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

Efforts to triangulate him at the finish line have failed, because he wasn't there. Leading theory is he never ran a single step. Took him 42sec to walk over the start mat, then he made his way to the side walk and walked over to the finish line area. He either screwed the math up badly again or made a few failed attempts at triggering the finish line mat from a safe distance. I still think he had to pull out his selfie stick to make sure his chip finally registered. That would explain his "results coming soon" tweet, as he had no clue if it worked properly. I think with his awesome Disney cruise fast approaching this 5k was his final attempt at stealing your money. He took a risk and went for it, but only made out with a swollen ego and ankle. Your money is safe.

rojo wrote:

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

You may have missed Rossi's comical "Nike Run" screenshot and Triathleteguru's nicely labelled photo with the finishers at the time Rossi should have been coming over the finish line with Rossi watching as a spectator.

I think that was emailed to me. I was going to use it write an article entitled, "Is this photo proof that Mike Rossi cheated" as i thought it was pretty daming and would go viral but then I was worried he'd actually get DQd and people want me to pay the guy the bounty. ;)

When all is said and done, I dont want to lose $500 or $1000 (how much did I say on some thread a long time ago) for helping expose this guy. No good deed goes unpunished I guess. ;)

Matthew 18-35 tells us:

"So also my heavenly father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart"

Do not wait until a cheater confesses, lest you fail to receive forgiveness yourself. That is the eternal lesson of Christmas: God in His love sent His only begotten Son to set our salvation in motion, so that we might repent. He humbled himself to forgive those who didn’t realize the damage they had done; those who knowingly and willfully sinned; those who hid their sinful lives behind a facade of false sanctity. God did not wait until we forgave ourselves or others, he gave us forgiveness.

At Christmas time, I urge all of you to commit to an act of forgiveness, perhaps you will find it in your heart to forgive Mike, or Ken, or someone else. We are after all human, so I do not expect everyone to find the strength to do this, or for those that do to forgive Mike or Ken. But please consider forgiving someone, perhaps even yourself for things you might have said on this thread about or towards each other. Remember God loves all of us and knows our hearts.

God bless you and Letsrun.

Seraphim wrote:

Matthew 18-35 tells us:

God stuff

Doesn't the Book of Brojos 1-5 say "Out the cheaters" ?

Seraphim wrote:

Matthew 18-35 tells us:

"So also my heavenly father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart"

God bless you and Letsrun.

God bless you too, son.

Ezekiel 3:11:45 tells us however:

Thou shall not cheat at VIA, Haddon Turkey Trot, West Wyoming Marathon or any other race.

Kenneth Stillman wrote:

Trollminator wrote:

Hi Fat Fingers!

Hi.

Can you please stop whining like a little bitch?

Thanks.

In case you haven't noticed, this is generally what this entire thread is about.

ExpertKipWatcher wrote:

Trollminator wrote:

Amazing how I can spot you from a mile away. How is going with blowing up terrorists and what not?

I think reality is more "How is it going with that mop and bucket?"

Don't forget the assault rifle next to the huggies!

What would be harder or more likely:

A. Ken forgives Mike for cutting a course

B. Seb Coe invents a test that cleans up the sport

C. Cecily forgives Ken for his crude tweets about her - yesterday's was about as bad as it gets

D. Mike forgives Ken for just his last 24 hours of tweets

A lot of forgiveness needed to go around

Call it like it is wrote:

What would be harder or more likely:

A. Ken forgives Mike for cutting a course

B. Seb Coe invents a test that cleans up the sport

C. Cecily forgives Ken for his crude tweets about her - yesterday's was about as bad as it gets

D. Mike forgives Ken for just his last 24 hours of tweets

A lot of forgiveness needed to go around

I'll forgive you for one of the lamest posts that I've seen in a while.

Call it like it is wrote:

What would be harder or more likely:

A. Ken forgives Mike for cutting a course

B. Seb Coe invents a test that cleans up the sport

C. Cecily forgives Ken for his crude tweets about her - yesterday's was about as bad as it gets

D. Mike forgives Ken for just his last 24 hours of tweets

A lot of forgiveness needed to go around

What do my tweets have to do with anything?

Trollminator wrote:

I think with his awesome Disney cruise fast approaching this 5k was his final attempt at stealing your money. He took a risk and went for it, but only made out with a swollen ego and ankle. Your money is safe.

He was probably counting on it to finance his vacation. Hope it didn't break the bank.

It is difficult to forgive someone who is not in the least regretful or repentant. Someone who instead of expressing regret, cheats a second time! And this time for money, as well as ego.

It is because Rossi has only been running for two years, that he does not understand why others just can't let this go. For many of us, running is an obsession, a passion. Many of us have left part of ourselves on the road while attempting to qualify for Boston or to get a podium finish or a personal best. And I don't think Mr. Rossi is mentally ill. He just took a shortcut to gratify his own ego and never expected to get caught. Instead of going silent and letting the media circus die down, he continues to double down. Due to his own ignorance, he doesn't know how ridiculous everything looks.

As long as he wears that Boston gear, I can't see an ounce of regret in him. Not only does he not regret his cheating, he is IN YOUR FACE proud of it.

FWIW, I also subscribe to the theory that he hung around the start and finish of the Turkey Trot to trigger the mats. He did not use a conspirator. The reason for the 20:25 instead of sub 20 and his tweeted uncertainty about the final time is that he could not be sure if he triggered the mat when he walked close to it.. He probably strolled by the finish line mat a few times and wasn't successful the first few times he passed it.

Trollminator wrote:

This was taken by a runner shortly after the race. Am I blind or is Mike really not listed there? I wonder if he had to go "sort out a chip problem" with the staff? That would explain the tweet

http://tinypic.com/r/iqdjlx/9

Where or from whom did you get that picture from?

Nobody can forgive finisher medal.

He seemed to really offend and insult a lot of folks here, to the point that they are still talking about him. He really did achieve his goal of getting people "mad bro".

Glad he's not posting these days. Now if only we could say the same for Ken...

booboomagoo wrote:

Nobody can forgive finisher medal.

He seemed to really offend and insult a lot of folks here, to the point that they are still talking about him. He really did achieve his goal of getting people "mad bro".

Glad he's not posting these days. Now if only we could say the same for Ken...

Not really, there is this very odd idea in this forum that it is not possible to point out that someone is a twat or is lying whilst remaining perfectly calm. I feel people are projecting their own anger and impotence on others.

What's the difference between the Boston Marathon and the VIA Marathon? and I'll throw the Haddon Turkey Trot in there...the timing mats! Duckster Rossi ran 4:01:42 at Boston and there is no hiding that.

the one about what Mike does while thinking of Cecily was quite inappropriate

even for a tweet, also why you tweeting about Cecily's legs?

and yeah you, because even if you are not LMR, you are responsible by assuming his handle identity, dangerous territory to be responsible for the Fanboy and his mouth

if you cannot find it in your heart to forgive Mike, then forgive Ken,

if you cannot find it in your heart to forgive Ken, then forgive Barb,

if you cannot find it in your heart to forgive Barb, then forgive someone on this thread or in you daily life

find the spirit within you and share it

i forgive all of you. I love all of you as brothers and sisters.

God bless Letsrun.

Call it like it is wrote:

the one about what Mike does while thinking of Cecily was quite inappropriate

even for a tweet, also why you tweeting about Cecily's legs?

and yeah you, because even if you are not LMR, you are responsible by assuming his handle identity, dangerous territory to be responsible for the Fanboy and his mouth

You are very sensitive aren't you?

Stop paying attention to what I am doing.

Seraphim wrote:

if you cannot find it in your heart to forgive Mike, then forgive Ken,

if you cannot find it in your heart to forgive Ken, then forgive Barb,

if you cannot find it in your heart to forgive Barb, then forgive someone on this thread or in you daily life

find the spirit within you and share it

i forgive all of you. I love all of you as brothers and sisters.

God bless Letsrun.

I forgive you.

But not Barb. She's taken the easy way out here.