

"I am 27"

"early 2000's while I was still training as a roadie"

In 2000 you would have been 12. LOL. Nice try Chum Boy!

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Re:FTFY wrote:

Hey thanks for your update on my original post , it shows you read it . Just to make some corrections to your updates , I am not 16 I am 27 , I can afford to play at Penn Oaks C.C. , My boat is really more of a nice Bayliner , not a true fishing boat , I don't play chicken dance , hokey pokey , or any other child tunes at weddings , that went out back in the early 2000's while I was still training as a roadie , yes you are correct abou the set up time and the drive to and from the job , but even ify Our count all that then I get to factor in your travel times to your job , and how early you have to get up in the morning to become one of the many packed in shiny metal boxes contestants in a suicidal race ....look that up I stole that line from a tune, see if you can guess which one , and at this point in my life DJ'ing 16 hours a week and making enough at it to afford a boat , golf membership, and a nice 2 bedroom condo overlooking Penn Oaks I would say most people would agree I am doing something right. Thanks