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

Good lord, that is pathetic. He's trying to claim his shoe was untied at the start to explain the chip/gun time discrepancy. Then he is already laying out the injury excuse because he doesn't know if he will be able to cheat again. Today was supposed to be the day and he even screwed up his cheating.

He is so very stupid though. It is a chip timed race, Mike. You don't need to "make time up". Also, had he actually ran, this would have been a significant PR, yet no mention of that from a HUGE AW? Right.

No shortcuts wrote:

"Great 5K in my old hometown. Rough start. Shoe malfunction. Made up some serious time. Turned ankle after race. Ugh "

9:45 AM - 28 Nov 2015

Shoe malfunction! You blowhard, I'm starting to think your name isn't even Mike Rossi. Do you EVER tell the truth?

Still doesn't explain the huge chip/gun time difference. What the heck is a shoe malfunction, the tread fell off? Brooks asked you to stop wearing their stuff?

Love to know injured the ankle is?!?!

The post explaining the default time given to a late starter above is spot on. The last tag read of every runner is taken and that is your start for gun time. His not knowing his overall run time right away is a result of not knowing when the person carrying the chip walked by the start line behind him. It would be interesting if there are finish photos that show gun time as he crosses the finish mat. This would be the smoking gun.

Loofa Dog wrote:

No shortcuts wrote:

"Great 5K in my old hometown. Rough start. Shoe malfunction. Made up some serious time. Turned ankle after race. Ugh "

9:45 AM - 28 Nov 2015

Shoe malfunction! You blowhard, I'm starting to think your name isn't even Mike Rossi. Do you EVER tell the truth?

Still doesn't explain the huge chip/gun time difference. What the heck is a shoe malfunction, the tread fell off? Brooks asked you to stop wearing their stuff?

Love to know injured the ankle is?!?!

It shattered under the weight of all the shit he is full with.

If I was Rojo/Wejo I would stipulate now that he has to give them advance notice of any attempt at collecting the cash so they can witness.

Loofa Dog wrote:

No shortcuts wrote:

"Great 5K in my old hometown. Rough start. Shoe malfunction. Made up some serious time. Turned ankle after race. Ugh "

9:45 AM - 28 Nov 2015

Shoe malfunction! You blowhard, I'm starting to think your name isn't even Mike Rossi. Do you EVER tell the truth?

Still doesn't explain the huge chip/gun time difference. What the heck is a shoe malfunction, the tread fell off? Brooks asked you to stop wearing their stuff?

Love to know injured the ankle is?!?!

Does the man not realize that even his Twitter followers (and not just letsrun folks) are laughing at him when he replaces his 'Results soon' tweet with this??

Mike, I don't want to be mean, but you really aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

And I realize that it couldn't happen to an unnicer person, but I do feel sorry for you. Every single time you meet someone and introduce yourself, I imagine you twinging a little, wondering if they know of your cheater reputation.

No shortcuts wrote:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/us/golden-triangle-nj/haddont-towsnhip-turkey-trot-route-1251768

If this is the map, plenty of ways to cheat

I used to live in Haddonfield and ran through Westmont/Twip [as we call it], so I know those streets well

There's an underpass below the PATCO tracks just about the half mile point, where he could pull over & look like he's taking a leak

Once the pack has gone by, he could skiddaddle down Atlantic Ave, hang out for a bit and rejoin the race with about .5 or .6 to go

All he'd have to do is hid his bib, and he's just another jogger

wow, super easy course to cheat. It's just a loop that crosses back over the starting line at mile 2.8.You could stand around in your jacket/pants like you were a spectator at the start. As the last walkers cross the start line you non-discretely walk over it as well with your chip hidden. Then meander over to the side of the road where no one is, remove jacket and warm up pants and literally just sit there until it is time to run the final quarter mile to the finish. If only Mikey was able to do the math in his head he could have had that elusive sub-20. But, he didn't and this is probably a race that he had been plotting to cheat at for a few weeks at least. Who knows if he'll have another opportunity before Dec 31st so he claims on Twitter that he twisted his ankle after the race. I mean, if Mike Rossi posts something on Twitter, it must be true. So, even though Mike is clearly capable of sub 20, alas!, a freak twist of the ankle prevented him from collecting.

Uzhorod wrote:

This seems to be this years' course: This guy finished 2 places behind our hero.

https://www.strava.com/activities/440809758

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

If I was Rojo/Wejo I would stipulate now that he has to give them advance notice of any attempt at collecting the cash so they can witness.

That is already in the challenge.

Loofa Dog wrote:

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

If I was Rojo/Wejo I would stipulate now that he has to give them advance notice of any attempt at collecting the cash so they can witness.

That is already in the challenge.

No, it is not for the 5k, 10 miler, or 3:25. And as discussed, the 5k doesn't have to be certified either (though ExpertKip thinks otherwise).

Come on guys, what's wrong with you? Can't you be happy for him to improve his PR like that? So much negativity here...

An honest person would want it witnessed so there was no question it was legit. A 5K that isn't certified is not 5K and no serious runner would count a PB on such.

Mike, thanks for being so persistent and playing again. You are the ultimate holiday gift, I'm not asking Santa for anything this year! How stupid or uninformed can you be to pull this stunt today? I thought you were trying to keep up these past few months, but my goodness you are entering a dark dark abyss of dumbness. It's not rocket science Mike, it's purely basic reasoning and math. Just WOW

Whyamihere wrote:

Loofa Dog wrote:

Still doesn't explain the huge chip/gun time difference. What the heck is a shoe malfunction, the tread fell off? Brooks asked you to stop wearing their stuff?

Love to know injured the ankle is?!?!

Does the man not realize that even his Twitter followers (and not just letsrun folks) are laughing at him when he replaces his 'Results soon' tweet with this??

Mike, I don't want to be mean, but you really aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

And I realize that it couldn't happen to an unnicer person, but I do feel sorry for you. Every single time you meet someone and introduce yourself, I imagine you twinging a little, wondering if they know of your cheater reputation.

It's not his PR. He ran 20:15 earlier in the week, remember? Getting closer!!!Even you can't keep up with his lies.

SmartRunnr wrote:

Loofa Dog wrote:

That is already in the challenge.

No, it is not for the 5k, 10 miler, or 3:25. And as discussed, the 5k doesn't have to be certified either (though ExpertKip thinks otherwise).

Come on guys, what's wrong with you? Can't you be happy for him to improve his PR like that? So much negativity here...

Btw, showing us a picture of your kankles is not going to convince us you somehow experienced an injury today. It makes no damn sense, can you at least lie better and say you rolled it before the start mat thus explaining the differential? You can just delete your tweet and repost, something you're really good at.

I think one factor to take into consideration is why he chose this particular race to try and get under 20 minutes. And the answer is obvious. He grew up here. He probably played in these streets as a kid and knew EXACTLY where he would be able to cut the course without being caught.

Is there any other logical explanation for why a "runner" would drive an hour for a 5K race when there are probably a dozen of them this weekend much closer to home?

Today's stunt is just difficult to stomach. Look at where this idiot was standing at the start (Twitter pic). How on earth does it take him that long to cross the start mat? Mike, we've been around the block... this is just so pathetic, I can't even begin to describe how big your fail was today.

No shortcuts wrote:

It's not his PR. He ran 20:15 earlier in the week, remember? Getting closer!!!

Even you can't keep up with his lies.

SmartRunnr wrote:

No, it is not for the 5k, 10 miler, or 3:25. And as discussed, the 5k doesn't have to be certified either (though ExpertKip thinks otherwise).

Come on guys, what's wrong with you? Can't you be happy for him to improve his PR like that? So much negativity here...

Trollminator wrote:

I can't even begin to describe how big your fail was today.

Ah come on, you know you can make an attempt.

I still can't believe it. As with everything Rossi, it stinks.

Rossi deserves a LRC T-shirt for today's heroics. Still in the game!