Yep, it seems like the LetsRun guys got the shivers when it looked as though Rossi was trying to get some revenge on them! From the article linked above:
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If Mr. Rossi is going to take LetsRun.com up on either or $10,000 or $100,000 challenge, we want to be notified with at least 72 hours advance warning of the race he plans on running so we can check the race out and see if there are intermediate timing mats and if the course lends itself to cutting. If we determine it’s possible to cut, we are insisting that Mr. Rossi allow us to monitor his race from start to finish.
If Mr. Rossi is going to take us up on the $100,000 challenge, we request one week’s notice and have the right to conduct one pre- and one post-race drug test. Any positive test (according to WADA standards) or refusal to take a drug test will invalidate our offer.If I had the chance to bag $100,000 dollars to knock 20-30 mins off my marathon time over 12 months I would quit my job and run my ass off. It's totally achievable, even for Rossi. Maybe I should try to mastermind a new LetsRun scandal! Although I'm not sure I'd like to get on the wrong side of the LR guys, that recent article is verging on a full-blown character assassination. Not only calling him out for course-cutting previously, but making it abundantly clear that they expect him to do it again and implying that he would resort to doping to fulfill the LR challenges. Of course Rossi deserves little sympathy given the stance he's taken, but it's a very strong viewpoint!