Man, I thought this message board would be people bagging on cheater Mike Rossi. I didn't expect to see so many (of his own "anonymous") posts defending him!
I just registered so I could post a message trashing pathological liar and cheat Mike Rossi. I wanted to be yet ANOTHER respondent to call him out and to elicit a reaction, and to keep this forum going.
I know this has all been said before, but I want to add my voice and add to the endurance of this thread:
Mike Rossi, you cheated to get into the Boston Marathon, and there is factual proof. You are a coward for both lying and for not coming clean, and owning your deceit in the face of these facts. You clearly have some mental and emotional issues, and that's about the only thing I'd be sorry about, if you weren't still such a huge jerk.
I DID qualify for Boston twice, and ran it once (2007). I definitely feel proud of what I did. I don't feel my achievement has been cheapened by your mendacity. Instead, I feel even more honored that I was able to participate in such a prestigious event that so many people want to be a part of. However, I strongly agree with the rules and requirements to participate, and I and many others have followed those. Rules are important to societies, and the fact that you break those norms by acting as if rules and decency aren't for you says lots about you as an asocial and amoral narcissist.
It is really too late for you to do anything to save your reputation, even if you finally do break down and admit your deceit. Hopefully, it's not too late for you to learn how not to be a self-absorbed pr1ck.