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

"Eventually he'll run out of ISPs and friends..."

My guess is he will run out of friends first.

Picture me Trollin wrote:

Most competitive runners I know don't really collect finisher medals. They are something that just adds to the cost of the event. Heck, back in the old days, race staff would be taking the timing equipment down after 4 hours had elapsed. Today though, it's the median finishing time at most marathons.

I've done 850+ races, I find medals embarrassing, I either politely decline them if they are handed out at the finish or they go in the recycling if they are in the race bag.

Race bags and Shirts should be a cost option in the race entry too.

Another thing at issue is for runners to carry no backpacks along or to be issued clear plastic bags to put warmup sweats and all other crap in. Thanks to the Tsarnaev brothers, who blew shit up at 4hrs into the race, at most races now we are forced to ditch our sweatpants in the woods right at the starting line (probably to never be able to recover them post race). Either that or freeze at the starting line in your singlet and shorts before the gun goes off. You lose your spot in the corral unless you admitted into the elite corral and have a separate drop off area for your shit.

Rossi raced boston in sweats anyway so he wouldn't care

Ken, are you seriously criticizing someone for raising $40K for a charity. You are truly a detriment to this thread. Rossi is a liar and a cheater but you make him look like a victim to the casual observer.

GregTR wrote:

iiagdtr wrote:

Rosie Rossi has arrived.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mike_Rossi

Oooof! Let's see how SmartRunnr AKA Mike Rossi will cover this one from behind some random East Coast IP addresses... I truly love the registered names here! Mike has nowhere to hide and we can attribute any and all BS to him now. #Owned

Mike old pal, this can only get worse for you, trust me, I know.

These LetsRun types are like dogs at a bone, but with one difference, some of them are a lot smarter than any dog, including you.

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

I've done 850+ races, I find medals embarrassing, I either politely decline them if they are handed out at the finish or they go in the recycling if they are in the race bag.

Race bags and Shirts should be a cost option in the race entry too.

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No, I am criticizing him for doing what he does best - drawing attention to himself for absolutely nothing. They hold a charity event for somebody for no apparent reason. So his step-father is a Philadelphiaian. So am I. Local businessman? Why don't they say what kind of business he had? Did he have a huge corporation and put lots of people to work?

Rinky dink charities steal money from bigger charities that could put it to better use. And how do we know they aren't pocketing some of the money? Would anybody put it past Mike to do something like that? Where can we see the tax documents for this charity?

LMR, go away. I seriously think you are Mike Rossi trying to make people who post here look bad and allow him to play the victim card.

Add another to Ken's list...anti-charity.

rexthebex wrote:

LMR, go away. I seriously think you are Mike Rossi trying to make people who post here look bad and allow him to play the victim card.

If he wants to go on social media and try and make himself look like a saint I'm gonna call him out on it. You weren't attacked and intimidated like a half dozen of us were. Until you reveal who you are on Facebook and take some heat from Mike you don't get to determine what I decide to comment on.

Maybe I'll send a message to Cecily Tynan and one of her associates at ABC can look into exactly how the funds from the "charity" are being disbursed. How much is the Rossi family paying themselves to run the charity?

Ken, you have been warned not to talk about family. I assume this includes both living and deceased family members. Please knock it off.

LMR wrote:

If he wants to go on social media and try and make himself look like a saint I'm gonna call him out on it. You weren't attacked and intimidated like a half dozen of us were. Until you reveal who you are on Facebook and take some heat from Mike you don't get to determine what I decide to comment on.

Maybe I'll send a message to Cecily Tynan and one of her associates at ABC can look into exactly how the funds from the "charity" are being disbursed. How much is the Rossi family paying themselves to run the charity?

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Please don't. Send them a registered letter and ask for their financials. Maybe VIA too.Question:I work for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Are its financial statements available for public viewing -- especially regarding management salaries?Answer:Indeed. Nonprofits are required to submit their financial statements and other information -- including the salaries of directors, officers, and key employees -- to the IRS. (For information on who is considered a key employee, see IRS Form 990 and its instructions.)The IRS and nonprofits themselves are required to disclose the information on Form 990 to anyone who asks. Nonprofits must allow public inspection of these records during regular business hours at their principal offices. However, many people won't even need to ask -- a number of websites make Forms 990 available for the searching, including the Foundation Center at http://fdncenter.org and GuideStar at www.guidestar.org.In addition, people can request information from the IRS by writing a letter, including the name of the organization, the year, and the type of tax return requested, and send it to:Commissioner of Internal RevenueAttn: Freedom of Information Reading Room1111 Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20224

Guy Who Gives +1 wrote:

LMR wrote:

If he wants to go on social media and try and make himself look like a saint I'm gonna call him out on it. You weren't attacked and intimidated like a half dozen of us were. Until you reveal who you are on Facebook and take some heat from Mike you don't get to determine what I decide to comment on.

Maybe I'll send a message to Cecily Tynan and one of her associates at ABC can look into exactly how the funds from the "charity" are being disbursed. How much is the Rossi family paying themselves to run the charity?

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Mike Rossi definitely seems like a big bully on social media eg Twitter. He is in his late 40s but he attacks with terrible insults like "now go eat something you skinny little girl" to what appear to be college aged male individuals questioning his Lehigh running performance

How was AC?

Stop using the word "We" unless you are referring to Nazis sympathizers or Bo and Luke Duke.

Damn, I wish I could raise $40k for charity, but I just seem to suck at it (I'm at about $1500 right now.

Michelangelo wrote:

Ken, you have been warned not to talk about family. I assume this includes both living and deceased family members. Please knock it off.

You think after all the people ehe has attacked over the last couple months he now gets to tweet that he is a wonderful guy and raising tons of money for charity. Do you think he has ANY right to not be scrutinized after calling MY son a gimp and a retard?

Oh no. He is not getting off that easy.

I am not talking about his family. I'm talking about this supposed charity that he claims to be raising tons of money for. He's been trying to destroy my means of income for the past two months, and if this charity isn't 100% legit I'm going to find it out and return the favor.

And if you are willing to just stand by while he sh!ts out hearts and stars on his Twitter feed then I will assume you are just another one of his DJ minions and ignore you from this point on. You're either with the people who want Mike DQ'd or you'er one of them slimy Dj friends of his.

This is good advice Ken and someone has done most of the work for you on how to find out what you want to know, so just do it and come back and let us know how you go.

His charity must have filed a 990 with the IRS. He wouldn't have incentive to cheat. I mean it's possible you might find something but chances are it's legit.

The big incentive for Rossi to cheat was for Boston Marathon. He simply just knew after multiple efforts that he wasn't in shape to reach the boston qualifying time for his age group and he had a social media presence going with a nosleepUntilBoston hashtag. He couldn't let people down so he had to get into boston at all costs and as a result made a serious error in judgement.

If he really wanted to run boston as a once in a lifetime experience, he should have just gone through charity means to get into Boston Marathon. There's nothing wrong with that.