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

As much as I despise what he did, I still have a great amount of pity for Rossi. I've never seen anyone who wanted, needed and sought extrinsic validation so desperately, but received so little. His tweets are usually met with responses calling him a cheater. He posts on Facebook constantly, and despite being a minor media figure, he will get maybe 20 likes. Compare him to Cecily, whom Rossi obviously envies. Her posts generate over 1,000 likes. That must just kill him.

He also doesn't understand that a 3:10 marathoner doesn't boast about running the Boston Marathon in 4 hours. Unless you were pacing a friend or something, that would be considered laying a big fat egg, "injured" or not (I don't believe for a second Rossi had an injury).

I don't think he deserves pity, save it for someone in need. It would be different if he wasn't telling people to STFU and denigrating educators for his personal satisfaction. There is only one thing he could do to indicate an ounce of courage and he is incapable of doing that. He's still digging one deep hole.He's a moron to think runners will buy his BS. So we will make sure he will get the attention he deserves and craves. Mike wins!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_course-cutting

No shortcuts wrote:

As much as I despise what he did, I still have a great amount of pity for Rossi. I've never seen anyone who wanted, needed and sought extrinsic validation so desperately, but received so little. His tweets are usually met with responses calling him a cheater. He posts on Facebook constantly, and despite being a minor media figure, he will get maybe 20 likes. Compare him to Cecily, whom Rossi obviously envies. Her posts generate over 1,000 likes. That must just kill him.

He also doesn't understand that a 3:10 marathoner doesn't boast about running the Boston Marathon in 4 hours. Unless you were pacing a friend or something, that would be considered laying a big fat egg, "injured" or not (I don't believe for a second Rossi had an injury).

I think it's a response to her posts about the run2respond charity event.

What a class act "daddy" Rossi is though. A real role model.

If you really "#LoveTheHeat" you sure don't mysteriously randomly tweet "STFU". The innuendo type insults of Cecily are classless, cowardly, and continue to feed the fire. Keep loving the heat Mikey!

RossiCheated wrote:

I think it's a response to her posts about the run2respond charity event.

What a class act "daddy" Rossi is though. A real role model.

SmartRunnr wrote:

Well, this whole thread is based on the idea that everyone else is lying

I think this is your fundamental misconception, the whole thread is based on the idea that one person cheated. Some people are clearly making untrue statements (I'm sure that if you looked in the mirror you would see an example of one of these) and one person clearly has some issues.

Hey everybody, hope your Saturday is going well.

Just wanted to thank everybody for ignoring Ken's posts.

Best regards.

My "Summer of Rossi" ended yesterday when he blocked me from his Twitter account. I never tweeted anything, but I think he got a heads up from the Run2Respond guys after I made my "donation" to the cheater's page.

BTW: keep posting SmartRunnr guy. You're setting your guy up for an even bigger and more public failure.

finisher medal wrote:

Hey everybody, hope your Saturday is going well.

Just wanted to thank everybody for ignoring Ken's posts.

Best regards.

Monday morning we may have something to talk about.

LMR wrote:

RossiCheated wrote:

I think it's a response to her posts about the run2respond charity event.

What a class act "daddy" Rossi is though. A real role model.

All the while the wife is pretty scarce from the photos. I think an obvious sign that she does not want to be caught up in his lies and media circus. Not even in any of the vaca photos from South Carolina.

Maybe there are some cracks in the dam.

I echo finisher's medals sentiment. People stalking wives need to be banned. If they aren't banned, at least ignored. It's perverse.

Thanks lrc.

I am not a conspiracy theorist at all. I know that Rossi cheated all by himself, I will go out on the limb and say that that will be confirmed some time in the near future. I have no need to attack you, as you have now done enough damage to yourself. The similarities between you and Rossi are startling.

You may be Rossi's only supporter, both literally and figuratively. Good luck, you need it.

therealSmokingGunner wrote:

LMR wrote:

All the while the wife is pretty scarce from the photos. I think an obvious sign that she does not want to be caught up in his lies and media circus. Not even in any of the vaca photos from South Carolina.

Maybe there are some cracks in the dam.

I echo finisher's medals sentiment. People stalking wives need to be banned. If they aren't banned, at least ignored. It's perverse.

Thanks lrc.

Explain to me how I have stalked anybody? I haven't driven by Mike's house. I haven't seen any of the Rossi family in public and followed them.

The IP recorded by Wikipedia suggested that the changes made were done close to the Glenside Train station. Mike works from home and his wife works in the city. So it's obvious his wife takes the train into work. Did nobody ever teach you deductive reasoning in school? You are dumber than bag of hammers.

You'd be surprised what you can learn when you know how to work the Google machine on the inter webs. Its all online so every time you accuse me of stalking you make yourself look more like a jackass.

LMR wrote:

therealSmokingGunner wrote:

I echo finisher's medals sentiment. People stalking wives need to be banned. If they aren't banned, at least ignored. It's perverse.

Thanks lrc.

Explain to me how I have stalked anybody? I haven't driven by Mike's house. I haven't seen any of the Rossi family in public and followed them.

The IP recorded by Wikipedia suggested that the changes made were done close to the Glenside Train station. Mike works from home and his wife works in the city. So it's obvious his wife takes the train into work. Did nobody ever teach you deductive reasoning in school? You are dumber than bag of hammers.

You'd be surprised what you can learn when you know how to work the Google machine on the inter webs. Its all online so every time you accuse me of stalking you make yourself look more like a jackass.

For the record the geolocation radius from the link you provided in the past was 5 miles, or about 80 square miles. No way you knew the IP came from the station. So you are full of shit.

Also you posted about Mike posting from the Starbucks after he dropped her off at the station. Also named her place of work for no reason.

Now you are staring at photos of his family on vacation. You are obsessed with his wife.

Fvcking sicko.

LMR wrote:

RossiCheated wrote:

I think it's a response to her posts about the run2respond charity event.

What a class act "daddy" Rossi is though. A real role model.

All the while the wife is pretty scarce from the photos. I think an obvious sign that she does not want to be caught up in his lies and media circus. Not even in any of the vaca photos from South Carolina.

Maybe there are some cracks in the dam.

You studying the "vaca photos" and drawing the any conclusion about his wife's feelings is again stalker like. And hoping for "cracks in the dam" of is marriage is absolutely crossing the line. Even if he's crossed many lines with many of us, it's extremely inappropriate. And you've continued to tweet about his kids as well.

Ken, STOP.

Sorry folks I didn't ignore him.

He is disturbed and we should shun his kind

LMR wrote:

RossiCheated wrote:

I think it's a response to her posts about the run2respond charity event.

What a class act "daddy" Rossi is though. A real role model.

All the while the wife is pretty scarce from the photos. I think an obvious sign that she does not want to be caught up in his lies and media circus. Not even in any of the vaca photos from South Carolina.

Maybe there are some cracks in the dam.

Meh. Maybe.

My mom hasn't been seen in a picture in years. Nothing wrong with that dam

Sorry to hear about your loss

LMR wrote:

All the while the wife is pretty scarce from the photos. I think an obvious sign that she does not want to be caught up in his lies and media circus. Not even in any of the vaca photos from South Carolina.

Maybe there are some cracks in the dam.

Let's not get personal, but for once Ken has a valid point.

Watch his video @0:15-0:20: she is very careful not to show her face to the camera.

And you would expect a wife to support her husband. Has she ever said she believes Mike's 3:11?

Just looks to me like the camera was focused on the kids and their signs. I don't think she was avoiding anything.

But do I think she knows he cheated?

Yes.

My guess is he either continues to lie to her or he tells her he did it for the kids; so they could have a great experience, see that we have to be brave in the face of terrorism, or whatever other b.s. he could construct.

But I bet in her heart she knows, at a minimum.