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

finisher medal wrote:

No shortcuts wrote:

I remember a picture he posted of one of his treadmill runs that only showed distance (@5k) and calories burned, not time. Thought that was odd. I also remember people speculating on how fast he ran. Then I started to wonder if he entered a much higher weight for himself, which would jack up the number of calories burned, making it look like he ran it faster than he actually did. A 270 lb. person is going to burn more calories during a 5k than someone who weighs 170 lb., especially if they are running at the same speed. He's definitely devious, but I couldn't decide if he was actually smart enough to think of it.

Did it ever occur to you that a person could just leave a treadmill on a certain pace and time and it would still read calories.

It means nothing.

Sure, but less plausible if the treadmill was in a gym with others around, which I think it was. I would crack up at the sight, though. "Excuse me sir, are you, uh, still using this treadmill?."

Besides, why go through all that trouble then not show the time? He could have set it to a speed for a sub-20 5k.

No shortcuts wrote:

finisher medal wrote:

Did it ever occur to you that a person could just leave a treadmill on a certain pace and time and it would still read calories.

It means nothing.

Sure, but less plausible if the treadmill was in a gym with others around, which I think it was. I would crack up at the sight, though. "Excuse me sir, are you, uh, still using this treadmill?."

Besides, why go through all that trouble then not show the time? He could have set it to a speed for a sub-20 5k.

I don't know, he posts that crap or well did just bait people into responding. Most cheaters just deny or disappear, but with Mike he was enjoying the attention. That is not normal.

Most cheaters just deny or disappear, but with Mike he was enjoying the attention. That is not normal.

I know you are trolling, but... Since Mike isn't a cheater, he could afford to toy with this couple of overeager letsrunners here. Of course he knew that he'd have the last laugh, once all the witnesses would come forward and more race photos would show up.

And surprise, surprise: that's exactly how it turned out. Now abingtonrunner and doubler and whyamihere etc. look like the fools they are.

The extra cash from rojo will be an additional bonus.

SmartRunnr wrote:

Most cheaters just deny or disappear, but with Mike he was enjoying the attention. That is not normal.

I know you are trolling, but... Since Mike isn't a cheater, he could afford to toy with this couple of overeager letsrunners here. Of course he knew that he'd have the last laugh, once all the witnesses would come forward and more race photos would show up.

And surprise, surprise: that's exactly how it turned out. Now abingtonrunner and doubler and whyamihere etc. look like the fools they are.

The extra cash from rojo will be an additional bonus.

First, I'm excited to be mentioned by name!

But what is this talk of witnesses and photos???

SmartRunnr wrote:

Most cheaters just deny or disappear, but with Mike he was enjoying the attention. That is not normal.

I know you are trolling, but... Since Mike isn't a cheater, he could afford to toy with this couple of overeager letsrunners here. Of course he knew that he'd have the last laugh, once all the witnesses would come forward and more race photos would show up.

And surprise, surprise: that's exactly how it turned out. Now abingtonrunner and doubler and whyamihere etc. look like the fools they are.

The extra cash from rojo will be an additional bonus.

Got a link to those photos?

So SmartRunnr,

Who is on top and who is on bottom when you and Rossi have "tempo" sessions?

SmartRunnr wrote:once all the witnesses would come forward and more race photos would show up.

And surprise, surprise: that's exactly how it turned out.

Wut? What witnesses? What photos?

Loofa Dog wrote:

SmartRunnr wrote:

I know you are trolling, but... Since Mike isn't a cheater, he could afford to toy with this couple of overeager letsrunners here. Of course he knew that he'd have the last laugh, once all the witnesses would come forward and more race photos would show up.

And surprise, surprise: that's exactly how it turned out. Now abingtonrunner and doubler and whyamihere etc. look like the fools they are.

The extra cash from rojo will be an additional bonus.

Got a link to those photos?

therealsmokinggunner wrote:

rexthebex wrote:

Agreed. Everyone must promise not to tip off Ken that the thread is back. Please, please, please!

Indeed.

From what I can see, Ken told Mike to kill himself, said Mike's wife was a slut, and hoped Mike's kids would get bullied and have no friends in school.

Then he said was standing up to a bully.

This was all after the thread got shut down . . . he is still posting about Mike on a daily basis it seems.

If LMR ever tries to post here again, the mods have no good reason not to ban him for life.

Ken's alive and well and living in Australia:

Perhaps since Bart Yasso was never a very fast runner himself, he condones cheating? I don't get it

Hey SmartRunnr

What does Mike's dong taste like?

Do you think Bart cheated in a race?

Picture me Trollin wrote:

Perhaps since Bart Yasso was never a very fast runner himself, he condones cheating? I don't get it

Picture me Trollin wrote:

Perhaps since Bart Yasso was never a very fast runner himself, he condones cheating? I don't get it

This trolling here gets ridiculous. Naturally Bart won't disqualify an innocent runner! Remember that the committee fully exonerated Mike, after viewing all the evidence including witnesses and photos - see their comprehensive investigation.

So stop trying to damage Bart's reputation.

@finisher medal:

Wow, gay "jokes", so original and mature. I thought you wanted to keep Mike's family out of this thread?

SmartRunnr wrote:Remember that the committee fully exonerated Mike, after viewing all the evidence including witnesses and photos - see their comprehensive investigation.

Nobody believe that any more now than they did the last 457 times you posted it. The LV marathon made no mention of photos or witnesses in their statements. And "no conclusive evidence" does not equal "exoneration".

Please send us links to the new photos and witness testimonies you mentioned on a previous page.

SmartRunnr wrote:

[Remember that the committee fully exonerated Mike, after viewing all the evidence including witnesses and photos - see their comprehensive investigation.

Smartrunnr, garbage BS statements like this make it obvious you're the troll here. There was NO meaningful investigation and he was not exonerated. He was given a pass because there was no "smoking gun" and the committee tried to take an easy way out. The fact that they mention his participation in other events in their statement is unnecessary and very incriminating.

"The Marathon committee concluded that while there is data from Rossi’s participation in other racing events indicating that Rossi’s time may not be accurate, there is not conclusive evidence that his time in the 2014 LVHN Via Marathon is inaccurate. The LVHN Via Marathon has not received any reports from the more 2,500 race participants, thousands of spectators, and more than 600 volunteers, course marshals, security personnel, medical personnel or race officials on the course of any wrong doing by any runner. Therefore the LVHN Via Marathon Committee concluded that Rossi will not be disqualified unless additional conclusive information arises in the future. "

bored troLLer wrote:

SmartRunnr wrote:

[Remember that the committee fully exonerated Mike, after viewing all the evidence including witnesses and photos - see their comprehensive investigation.

Smartrunnr, garbage BS statements like this make it obvious you're the troll here. There was NO meaningful investigation and he was not exonerated. He was given a pass because there was no "smoking gun" and the committee tried to take an easy way out. The fact that they mention his participation in other events in their statement is unnecessary and very incriminating.

"The Marathon committee concluded that while there is data from Rossi’s participation in other racing events indicating that Rossi’s time may not be accurate..."

There was absolutely nothing positive toward Rossi in LVM's statement. In fact, in the quote above they say he cheated.

SmartRunnr is a liar. There were no new photos or witnesses. True believer or troll, I don't know, but SmartRunnr is a liar.

Contrast that to a statement that might have read:

"The Marathon committee concluded after careful review of all available evidence, Mr. Rossi did run The LVHN Via Marathon. This evidence is attached, and includes photos positively identified as Mr. Rossi running on various sections of the course; statements from participants, volunteers, and course marshals who saw Mr. Rossi running the Via marathon; and data from a GPS device Mr. Rossi wore during the race, which he promptly provided to the committee, that included his split times for each mile and positively shows his location along the course during the race."

Trolls, do you notice the difference?

This.

Truth spoken here.