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

Whyamihere wrote:

Mike somehow got Inside Edition to stage some sort of Hall of Shame game and they tricked Ken into participating. They proceeded to humiliate him over wedding videos that he never finished or was late on.

Ken partially owned his failure regarding the videos on this board prior to that, but never truly came clean about why he continued to take couple\'s money when he had a big backlog of unfinished videos. He disappeared completely after the Inside Edition show aired.

The problem with Ken at first was his looney conspiracy theories, then his attacks on Rossi\'s family allowing Rossi off the hook and completely derailing the thread with garbage about local spats between wedding photographers.

A surprising number of people failed to grasp that on a running forum it is just not relevant who paid whom for what that may or may not have been supplied in terms of wedding videos.

What is amazing about Mike and Ken, is that they both are in the same profession. In many way, the two are very similar to one another, including sharing similar narcissistic traits. It must be an industry thing.

Whyamihere wrote:

Cecily merely questioned Mike's time in a rather benign manner. Mike proceeded to attack her as a home wrecker (if I recall correctly, she and her husband were both previously married). Cecily devastated him numerous times with subtle zingers that basically made Mike look like a complete fool. Mike's attempts at getting back at her only made him look more pathetic and more guilty. (Cecily is a Philly meterologist/weatherperson who has run well under 3 hours -- has about 50 times as many Twitter followers as Mike, so he is insanely jealous of her.)

Cecily was the only person Mike tweeted back and forth with immediately after the VIA marathon. She, apparently a friend or acquaintance of his, asked him on Twitter how it went. He answered back to her that he BQed (his only post-VIA tweet), she said 'congrats' or something and that was that.

After he was exposed as a cheater in the spring, she posted something, as you say rather benignly, that she believed he cheated.

That's when he turned on her viciously with frequent "homewrecker" and "ho" namecalling and actually called her 10 year old son out by name and questioned his paternity.

Don't know that Mike threatened to kill her like he did to others, but he was vicious.

It seems impossible he has been allowed to skate, so there must be something else going on. Wonder if he threatened Barb who certainly would have buckled under fear.

RunDreamRun wrote:It seems impossible he has been allowed to skate, so there must be something else going on. Wonder if he threatened Barb who certainly would have buckled under fear.

I get the sense that Barb made her initial decision because she thought it was easiest (no AOL lawyers, no angry Mike Rossi. it will all blow over).

She was wrong.

I have no idea why she hasn't changed her decision. She has to be paying a price.

I refuse to race in her races. I've been vocal to others that they should find better options because Barb McKeever can't be trusted to make the right decision.

With Barb I think it's a clear case of someone working in a field they have no expertise in and know nothing about the industry and what impacts it the most. When the issue was brought up to her/others their immediate reaction was probably to wonder why anyone cares or is bringing it up so long after the race. I believe her/they did not get how important DQing a cheater is and how big the Rossi story had gotten. Also tells you a lot about how well the BAA vets it's partners' qualifying races. THEY ARE ALL INCOMPETENT

EZPass Mike wrote:

RunDreamRun wrote:It seems impossible he has been allowed to skate, so there must be something else going on. Wonder if he threatened Barb who certainly would have buckled under fear.

I get the sense that Barb made her initial decision because she thought it was easiest (no AOL lawyers, no angry Mike Rossi. it will all blow over).

She was wrong.

I have no idea why she hasn't changed her decision. She has to be paying a price.

I refuse to race in her races. I've been vocal to others that they should find better options because Barb McKeever can't be trusted to make the right decision.

EZPass Mike wrote:

I get the sense that Barb made her initial decision because she thought it was easiest (no AOL lawyers, no angry Mike Rossi. it will all blow over).

She was wrong.

I have no idea why she hasn't changed her decision. She has to be paying a price.

I refuse to race in her races. I've been vocal to others that they should find better options because Barb McKeever can't be trusted to make the right decision.

I don't see how she's paying a price? All the bad press is about Mike, they don't mention her at all. I would guess she is just very lazy and really doesn't care. What's the easiest thing to do? Nothing. So she does nothing. I certainly wouldn't hire her to do any job as I would expect her to put in the same effort - little to none. Has anyone ever seen her? Is she fat?

RW or some reporter should do an adjunct story on Barb McKeever/Via. Her insane criteria for not DQ'ing cheater Mike would have allowed the likes of Charles Manson to walk free had a similar decision been made about him. No one saw it so he must set free!

She needs to be publicly called out, Bart Yasso be damned.

EZPass Mike wrote:

RunDreamRun wrote:It seems impossible he has been allowed to skate, so there must be something else going on. Wonder if he threatened Barb who certainly would have buckled under fear.

I get the sense that Barb made her initial decision because she thought it was easiest (no AOL lawyers, no angry Mike Rossi. it will all blow over).

She was wrong.

I have no idea why she hasn't changed her decision. She has to be paying a price.

I refuse to race in her races. I've been vocal to others that they should find better options because Barb McKeever can't be trusted to make the right decision.

I beat the system (cheating is such a harsh word and its better used when caught) and there is nothing any of you can do nor is there anything that Barb can do at this point. Too bad. Nice try though.

Catch Me if U Can, but you didn't and can't.

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

EZPass Mike wrote:

I get the sense that Barb made her initial decision because she thought it was easiest (no AOL lawyers, no angry Mike Rossi. it will all blow over).

She was wrong.

I have no idea why she hasn't changed her decision. She has to be paying a price.

I refuse to race in her races. I've been vocal to others that they should find better options because Barb McKeever can't be trusted to make the right decision.

I beat the system (cheating is such a harsh word and its better used when caught) and there is nothing any of you can do nor is there anything that Barb can do at this point. Too bad. Nice try though.

Catch Me if U Can, but you didn't and can't.

That's why he doesn't enter races anymore. It's also why he doesn't constantly blog, Facebook or tweet about running anymore. Wait, I forgot all of his social media is closed now anyway, all because he didn't get caught. Nice not getting caught, eh?

#oneofthe810

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

I beat the system (cheating is such a harsh word and its better used when caught) and there is nothing any of you can do nor is there anything that Barb can do at this point. Too bad. Nice try though.

Catch Me if U Can, but you didn't and can't.

That's why he doesn't enter races anymore. It's also why he doesn't constantly blog, Facebook or tweet about running anymore. Wait, I forgot all of his social media is closed now anyway, all because he didn't get caught. Nice not getting caught, eh?

#oneofthe810

I am okay with it. No DQ but a BQ. so FU. See you on the trail.

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

Flnlsher medal wrote:

That's why he doesn't enter races anymore. It's also why he doesn't constantly blog, Facebook or tweet about running anymore. Wait, I forgot all of his social media is closed now anyway, all because he didn't get caught. Nice not getting caught, eh?

#oneofthe810

I am okay with it. No DQ but a BQ. so FU. See you on the trail.

Another threat. I don't run your bunny trail, sorry.

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

I am okay with it. No DQ but a BQ. so FU. See you on the trail.

Another threat. I don't run your bunny trail, sorry.

That was hardly a threat. You are reaching at best and falling, just was you failed to get Barb to DQ me.

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Another threat. I don't run your bunny trail, sorry.

That was hardly a threat. You are reaching at best and falling, just was you failed to get Barb to DQ me.

So please explain what "see you on the trail" means.

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

That was hardly a threat. You are reaching at best and falling, just was you failed to get Barb to DQ me.

I guess you outsmarted Barb! Not too difficult.

Not as difficult as, say, math. Here is a word problem. The clock starts at zero and you hide behind your car for over 20 minutes. What are the chances that you ran the full 5K?

zero.

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

I beat the system (cheating is such a harsh word and its better used when caught) and there is nothing any of you can do nor is there anything that Barb can do at this point. Too bad. Nice try though.

Catch Me if U Can, but you didn't and can't.

Hi cheater mikey! What, no worky today? How's that $200,000 smackdown feeling chumply? Plugged any holes lately?

God you stink. no, that BO is really disgusting. Put on deodorant or bath in it next time you come to the office.

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

That was hardly a threat. You are reaching at best and falling, just was you failed to get Barb to DQ me.

Dude, you are sooo fabulous. Who does your hair, guessing Barb's stylist? With money to burn you can surely do better than that, or do the plugs need special TLC?

Let's see, you cheated in 2014 and here in 2016 you are still known as a cheater, liar, and buffoon internet tough guy. Man o man o man #LifeIsGood and we intend on your enjoying the fruits of your non-labor for pretty forever.

Btw you are so cute when you flush anger, though who can tell except for your friends?

Flnlsher medal wrote:

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

That was hardly a threat. You are reaching at best and falling, just was you failed to get Barb to DQ me.

So please explain what "see you on the trail" means.

No, how about since you said it was a threat, you explain how on a running board saying see you on the trail is seen as a threat? There was no threat made, either implicitly or explicitly.

EZPass Mike wrote:

Catch Me if U Can wrote:

That was hardly a threat. You are reaching at best and falling, just was you failed to get Barb to DQ me.

I guess you outsmarted Barb! Not too difficult.

Not as difficult as, say, math. Here is a word problem. The clock starts at zero and you hide behind your car for over 20 minutes. What are the chances that you ran the full 5K?

zero.

Ha---"outsmarted Barb."

That's one low bar to cross buddy! Hell even Rossi could do it, that's the lowest of the low!