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

Add anti-saint as well.

Commenting on his brother and the family charity would seem to be the kind of off limits comments that got the thread limited. Are you shooting to get the thread closed completely Ken? If so you are well on your way.

I was so hoping Atlantic City would just swallow you up like a rat eating restaurant leftover trash.

LMR wrote:

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 what does any of that have to do with him cheating at LVM? Exactly nothing! Nobody here cares about you and Rossi trying to destroy your business. Take that crap somewhere else, we're not interested. This is not the proper channel to air your grievances relating to any of that. And if you think otherwise because of a captive audience you're mistaken.

Let me rephrase it for you: we....don't... care!

Or you could just look at the FOP letter on the charity site thanking the charity for raising over $250,000.00 before this year's funds.

I think this gets you riled up Ken because it forces you to confront the reality that this man Rossi, flawed and narcissistic as he seems to be, and a thorn in your side, has friends and family and has done some good in this world. The AG has never charged him or sued him and although he may not be the first guy you'd want to have a beer with, his friends and family love him and would probably forgive him if he asked for it.

This thread was good when it focused on running and proving the unlikely nature of a 3:11. But Ken you have an obsession with the guy to the point of bizarre mental health issues. You scare people.

Now you threaten to stalk and try to destroy a charity that memorializes a deceased man and benefits the fraternal order of police just because MR is affiliated with it.

Maybe no one has forgiven you much in your life and you have learned to harbor hate and anger in your heart. To try to get some change, let's start it here: I forgive you for all your misguided angry vile comments and bizarre rambling. Start fresh. Good luck in life. I hope you get to experience it fully.

GregTR wrote:

And what does any of that have to do with him cheating at LVM? Exactly nothing! Nobody here cares about you and Rossi trying to destroy your business. Take that crap somewhere else, we're not interested. This is not the proper channel to air your grievances relating to any of that. And if you think otherwise because of a captive audience you're mistaken.

Let me rephrase it for you: we....don't... care!

Amen. Ken, please stop. You're not helping.

Mike is a cheating cheater who cheats, but this has nothing to do with that. just stop.

And putting him on Wikipedia is so much better. Mission accomplished. Everybody can go home now.quote]GregTR wrote:

LMR wrote:

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 what does any of that have to do with him cheating at LVM? Exactly nothing! Nobody here cares about you and Rossi trying to destroy your business. Take that crap somewhere else, we're not interested. This is not the proper channel to air your grievances relating to any of that. And if you think otherwise because of a captive audience you're mistaken.

Let me rephrase it for you: we....don't... care![/quote]

LMR wrote:

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.

Do you read what you write?

I will admit to one power you have. Both MR's supporters and detractors

have a hard time stomaching your behavior on this thread.

LMR: the great uniter.

Mike Rossi seems to be mostly tweeting today about his charity stuff.

By the way I do think it would be possible to PROVE Mike Rossi cheated but it would involve going to local Allentown, PA businesses and obtaining video surveillance from them (with their permission of course) OR getting access from the department of transportation to any traffic cam surveillance on Interstate-78 or Rt-22 in Allentown, PA on the day of the race.

LMR wrote:

And putting him on Wikipedia is so much better. Mission accomplished. Everybody can go home now.

+1

That was rather tasteless, considering all was based on unsubstantiated rumors.

But then again, nobody cares about wiki.

Yeah Mike, "unsubstantiated rumors" like this: "He qualified for the Boston Marathon by running the Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon in 3 hours, 11 minutes, and 45 seconds."I think that needs a minor edit.

SmartRunnr wrote:

LMR wrote:

And putting him on Wikipedia is so much better. Mission accomplished. Everybody can go home now.

+1

That was rather tasteless, considering all was based on unsubstantiated rumors.

But then again, nobody cares about wiki.

SmartRunnr wrote:

LMR wrote:

And putting him on Wikipedia is so much better. Mission accomplished. Everybody can go home now.

+1

That was rather tasteless, considering all was based on unsubstantiated rumors.

But then again, nobody cares about wiki.

Oh, no! He definitively deserves to be in Wikipedia as one of the worst marathon cheats in history. He's infamous now - from Philly to Boston, baby!

But that's insignificant in relation to everything else that has gone on. And Mike is lucky that Greg is sticking with just the simple cheating shenanigans and not delving into and including his cyberbullyiing of the principal, his attacks on people who criticized him on social media, and his Twitter war with Cecily Tynan.

And everyone needs to keep these things in mind as this thread continues and we work at getting the DQ. If you've hidden behind a screen name you wouldn't understand. Some of us have stood up to this bully and taken it on the chin. Our lives have been fair game to this psycho, and as far as we are concerned so is his.

Maybe if you'd have stood up to him as well he wouldn't just think there are nine people doing all the posting and he'd realize he has many more people against him and realized this is a fight he can't win. Stay anonymous if you want. Cower to Mike if you want. But don't tell the rest of us how to fight our battles.

SmartRunnr wrote:

But then again, nobody cares about wiki.

That is a bit like saying "Nobody uses Google"

LMR wrote:Maybe if you'd have stood up to him as well he wouldn't just think there are nine people doing all the posting and he'd realize he has many more people against him and realized this is a fight he can't win. Stay anonymous if you want. Cower to Mike if you want. But don't tell the rest of us how to fight our battles.

What are you talking about? "fight", "cower", "battle"? Just because one or two people think that going from a 3:40 to a 3:11 in his second year of running is an unlikely improvement?

SmartRunnr wrote:

LMR wrote:Maybe if you'd have stood up to him as well he wouldn't just think there are nine people doing all the posting and he'd realize he has many more people against him and realized this is a fight he can't win. Stay anonymous if you want. Cower to Mike if you want. But don't tell the rest of us how to fight our battles.

What are you talking about? "fight", "cower", "battle"? Just because one or two people think that going from a 3:40 to a 3:11 in his second year of running is an unlikely improvement?

-3:11

" one or two people..."

Good one Mike. Everybody but you knows you didn't run 3:11:45 at the 2014 LVM. You know it too, except you've gotten the word "run" confused with "drove" or "biked."

SmartRunnr wrote:

What are you talking about? "fight", "cower", "battle"? Just because one or two people think that going from a 3:40 to a 3:11 in his second year of running is an unlikely improvement?

Cough, make that "anyone with a significant understanding of running who has seen my other times and my unimpressive running gait"

Just when I think Ken's actions couldn't become more disturbing, he manages to surprise me.

But, it's not personal....

Ghost of Future sees:

Less than 6 months after the 3:11 controversy started it went into a hibernation for 3 years. Against all odds the thread was kept alive by the apparently disturbed and obsessive posting of one Philadelphian who still cared about integrity. Ironically not a runner, this lone holdout worked long hours as a wedding DJ and videographer to support himself and his quest, while many runners turned their attention elsewhere and back to the world. Derided for his Nazi and confederate sympathies and as a crazy obsessive with a Philadelphia high school education, he kept the thread alive and with it the eventual hope that justice would prevail.

After 3 years even he gave up for awhile and then he hit rock bottom. He started running first a day a week then every day and so on. After a while he slimmed down, developed friends, social networks and a healthy happy life. He made peace with people and even with big Mike. They ran together, drank together, and talked about good old Philly. They DJ'd each other's kids weddings so the other could just enjoy it. They teamed up to form an entertainment conglomerate that eventually provided 70% of all cable wedding related programming worth billions.

Finally at a group retreat Kenny pulled Mike aside and admitted jealousy had ruled his early days and he now was inclined to believe the 3:11 was legit. Mike pulled Kenny aside and confessed to cheating on the 3:11. Kenny paused and was heartbroken. Kenny wandered aimlessly for a fee days.

Returning home Kenny walked in on his wife Cecily and Mike together. Mike just smiled at him. Cecily blushed a bit embarrassed.

Why!? Kenny wailed.

Cecily said because he is faster than you. Mike said because I can.

He cheated the 3:11 cried Kenny.

Cecily shrugged her shoulders and said tell it to Greg or someone who cares.

Kenny walked out to his local library and sat down to post again, but he couldn't find the thread. Letsrun was gone.

Kenny put his head in his hands and wept.

What was it all for?!!!!

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

Cough, make that "anyone with a significant understanding of running who has seen my other times and my unimpressive running gait"

Not Mike here. And I don't think one needs to have an impressive gait to run a 3:11, which isn't exactly impressive in the first place.

But LMR = K.S.? Now I understand... lol

Hi Mike! Enjoy the links.

SmartRunnr wrote:

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

Cough, make that "anyone with a significant understanding of running who has seen my other times and my unimpressive running gait"

Not Mike here. And I don't think one needs to have an impressive gait to run a 3:11, which isn't exactly impressive in the first place.

But LMR = K.S.? Now I understand... lol

Mike, I thought you'd find this amusing... whenever you have time between building playlists and tweeting.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=5175135&page=18