Video Highlights 2015 Boston Marathon
April 20, 2015
Jake Aylmer wrote:
Rossi is back in the game, baby!!!!!!! Sub 20 5K coming soon. Can we go ahead and chalk it up......
Rossi 3
LRC 0
You got that right! Ankle is healing fast to thx too many massages.
Question: will I get 20,000 for sub20 and sub70? Or is it even or.
Jake Aylmer wrote:
Rossi is back in the game, baby!!!!!!! Sub 20 5K coming soon. Can we go ahead and chalk it up......
Rossi 3
LRC 0
Does anybody else think it is creepy that someone is using the handle of a 13 year old..
Meanwhile. On twitter
Mike Rossi â€@mikerossi22 24m24 minutes ago Pennsylvania, USA
The trolls are desperate! Meanwhile... #lifeisgood
I have never met Rossi, so I am only speculating, but my theory is that he wears the BAA gear not so he can brag about "running" the Boston Marathon, but rather so when people ask him about running Boston, he can tell them that he is the famous Viral Marathon Dad who took his kids to Boston to see their father run in the marathon and who then wrote the scathing and universally acclaimed letter to their principal when she, being the overbearing government bureaucrat that is was, advised him that his kids would be marked for unexcused absences.
Most runners may think that waddling the Boston Marathon was the be-all, end-all for Rossi, but I think his climax was being interviewed on network television. His anger at Cicely isn't because she is and always will be a better runner than him, it is because she didn't recognize and treat him as a fellow celebrity. Unfortunately for Rossi, the network appearances are over. But, when someone sees his BAA hat and asks him about it, he will tell them of his moment in the spotlight.
Sunset Beach Runner wrote:
I have never met Rossi, so I am only speculating, but my theory is that he wears the BAA gear not so he can brag about "running" the Boston Marathon, but rather so when people ask him about running Boston, he can tell them that he is the famous Viral Marathon Dad who took his kids to Boston to see their father run in the marathon and who then wrote the scathing and universally acclaimed letter to their principal when she, being the overbearing government bureaucrat that is was, advised him that his kids would be marked for unexcused absences.
Most runners may think that waddling the Boston Marathon was the be-all, end-all for Rossi, but I think his climax was being interviewed on network television. His anger at Cicely isn't because she is and always will be a better runner than him, it is because she didn't recognize and treat him as a fellow celebrity. Unfortunately for Rossi, the network appearances are over. But, when someone sees his BAA hat and asks him about it, he will tell them of his moment in the spotlight.
That may be so but I think we are also at the point where once he tells someone that he's the viral letter Boston Marathon dad he has to be worried for a second that they also know he cheated his way into Boston. Maybe it was the Brojos $100K offer but a lot more people know about this than he imagines.
runningonempty wrote:
Meanwhile. On twitter
Mike Rossi â€@mikerossi22 24m24 minutes ago Pennsylvania, USA
The trolls are desperate! Meanwhile... #lifeisgood
No sign of the GPS running data from the 5K then?
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
runningonempty wrote:Meanwhile. On twitter
Mike Rossi â€@mikerossi22 24m24 minutes ago Pennsylvania, USA
The trolls are desperate! Meanwhile... #lifeisgood
No sign of the GPS running data from the 5K then?
No. He won't provide the data. He is mocking us.
Of course, he is also mocking Barb McKeever. She must feel that Rossi has hung her out to dry. You can't say her name without bringing up the cheater Mike Rossi. Nice decisions, Barb!
(Lesson for the kids - if you feel threatened, use an AOL lawyer to protect your rights).
EZPass Mike wrote:
No. He won't provide the data. He is mocking us.
More accurately I am counter-mocking.
Has Mike received another "Unexcused Absence" letter or did he get this one excused because taking a cruise is such an educational experience that can't be done during school vacation periods?
Would social services step in if that continues?
The bottom line number 1 lesson learned here is.....
ROSSI WON
Unfortunately it does seem as though Rossi wins again.
Funny how Mike is using the hashtag #lifeisgood. This means his life isn't good at all.
And stop using the name of a 13 year old.
Does anyone remember when some people were worried about calling Mike Rossi a cheater? And now his name is synonymous with being a cheater and everyone just says it - Mike Rossi is a cheater. And now he cheats at a turkey trot. At 48. That can't be a new aspect to a guy's personality.
That's it. Just interesting how it's progressed and that people all over the world just know that there is this pathetic fool, Mike Rossi, who is a cheater.
If the following doesn't spell "winner", I don't know what does . . . .
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.
run.run wrote:
Does anyone remember when some people were worried about calling Mike Rossi a cheater? And now his name is synonymous with being a cheater and everyone just says it - Mike Rossi is a cheater. And now he cheats at a turkey trot. At 48. That can't be a new aspect to a guy's personality.
That's it. Just interesting how it's progressed and that people all over the world just know that there is this pathetic fool, Mike Rossi, who is a cheater.
...and liar too. He lied and continues to lie about cheating and being a cheater.
Google "Mike Rossi."
Yeah, that's a life worth living.
#CheaterMikeRossi
When being to a cruise becomes the most remarkable thing you have done in the last 10 years it is time to re-evaluate your life. Earth to Mike, over.
Others must have followed, who can stay friends with an egomaniac for too long?
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
If the following doesn't spell "winner", I don't know what does . . . .
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.
Stuck on a boat with hundreds of fat bodies and a scumbag cheating DJ, no thanks
somebloke wrote:
When being to a cruise becomes the most remarkable thing you have done in the last 10 years it is time to re-evaluate your life. Earth to Mike, over.
Duckster Rossi hit:
"When this old world gets me down and there's no love to be found
I close my eyes and soon I find I'm in a playground in my mind
Where the children laugh and the children play
And we sing a song all day"
"My name is Michael, I've got a 5k race, I've got a 5K race I'm going to cut,
I'm gonna win me some money from the Rojos, that's what I'm gonna do"
Duckster thought process on Sat, 11/28 Haddon Turkey Trot:
"I'm all set, got this race over in NJ, a quick 5K, at least in my mind it will be quick. Yeah, better to run in Jersey because I might get recognized, picked off if I do a 5K in PA. I can get that money from the Rojos, just get under 20:00, I can do this. Of course, I'll have to cheat but it's really not cheating in my eyes. Have to stay in the back of pack for the start if I'm going to pull this off. Besides somebody might recognize me if I move to the front for the start, even here in Jersey. Watch is ready, I can do this, just get over to the finish line to make sure the chip time is under 20:00. Okay here we go, don't forget to take off my bib before heading over to the finish line. I'll do a little of bit of waddling around the side streets, put the bib back on as I head over towards the finish line. Need to find the best position to reenter the course so I'm not detected. Okay found it, bib is back on and I'm heading towards the finish line. Made it across undetected, clock got me in 21:07, chip time should be under 20:00 if I calculated right, Oh sh^t, I screwed this up, chip time is 20:25! Now what?
Blessed be the trolls, Mike, for who else looks at your Twitter page? Not many likes and retweets that I can see.
By the way, didn't anyone ever tell you it's rude to wear a hat indoors, especially at Thanksgiving dinner? What, Aunt Myrtle and Cousin Arnold hadn't heard yet that you waddled the Boston Marathon?
#Lifeisbetterforushonestfolks