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

Do you mean he would have to go to CompuServe for his next lawyer?

EZPass Mike wrote:

Do you mean he would have to go to CompuServe for his next lawyer?

He definitely needs an upgrade. His current lawyer finally used up his 1000 free hours of internet access from the AOL CD-ROM that came with his PC in 2001.

New counsel needed, or it's back to the snail mail for Mike and his attorney.

EZPass Mike wrote:

Do you mean he would have to go to CompuServe for his next lawyer?

Grampa Grimes has a Prodigy account. He uses that mainly for his landscaping business though.

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

Anyone who seriously thinks a 5K time means anything on a course that isn't accurately measured and certified as such either doesn't know much about running or is intentionally being deceitful.

Tsk tsk, again such a cheap shot against rojo and me...

rojo wrote:I don't care if it's certified but it actually has to be 5000 meters.

Take a deep breath to calm down!

Tech Guy wrote:

1) It's true that in the challenge, rojo only specified a "standard" course for the marathon and 10k, and not the 5k. I do think you could infer from context that he meant all 3 challenges were meant to be run on a standard course.

2) In the challenge, he never defined "standard" as meaning "not downhill", as he later clarified on the boards.

RE 1) Indeed. Obviously! I really don't see why that Kip troll kept arguing about it. But oh well, then again, not everyone can be a smart runner.

RE 2) I don't dare to question whether this later clarification would hold up in court (in particular considering Rossi's famous lawyer!), because then I would surely receive death threats again.

No shortcuts wrote:

The obvious remedy here to see if he can break 20:00 for a 5k is to stick Rossi on a treadmill, set the pace to 6:25 per mile, and see how long he can hang on until the ramp spits him out the back.

Awesome idea!

Of course Honest Rossi would insist on a well calibrated machine, and a 1% incline, as otherwise it would be way too easy.

Steep downhills? This might be an option:

The first 2.2 miles in 1:20, then the last .9 miles at about 5 minute mile pace when the chute opens. That's a sub-6 minute 5k.

Reg Fields wrote:

Rojo's 10K is safe, it was only through 2015 and its clear that Rossi isn't breaking 20 this year. This was by far the easiest target of all of the ones he provided.

The 3:25 is easier for the 30+ crowd here. See e.g. "20:00 for 5k is equivalent to 3:14:53 in marathon" from the challenge. And he has 12 months for that one, until July 15, 2016 I suppose.

In any case, both are a piece of cake. Not just for us here, but also for the 3:11 runner.

Rojo didn't spec it had to be on terra firma. Kiss that $10,000 goodbye.Hello hair plugs.

multivitamin wrote:

Steep downhills? This might be an option:

http://www.skydiveorange.com/tandem/halo-tandem

The first 2.2 miles in 1:20, then the last .9 miles at about 5 minute mile pace when the chute opens. That's a sub-6 minute 5k.

Maybe easier on some age grading scale but in reality, the 3:25 is harder because of the effort it would take to get in the necessary miles to accomplish it. If there's one thing we know, it's that the cheater Mike Rossi will not do the necessary miles.

SmartRunnr wrote:

Reg Fields wrote:

Rojo's 10K is safe, it was only through 2015 and its clear that Rossi isn't breaking 20 this year. This was by far the easiest target of all of the ones he provided.

The 3:25 is easier for the 30+ crowd here. See e.g. "20:00 for 5k is equivalent to 3:14:53 in marathon" from the challenge. And he has 12 months for that one, until July 15, 2016 I suppose.

In any case, both are a piece of cake. Not just for us here, but also for the 3:11 runner.

RunDriveRun wrote:

EZPass Mike wrote:

I'd pay for two videographers just to watch that over and over.

I'll foot the bill for Ken to be videographer. Btw he can DJ at the same time.

250 meters in - "still in the game, baby!"

iiagdtr wrote:

Rojo didn't spec it had to be on terra firma.

Kiss that $10,000 goodbye.

Hello hair plugs.

multivitamin wrote:

Steep downhills? This might be an option:

http://www.skydiveorange.com/tandem/halo-tandem

The first 2.2 miles in 1:20, then the last .9 miles at about 5 minute mile pace when the chute opens. That's a sub-6 minute 5k.

Nobody said the run can't be assisted:

First attempt at sub 20...sub 20o maybe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCTRjK69Vq8

Tech Guy wrote:

Nobody said the run can't be assisted:

http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/jetpack-said-to-improve-running-speed

RunDriveRun wrote:

EZPass Mike wrote:

I'd pay for two videographers just to watch that over and over.

I'll foot the bill for Ken to be videographer. Btw he can DJ at the same time.

Even has a blonde to cleanup his mess... just call her Cindy!

SmartRunnr wrote:

No shortcuts wrote:

The obvious remedy here to see if he can break 20:00 for a 5k is to stick Rossi on a treadmill, set the pace to 6:25 per mile, and see how long he can hang on until the ramp spits him out the back.

Awesome idea!

Of course Honest Rossi would insist on a well calibrated machine, and a 1% incline, as otherwise it would be way too easy.

Fantastic. I suggest you stand directly behind Rossi during his epic quest to break 20:00. Be sure to wear a helmet.

Two birds with one stone, or one flying turd of a man.

No shortcuts wrote:

Fantastic. I suggest you stand directly behind Rossi during his epic quest to break 20:00. Be sure to wear a helmet.

Two birds with one stone, or one flying turd of a man.

Why the helmet?

And, will you come too?

SmartRunnr wrote:

No shortcuts wrote:

Fantastic. I suggest you stand directly behind Rossi during his epic quest to break 20:00. Be sure to wear a helmet.

Two birds with one stone, or one flying turd of a man.

Why the helmet?

And, will you come too?

Never mind, you've apparently already had a treadmill accident yourself.

Sheeeeesh.

SmartRunnr wrote:

Reg Fields wrote:

Rojo's 10K is safe, it was only through 2015 and its clear that Rossi isn't breaking 20 this year. This was by far the easiest target of all of the ones he provided.

The 3:25 is easier for the 30+ crowd here. See e.g. "20:00 for 5k is equivalent to 3:14:53 in marathon" from the challenge. And he has 12 months for that one, until July 15, 2016 I suppose.

In any case, both are a piece of cake. Not just for us here, but also for the 3:11 runner.

It takes years to build an aerobic system so those calculators are garbage for this situation. For a newish runner short races always translate better. Nice trolling effort though.