Why don't you get over it? It is exactly this attitude which has allowed entitlement and narcissism to run rampant in society. It's about time that people start getting called out for their crap.
One horse town wrote:
I think rather, you should get a freaking life. Though, that might be as interesting as it gets in Lebo, KS. Quit being a busy body, dude; and pay attention to your own inadequacies.
Parting note: Most of the comments on social media have been hugely supportive up till now and helped Rob continue on with added vigour. Thanks for those. However some idiots have written stupid things, calling into doubt what he is doing out here, which unfortunately get to Rob. Why he listens to these people I don’t know but he does. I won’t respond to them individually here but if and when Rob makes it to NYC I will name and shame those individuals for attacking an individual who is openly and sincerely doing something they are entirely incapable of doing themselves. We have been easily found by several people already by locating us on the tracker map on this website. We are out in the open doing something without guile or manipulation, and to accuse us or Rob of doing anything else is a very low thing to do, and completely without basis. Anyone who doubts the legitimacy of what Rob is doing is free to find us and follow us and to see for themselves what Rob is achieving. If you’re too lazy to be a witness yourself, then, from someone who has witnessed hundreds of his miles already, please have the self-respect to keep your doubts to yourself – or risk the chance that those doubts may one day turn around and bite you on your nose. We’re in Mark Twain country here in Missouri and, as in so many other instances, he made the point better than I could: ‘It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt’.
I would say this guy is the PERFECT ultra runner, the quintessential ultra dude. Makes outlandish claims, rather than just race- he does some big showy stunt, in the end is proven to be noting but a preening Jackass.
okrunner wrote:
It is a bit depressing how any future record attempts are always going to be massively tainted by things like this, suppose it's ultrarunning's equivalent of PEDs.
Yeah. Even the rebuttal on the website doesn't include any arguments beyond "you're a meany pants for questioning us." Why not present some counter evidence?
Heavyd84 wrote:
I think their lack of evidence really proves it is not legitimate. If I decided to run across the country, I would have constant video footage, GPS, updates every time I stopped and started running with time stamps. They took the time to set up a website with tracking and charities, but didn't think to have simple things to provide undoubted proof?
West Wyoming: Richard Rodriguez
MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:
The good news is he has pacers lined up.
Pennsylvania: Jill Greathouse
New Jersey; Mike Rossi
West Virginia: Gregory Price
Illinois: Kip Litton
Indiana: Anne Gemkow
I think that's the main point. It definitely raises some eyebrows that when people have tried to join unannounced the dude doesn't seem to be running. But it's really the lack of strong verification - when it would be relatively easy to do so - that is especially damning in my opinion.
no evidence wrote:Heavyd84 wrote:Yeah. Even the rebuttal on the website doesn't include any arguments beyond "you're a meany pants for questioning us." Why not present some counter evidence?
I think their lack of evidence really proves it is not legitimate. If I decided to run across the country, I would have constant video footage, GPS, updates every time I stopped and started running with time stamps. They took the time to set up a website with tracking and charities, but didn't think to have simple things to provide undoubted proof?
+1
Heavyd84 wrote:
I think their lack of evidence really proves it is not legitimate. If I decided to run across the country, I would have constant video footage, GPS, updates every time I stopped and started running with time stamps. They took the time to set up a website with tracking and charities, but didn't think to have simple things to provide undoubted proof?
okrunner wrote:
Looks like people are starting to look into it seriously - some interesting comments on the ultrarunning community page on facebook (including a mention of the op's post)
Crowdfunding is currently happening on the ultralist to have some people follow him for a week. Hopefully it happens.
mileage_man wrote:
(2) for an independent third party to join him for, say, a week or so of the challenge. The next best thing would be more surprise visits in the night in the middle of nowhere. This can't prove he's running the whole time, but it can certainly disprove it if he is in fact cheating.
So he'll either have to man up that week or that's when he'll get "injured".
fadffafdsafaf wrote:mileage_man wrote:Crowdfunding is currently happening on the ultralist to have some people follow him for a week. Hopefully it happens.
(2) for an independent third party to join him for, say, a week or so of the challenge. The next best thing would be more surprise visits in the night in the middle of nowhere. This can't prove he's running the whole time, but it can certainly disprove it if he is in fact cheating.