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

Torontooo wrote:

AnotherParent wrote:

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not defending Mr. Rossi here. I'm just saying that while it might seem at first blush like the principal would be thrilled at how this is playing out, in reality it just creates new headaches for her. She's been at the helm of a school under controversy for a few weeks now, and just when it seems like it's dying down and things can get back to normal, we get another round of 15 minutes of fame, with requests for comment that she has to deflect. It keeps her pain alive as much as it alleviates it.

Agree with AnotherParent. There is absolutely no need to drag the principal back into it.

Mike Rosssssssssssssssssssssssssi

Stop diverting attention back to the principal!

We are coming for YOU!

Run Along, beautiful job on casting! If you need help pitching it, Mike Rossi is in media - he might be able to get production moving faster than expected.

Use the Portapotty! wrote:

I'll gladly take that bet. No way he ever admits it. Ever.

No photos on the course? "I can't explain it - must have been unlucky. Doesn't prove anything."

Doesn't fit his other results? "I was always hampered by injuries. Everything came together that day."

No Garmin data? "I don't need to give it to you. Invasion of privacy. Nobody else has to. Whatever."

Whatever you throw, he will deflect. He won't convince anyone, but that's not the point.

No way he ever admits.

Evah!

This is spot on.

I spent time in customer service for a website company where dealers paid us for car leads (think cars.com). The dealer would pay for set amount of leads based upon a monthly dollar amount limit (ie, they would get 10 leads for $200). They would also tell us the areas they wanted leads from (zip codes 11111, 11112, 11116, etc). We would put all this into a system.

You would get a "I want to cancel my services" call and this is the conversation:

"Why?" I would ask.

"I didn't get any leads this month"

"My system shows we sent you 18 leads"

"They were all crap, bogus, lookie loos"

"So every single one of them was bogus?"

"Yes, they weren't even in the right zip code"

"Well, I show here they were all in the 3 zip codes you specifically requested"

"Well, they were all for used cars"

The point of the story here is much like what "Use The Porta Potty" said above, Mr. Rossi is going to deny, deny, deny and have an excuse for anything you say that could possibly call him out.

I think the poster a few pages back that mentioned "what did you think about the bridge at Mile 14?" is spot on. If he replies back with anything other than "there was no bridge", then you know he is lying.

salserorunner wrote:

abingtonrunner wrote:

Just posted by Allentown Morning Call, a local paper of Lehigh Valley.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-lehigh-valley-via-marathon-runner-accused-20150507-story.html

"It's a tough track to cheat on," Yasso said. "There's a river on one side and a canal on the other for most of it."

I wonder if this is the reason he got injured, trying to climb up/down the canal.

Actually rather easy to cheat on. Two words: Relay exchange.

Thanks for adding timing mats next year!

Your 5k is out of line with your half. You should be very close to 19 flat with your 1:28 half. Work on your speed. (intervals) You'll get a 3:15 legit.

Screenshots wrote:

http://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgihttp://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgi#1http://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgi#2http://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgi#3

Can you see them?

Yes, I can see them.

Is that last picture his selfie before the Lehigh Valley Marathon? Because he isn't wearing those headphones in the finish line picture.

He wears the headphones in almost every other picture I've seen. The only other race pics I've seen of him without the headphones are from Boston, but given his focus on the "experience" of Boston that makes sense.

Wow, nice summation, hits everything nicely

Let me axe you a question wrote:

http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/questions-arise-over-how-a-pennsylvania-dad-qualified-for-boston

Yes selfie from the start Comment says "it's go time" Headphones are in . date is 9/714

Screenshots wrote:

http://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgihttp://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgi#1http://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgi#2http://imgur.com/sggIQpk,H99wp4B,ovIMt1s,BtcWpgi#3

Can you see them?

Great work.

Speaking of "Go Time", where did his headphones go?

actually rather easy wrote:

salserorunner wrote:

"It's a tough track to cheat on," Yasso said. "There's a river on one side and a canal on the other for most of it."

I wonder if this is the reason he got injured, trying to climb up/down the canal.

Actually rather easy to cheat on. Two words: Relay exchange.

Thanks for adding timing mats next year!

They should have mentioned that in the article. That's a big piece of information to be left out.

Is he wearing the 2014 jacket?

Sorry guys. Been away from the thread for a long time.

Me too. I'm definitely going to cheat a marathon soon. I think it would be easy to do, even with mats as long as the mats aren't hidden. Do you want to do it with me? It's probably easier if we do it together.

I'm going to write an article saying he cheated. I'd bet my mortgage at 1,000 to 1 odds. If I was a race director, I'd alreayd have DQd him. There is more than enough evidence.

I laughed so hard when I read that. Well done.

mainstream media wrote:

http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/questions-arise-over-how-a-pennsylvania-dad-qualified-for-boston

Excellent!

rojo wrote:

Sorry guys. Been away from the thread for a long time.

We've moved on, Rojo -- a guy bodyslammed a dog in broad daylight.

Why would a grown man take so many selfies of himself? I have never taken a single selfie of myself and don't understand why anyone would want to or need to take this. Is it so they can look at themselves?

Let's keep it coming

Raysism wrote:

Great work.

Speaking of "Go Time", where did his headphones go?

He was running so fast, he had time to take them off and put them in his spibelt, duh.