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

PhiI McCrackin wrote:

These friends Rossi:

"Mike Rossi ‏@mikerossi22 · 4m4 minutes ago  Philmont Country Club

Mid week, hump day holiday jawn."

https://twitter.com/mikerossi22/status/677309957923016705

Great way to celebrate the wife's B-day.

Satan wrote:

I'm thinking of re-enlisting in heaven and leaving hell to him.

You cannot re-enlist in heaven. It is by invitation only. You were welcomed into heaven once, but you wore out your welcome. Nothing you have done since you were tossed out of heaven gives any indication that you have learned your lesson or that you are remorseful for all of the mayhem you have caused. Wars, genocide, disco. Your soul cannot be redeemed. You, the Prince of Darkness, and Rossi, the Prince of Dorkness, deserve each other.

Jackie Blue wrote:

RunnrsRUs wrote:

In fact, if you look at the twitter video he posted, when he clicks on the race map, the app is in the process of showing the pace graph in the lower part of the screen, but Mikey ever so conveniently zooms into the upper part so that you can't see what pace he was running.

I noticed that too. But the iPhone app does not provide a scale to that graph so there was really nothing to hide.

Out of curiosity, what is the consensus here on the original source of the "shared" run? He was pretty steady on pace.

Light jog?

Bike?

I think light jog.

Walked, possibly Dec 2. I don't think he drew this trace. He has plenty of reasons to be in the town - grew up there, family locally, he even spent the holidays in the neighboring township according to the location of his Tweets on Thanksgiving.

He appears to have paused on Westmont Ave between Norwood and Evergreen. I think it is this pause that causes the rest of the trace to look very steady pace? Maybe he came across someone he knew.

And Mike has deleted the original still photo of the Nike map he tweeted on Dec 6 but the video remains. I'm guessing some of those other 'training runs' Nov 20-27 were just him practicing cheating the app.

jwem wrote:

Isn't that woman in the green his wife? Looks just like her. I guess this is where they went to celebrate her birthday?

Don't be so mean. Looks like the geriatric ward in there.

And what of forgiveness? I'm sorry. Sorta. I miss my pal Jesus. He's the best. THE BEST. I mean JHC it's Christmas. And I see mistletoe!

God Almighty wrote:

Satan wrote:

I'm thinking of re-enlisting in heaven and leaving hell to him.

You cannot re-enlist in heaven. It is by invitation only. You were welcomed into heaven once, but you wore out your welcome. Nothing you have done since you were tossed out of heaven gives any indication that you have learned your lesson or that you are remorseful for all of the mayhem you have caused. Wars, genocide, disco. Your soul cannot be redeemed. You, the Prince of Darkness, and Rossi, the Prince of Dorkness, deserve each other.

PhillytoBoston wrote:

Uzhorod wrote:

I'm sobbing. Still in the game?

Yes off coarse you are sobbing and I am game .

What should I run in the 10 miler ? 6:40s - 6:50 ?! Epic !!

Still in the game baby .

P.S. Thx for using a correct handel for a change .

Great to hear that.

P.S. I don't understand what you mean with the P.S. Please enlighten.

Let this be a lesson to you. Even you LRers can get lucky if you live long enough and attrition takes its toil. Yes, you may have a date and s-e-x yet. Okay maybe not s-e-x but perhaps a date to Star Wars. Hope springs eternal.

WestWyoming wrote:

Don't be so mean. Looks like the geriatric ward in there.

WestWyoming wrote:

jwem wrote:

Isn't that woman in the green his wife? Looks just like her. I guess this is where they went to celebrate her birthday?

Don't be so mean. Looks like the geriatric ward in there.

What? No, really, I think it's her. You're being mean, thinking he'd go out to some geriatric party on his wife's birthday. What guy who works part time books a crappy little job on his wife's birthday? Especially with all the houses they have, and the cruises - like he'd skip his wife's birthday for some crappy little job, when they don't even need the money. That just doesn't add up.

You got it write :

RE: Mike Rossi, DJ from Rydal, Pennsylvania - 19 flat racer

This is pretty interesting. He's following a progression. Cheat #1 was course-cutting with the aid of a vehicle. Cheat #2 was course-cutting by tripping chip mats from a distance and taking advantage of the fact that 5ks don't have intermediate chip mats. Cheat #3 was faking data using the Nike+ app. It seems like as he realizes something won't work, he moves on to the next method. My guess is that Cheat #4 will be video. He'll produce video of him running a sub-20 with no cuts, no edits, and a timecode burn that says something like "19:54:12." This is not that hard to do. All he has to do is get someone following him with a camera, run a 5k in 23 minutes, import the video to After Effects/Premier/Final Cut, and then stretch the video to the desired length, perhaps apply a few filters for realism, and burn the timecode on top of it. If he runs a 23 and produces something slightly under 20 minutes, he's only eliminating 13% of the frames. I'm guessing that won't result in jerkiness (no pun intended.)

Satan wrote:

And what of forgiveness? I'm sorry. Sorta.

Well, that's more than I've seen from Rossi. Maybe there is hope for you yet, Satan.

Rossi? Fuhgeddaboudit!!! That boy is gonna be doing the chicken dance for all eternity. And Ken is gonna be his personal DJ!

I really thought all this was about to come to an end. I was feeling sorry for the guy. But it looks like he is still in the game baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extremely weak Twitter response from Mike. I wonder if juggling all these lies is starting to exhaust him. The fake races, the fake Nike plus data, fake excuses like his shoe malfunction, fake injuries, fake training runs, fake identities on multiple websites to defend his honor, fake friends, and fake fvcking hair.

Give it up mate.

jwem wrote:

WestWyoming wrote:

Don't be so mean. Looks like the geriatric ward in there.

What? No, really, I think it's her. You're being mean, thinking he'd go out to some geriatric party on his wife's birthday. What guy who works part time books a crappy little job on his wife's birthday? Especially with all the houses they have, and the cruises - like he'd skip his wife's birthday for some crappy little job, when they don't even need the money. That just doesn't add up.

HE DELETED THAT PIC!

rexthebex wrote:

Extremely weak Twitter response from Mike. I wonder if juggling all these lies is starting to exhaust him. The fake races, the fake Nike plus data, fake excuses like his shoe malfunction, fake injuries, fake training runs, fake identities on multiple websites to defend his honor, fake friends, and fake fvcking hair.

Give it up mate.

He's got to be exhausting stalking us all the time. I point out how that photo he posted of his wife (or wife look-alike) dancing makes him look bad no matter what way you slice it - and suddenly - tweet is gone.

So Mike, what was it:

1.) Did you take your wife to a geriatric party for her birthday?

2.) Did you ditch her on her birthday for some crappy little DJ gig?

3.) If you did ditch her for a crap little job, on her birthday, why would you do that unless you really need the money bad? Or are you just a really crappy husband? Guess what, it would be better to admit you needed the money - but then, you'd have to admit all the other lies. Don't worry, take the Rossi way out - delete evidence.

As I said over the weekend, I have no problem with how Mike makes a living. He's been doing it for what, 25 years? His work product can't suck if he's still getting gigs. It's his cheating and his actions since being exposed for said cheating that pisses me, and most others worldwide, off.

Here's my semi-direct open letter to Mike

If you can't bring himself to admit that you cheated at LVM and HTTT, then just focus on your running, family and work. There is no reason to do this publicly. Delete your Twitter account and unfriend everyone not related to you by blood on FB. And for God's sake, stop fighting the trolls online(me included).

Running is a great outlet for managing the stresses of life. Just enjoy it. You should be proud of your legit race times, whatever they truly are. There is no need to publicize them. Just remember this old adage. "No one cares about your race times unless you lie about your race times."

Uzhorod wrote:

PhillytoBoston wrote:

Read and weap: My 19 flat .

I'm sobbing. Still in the game?

On another note: Mike must have picked the worst tailor in the Western Hemisphere. Man those suits look awful.

Two sizes too large. Either Mike has lost some weight since he bought them or he thinks he's bigger than he is. As I remember that was the style back in Mike's heyday in the late '80s.

I can't even keep up wi this thread anymore, is is insane. There are a few new pages every time I come back. Mike, you have the ability to end this madness, just confess to cheating at the LVM and Turkey Trot. It will probably be one of the best feelings you've had in a while getting is off of your shoulder.

Satan wrote:

Pleased to meet you ...

NICE!!!

You have my Sympathy ... can I just call you "Lucifer?" Cuz Mike's in need of some restraint