Video Highlights 2015 Boston Marathon
April 20, 2015
I still think it's 50-50 that Rossi even shows up in New York Sunday, but it's amusing to think someone would actually ask HIM to pace them during their first marathon.
Come on, if it's your first marathon and you needed a pacer, who wouldn't ask someone who has run 4:26, 3:43, 3:11 (yea, sure) and 4:01 in their only four attempts at the distance? The guy is a pacing genius!!!
No shortcuts wrote:
I still think it's 50-50 that Rossi even shows up in New York Sunday, but it's amusing to think someone would actually ask HIM to pace them during their first marathon.
Come on, if it's your first marathon and you needed a pacer, who wouldn't ask someone who has run 4:26, 3:43, 3:11 (yea, sure) and 4:01 in their only four attempts at the distance? The guy is a pacing genius!!!
Don't forget his recent 21:50 training 5K followed by a 24:50 race. He is dialed in.
No shortcuts wrote:
I still think it's 50-50 that Rossi even shows up in New York Sunday, but it's amusing to think someone would actually ask HIM to pace them during their first marathon.
Come on, if it's your first marathon and you needed a pacer, who wouldn't ask someone who has run 4:26, 3:43, 3:11 (yea, sure) and 4:01 in their only four attempts at the distance? The guy is a pacing genius!!!
To be fair, if it's your first marathon and you're aiming for 6 hours you'd want some to pace you who is capable of running slow
Uzhorod wrote:
somebloke wrote:https://twitter.com/musicmanpaSmall details no one mentioned: assuming the post from mike's acquaintance is veridical, there's a chance that person works with him. his handle is MusicmanPA after all.
'Mike not yet'
Last tweet was in 2010.
He'll be there I'm sure, but of course it's complete BS that he's pacing anyone. More like he's going to tag along with his slow friend. But let's see if even that's true from the photos.
No shortcuts wrote:
I still think it's 50-50 that Rossi even shows up in New York Sunday, but it's amusing to think someone would actually ask HIM to pace them during their first marathon.
Come on, if it's your first marathon and you needed a pacer, who wouldn't ask someone who has run 4:26, 3:43, 3:11 (yea, sure) and 4:01 in their only four attempts at the distance? The guy is a pacing genius!!!
SaraB wrote:
Ken is on here too no doubt, he wouldn't be able to resit staying out after he knew that the cheater bloke was in here but it don't matter. Ken, cheater bloke, impersonator trolls, they're all the same. They just sprout a load of nonsense drivel and all have serious issues the lot of them so it doesn't really matter who they are. I'm just ignoring all of them.
Still sticking with that?
Anybody whose been here for a while know he's not posting here.
But by all means, please keep telling us that.
Also, I am Mike SaraB. You've posted it about 20 times. You're never wrong, so I must be him.
Do you wanna take a screenshot of this to add to your creepy folder of Mike related pictures?
LOL!
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
finisher medaL. wrote:In case you guys forgot, there are actually some people here who aren't pathetic.
But odds are if you are reading this thread 20x a day then you are.
LOL!
If you are creating this many posts, how do you escape your own rule for being "pathetic" ?
Of course I am.
I'm Mike Rossi, right?
The difference between you and me is that I take this seriously. I am trying to defend the HONOR of our sport. Mike is a MONSTER. Lives are at stake ok.
Or you guys are just obsessed with a loser.
LOL!
Yeah it doesn't appear to be the same person. Also, they wouldn't be that stupid to register with a username that obviously links to their real I dentity. Its possible it's even a troll but it seems unlikely from what was said. It's probably someone in the local DJ/entertainment business. I was just thinking, Mike walks around like nothing happened and probably doesn't even stop to think who does or doesn't know the truth. In a small town people are probably too kind to confront someone about ethics and would rather just keep their distance... The ninja dissociation, your friends start dropping you and you don't even notice, what a killer.
Loofa Dog wrote:
Uzhorod wrote:https://twitter.com/musicmanpa'Mike not yet'
Last tweet was in 2010.
finisher medaL. wrote:
Still sticking with that?
Anybody whose been here for a while know he's not posting here.
But by all means, please keep telling us that.
Also, I am Mike SaraB. You've posted it about 20 times. You're never wrong, so I must be him.
Do you wanna take a screenshot of this to add to your creepy folder of Mike related pictures?
LOL!
I don't give a rats arse who you are. I'm ignoring you because you need to be in a hospital somewhere with Nurse Ratched. I wish I could say it was nice knowing you...
SaraB wrote:
No shortcuts wrote:I still think it's 50-50 that Rossi even shows up in New York Sunday, but it's amusing to think someone would actually ask HIM to pace them during their first marathon.
Come on, if it's your first marathon and you needed a pacer, who wouldn't ask someone who has run 4:26, 3:43, 3:11 (yea, sure) and 4:01 in their only four attempts at the distance? The guy is a pacing genius!!!
To be fair, if it's your first marathon and you're aiming for 6 hours you'd want some to pace you who is capable of running slow
A 3:11 marathoner is going to have a tougher time pacing a 6hr person then one would think. Just changing their stride for 6 hours is going to be harder, not too mention running for 6 hours... being on their feet.
Aerobic wise sure no sweat, but 6 hours of pounding pavement, that is gonna hurt.
I'm starting to miss Smartrunnr a bit.
Why?
Trollminator wrote:
Yeah it doesn't appear to be the same person. Also, they wouldn't be that stupid to register with a username that obviously links to their real I dentity. Its possible it's even a troll but it seems unlikely from what was said. It's probably someone in the local DJ/entertainment business.
I was just thinking, Mike walks around like nothing happened and probably doesn't even stop to think who does or doesn't know the truth. In a small town people are probably too kind to confront someone about ethics and would rather just keep their distance... The ninja dissociation, your friends start dropping you and you don't even notice, what a killer.
Even if it's a fake or troll it has a very nice sentiment. One of the best post we've had in a long time.
Loofa Dog wrote:
SaraB wrote:To be fair, if it's your first marathon and you're aiming for 6 hours you'd want some to pace you who is capable of running slow
A 3:11 marathoner is going to have a tougher time pacing a 6hr person then one would think. Just changing their stride for 6 hours is going to be harder, not too mention running for 6 hours... being on their feet.
Aerobic wise sure no sweat, but 6 hours of pounding pavement, that is gonna hurt.
Exactly, There's not many fast runners who can also go slow. If the friend believed the 3:11 and knew anything about running they wouldn't ask him to pace. I paced two 3 hour halfs this year and even going from 2 hours to 3 was a killer. It's not any easier the slower you go
MusicmanPA wrote:
Hi everyone, I'm a new poster and I know Mike. When we heard an online site was blogging about Mike's potential cheating we decided to do what good friends do, so my wife and I ignored it and continued to be the Rossis friends. Over the summer something happened, which I think is too personal to share online, that led us to rethink our friendship and support. Then a few weeks ago we heard our nephew, who happens to run cross country, discuss this thread with his friend in great detail. He wasn't aware that we knew who he was talking about, but I was a bit saddened by the substance of his comments.
So I decided these past two weeks to read through here myself and see if anything holds true. I'm always cynical of what is posted online since usually no one personally knows anyone else. I found a lot of the comments quite distasteful. However it's now also clear to me that he did cheat, and it seems blatantly. I am not going to attack him here, but thought it would be important to see the full picture before passing judgement on you all as well.
Based on how much time and effort you spent looking into his cheating, I can tell a lot of you really cherish this sport. I admit I don't know anything about running, but I know a lot about character. We were never fond of his antics online, but didn't want to judge him by that. When we heard about the principal letter we just thought that was Mike being Mike. But then when there were rumors he cheated to get into Boston that whole letter situation made my stomach churn. I also do not agree with most things he's posted on Facebook or his Twitter account since then and ultimately I don't think the way he's responded to this issue is reflective of someone with high moral or ethical standards. I want to make it clear that I decided to post this to vent, stick a knife in the issue and move on. Mike doesn't need to know who I am and neither do any of you so don't ask, but if he reads this I hope he rralizes he has not taken the right path and people will distance themselves eventually.
EZPass Mike wrote:
Why?
I don't know why I said that.
SaraB wrote:
One of the best post we've had in a long time.
bored troLLer's creepy ode to SaraB was pretty good too
BoredTroller wrote:
bored troLLer's creepy ode to SaraB was pretty good too
I quite liked the song. Not heard it before.
finisher medaL. wrote:
SaraB wrote:Ken is on here too no doubt, he wouldn't be able to resit staying out after he knew that the cheater bloke was in here but it don't matter. Ken, cheater bloke, impersonator trolls, they're all the same. They just sprout a load of nonsense drivel and all have serious issues the lot of them so it doesn't really matter who they are. I'm just ignoring all of them.
Still sticking with that?
Anybody whose been here for a while know he's not posting here.
But by all means, please keep telling us that.
Also, I am Mike SaraB. You've posted it about 20 times. You're never wrong, so I must be him.
Do you wanna take a screenshot of this to add to your creepy folder of Mike related pictures?
LOL!
That woman went oft the rails, she is as paranoid and delusional as anybody else in here. Only she's got a Napoleon complex.
That screenshotting and bloggerism is so AOL like the lawyer's address...
SaraB wrote:
Even if it's a fake or troll it has a very nice sentiment. One of the best post we've had in a long time.
Remind me again why you are in a position to judge what happened in here or not?