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

Mike Rossi when he learned Barb McKeever accepted his bribe:

http://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/541/468/468541.jpg

Had again? wrote:

Inconvenient Truth wrote:

What do you mean? Check it out....

http://imgur.com/EBV87rg

That's better, thanks. I'm beginning to like this Rossi fella.

link to his facebook page so we can like it

Mike's comment on Twitter:

Mike Rossi ‏@mikerossi22

The Kings got Hinkied

https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/616473154706403328

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At least he didnt get Rossied!!!!!!

Inconvenient Truth wrote:

Had again? wrote:

Looks like you've been had again fellas.

What do you mean? Check it out....

http://imgur.com/EBV87rg

That boy has big balls.

Mike's got big ones wrote:

Inconvenient Truth wrote:

What do you mean? Check it out....

http://imgur.com/EBV87rg

That boy has big balls.

He has no balls. If he did he would post his alleged pictures he has showing him on the course. But alas, those pictures are a figment of his imagination just as his big balls are to you.

Barb GTFO wrote:

Mike Rossi when he learned Barb McKeever accepted his bribe:

http://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/541/468/468541.jpg

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Yeah thanks Ken now get some sleep.

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browning out wrote:

I think that "fact guy" is an annoying but decent troll in that he's getting lots of people riled up and posting retorts. The thing is, people have spent a lot of time compiling the evidence that Rossi is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, so it is irritating when somebody comes on here, posting 10 times per page and spewing crap.

It does keep the number of posts rolling along... I just wouldn't want any newcomer to pop on to the last page, read "fact guy's" posts, and believe that there is any doubt that Rossi did in fact cheat.

Good idea, we don't want the millions of newcomers from around the world coming on here and thinking that.

Good thinking Batman wrote:

browning out wrote:

I think that "fact guy" is an annoying but decent troll in that he's getting lots of people riled up and posting retorts. The thing is, people have spent a lot of time compiling the evidence that Rossi is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, so it is irritating when somebody comes on here, posting 10 times per page and spewing crap.

It does keep the number of posts rolling along... I just wouldn't want any newcomer to pop on to the last page, read "fact guy's" posts, and believe that there is any doubt that Rossi did in fact cheat.

Good idea, we don't want the millions of newcomers from around the world coming on here and thinking that.

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MooreFamily wrote:

I am a family member.

We believe you, we truly believe you, err, on second thoughts... if you are you'll identify yourself, otherwise please go away.

This thread has picked up as its getting close to 10k.

I was hoping there was new evidence. That a cheater was exposed.

But if any of this family stuff is legit that is just flat out sad. I guess he took it to the media first but this is a little much.

Let's get this done tomorrow! Keep the posts coming no matter how stupid you might think they sound.

Ken, please STFU. Leave family stuff out of this. Again, this about him not running the marathon, not his wife and kids. You are making an ass of yourself.No, I am not Mike.

Didn't post any of that. I use this name.

I'll recap:1. Rossi posted online a letter he received from the principal of his children's elementary school because he took his two children out of school to watch him run in the Boston Marathon.2. He then responded and wrote a sarcastic and self-serving letter to the principal, addressing it "Dear Madam Principal" rather using her real name which would have demonstrated generally accepted standards of respect (he later tries to claim he loves the school and the principal and meant no harm) when writing a letter. He essentially threw a hissy fit because he believed that he and his family should be treated differently than any other school district families.3. He never sent that letter to the principal or any other school administrator but instead posted it online. I could understand taking all of this public after you have exhausted all avenues of recourse that responsible people first try, that is, meeting with school officials.4. He subsequently said he posted both letters on only his Facebook page which were solely intended for his "friends" to see. He then denied that he posted either letter anywhere else but to his Facebook page, yet that was a lie as has been shown via screen captures and saved images of his twitter account and other social media sources (including his company website) that he posted/reposted and tweeted/retweeted said letters and giving tv and radio interviews, all before ever meeting with any administrator in the school district. One could argue that he was cyber-bullying the principal by his childish behavior, the tone of his letter and the sarcasm he envoked.5. The principal did not single out Rossi or treat him and his two children any different than any of the other 7,500 students in the school district. Partial disclosure - I live in this school district. Letters such as this are issued for unexcused absences. Why he choose to make an issue of this is beyond me because it does not affect a student, especially third graders, unless the student already has a history (10 or more I believe in the state of PA) of unexcused absences.6. This attention brought scrutiny to his public "running" and race times, as well as all of his posting and boasting on his social media accounts. As questions arose, the once very public figure decided to go uncharacteristically quiet and close his social media accounts or made them private.7. Rossi posted and boasted about his running and training like he was an accomplished runner or athlete, although much of it sounded quite amateurish. He posted pictures like a teen.8. He "runs" the race of a lifetime after only 18 months of running and total of about 1,000 miles at the age of 46 and all of sudden he finds modesty and barely mentions his Lehigh Valley Health Network Via Marathon's race time, in spite of somehow cutting an enormous amount of time from his PR. After every other race, he wrote a lot on his social media accounts and posted tons of pictures at each race. However, for some reason, barely a peep from him after the LVM. Things that make you go hmm?9. When questioned in an interview about the disconnect between previous race times and his LVM race time/pace, he said he wasnt trying in the other races yet in his posts he blatantly boasted about his race times and expressed how he thought his race times were good etc., thus his posted comments are consistent with someone trying to do his best and trying to get BQ. In fact, in the Philadelphia Marathon he mentions his time and the BQ and being upset that he "just" missed a BQ because of a bathroom break.10. There is not one single photograph of Rossi on the LVM race course, with the exception of the ones at the finish line. The race course did not have time mats but did have several camera checkpoints on the course. There is a nearly continuous run of photos at least three checkpoints.11. At one of the photo checkpoints there was on average more than 48 photos published per minute for a 13 minute stretch during which Rossi would have to run by the checkpoint (with the fewest photos in any one minute stretch being 40 photos). All of the 20 closest finishers to Rossi (in terms of place, 10 ahead, 10 behind) were spotted at all three checkpoints and yet Mr. Rossi is absent from all three.12. An analysis of the first photo checkpoint revealed that 199 of the top 200 finishers were photographed. Guess who is missing? Yep, Rossi #2161. Is it a coincidence that the individual who ran his fastest pace/time for a marathon and at a faster pace than many of the shorter distances (in spite of usually slowing down over longer races) did not have one single photo on the course? I think not. No reasonable person thinks its a coincidence. However, I am open to seeing and reviewing any photos or evidence that shows he was in fact on the course, excluding the start and finish lines.13. The LVM Committee did NOT confirm nor did it state that they believed that Rossi ran the entire race, and they also did not say that they thought his time was accurate and did not say that they thought he did not cheat. Quite the opposite, as their statement said there was no conclusive evidence that his time was inaccurate. Saying or concluding a runner's time is accurate (and here is why we think so) is much different than saying that there was no conclusive evidence that a runner's time was inaccurate. In fact, they did not did provide any evidence that his time was accurate. Why not? But how could they? They did not have interim timing mats and there was not a photo to be found of him on the course. Moreover, they didn't even address the issue of photos in their statement. That is telling.14. Other runners can at least point to time-stamped photos at various points on the course to say "there I am", which is more than can be said for Rossi! He can't. He hasn't. He refuses to!15. The lack of photos of Rossi is arguably more damning than his time/pace time. Why? One can debate race times/pace, training etc., but there is no bias in continuous, time-stamped photos being taken by professional photographers there to capture every racer. That is not to say that race times/pace and training is not an important piece of evidence, it is, especially in light of his other race times, particularly his pace in 5k's.16. The mere fact that the LVM Race Director decided to impanel a committee to "review" this debacle meant there was enough "probable cause" or suspicion to do so. Therefore, it is the LVM Committee's and Rossi's responsibility to provide the conclusive evidence that his time is accurate, not anyone else's to provide conclusive evidence that his time is inaccurate.17. Of course this isnt any evidence that he ran the race or his time is inaccurate because the LVM abdicated its responsibility of ensuring accuracy and validity of the race times BEFORE the race by not having timing mats throughout the race course and AFTER the race by its flawed investigation, reasoning and statement.18. Rossi claims to have photos and other exculpatory evidence to demonstrate that his time is accurate/ran the entire race. It is time for Rossi to provide any and all information that he claims to possess rather than just saying so. Saying so does not make it true. If he truly has such evidence, then there is no reason why he should not or would not share it. NONE. Failure to provide this information can only lead one to reasonably conclude that he is lying about this so called "evidence" and thus, he cheated and his time is inaccurate.

browning out wrote:

I think that "fact guy" is an annoying but decent troll in that he's getting lots of people riled up and posting retorts. The thing is, people have spent a lot of time compiling the evidence that Rossi is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, so it is irritating when somebody comes on here, posting 10 times per page and spewing crap.

It does keep the number of posts rolling along... I just wouldn't want any newcomer to pop on to the last page, read "fact guy's" posts, and believe that there is any doubt that Rossi did in fact cheat.

'Fact guy', thanks for nothing arsehole, after that recap there's nothing worth posting now, FMD, now we'll never get to 10,000 and I big dollars riding on it. Unless, calling all trolls...newcomers, etc.

I have been banned from the Via Marathon Fb page, but maybe somebody on here should take a snapshot of his timeline showing his new banner pic and post it over there. I think at this point he's not only trying to mock the people eon this forum, but mocking the whole race.

I can't imagine it would get a positive response from the runners over there.

What about the various evidence groups to get this to 10,000?, come on guys and gals time to unite in the common cause, surely you can come up with something to kick it along, it doesn't have to be true (like most things on this thread).

bored troIIer wrote:

What about the various evidence groups to get this to 10,000?, come on guys and gals time to unite in the common cause, surely you can come up with something to kick it along, it doesn't have to be true (like most things on this thread).

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