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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [RandMart] [ In reply to ]
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RandMart wrote:
ctbrian wrote:
I heard he was fired by his coach mid season


That's not a Trucker Hat


Really? Does that look like a 3:11 marathoner?

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Sweeney] [ In reply to ]
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Sweeney wrote:
RandMart wrote:
ctbrian wrote:
I heard he was fired by his coach mid season


That's not a Trucker Hat



Really? Does that look like a 3:11 marathoner?

aw come on now! His big boned
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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [h2ofun] [ In reply to ]
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that's a telling point(s) for sure. I wonder if he was hiding his face so as not to show how "easy" his effort was
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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Runguy] [ In reply to ]
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Runguy wrote:
that's a telling point(s) for sure. I wonder if he was hiding his face so as not to show how "easy" his effort was

Any Marathon I have run, and my best is like 3:17, I was so dead coming across the finish line I could barely start. This person looks like they just
finished a walk in the park.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Kevin in MD] [ In reply to ]
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Kevin in MD wrote:
He saw a fin on the ground and walked off the course to pick it up, he was bringing it back to give to a race official.
You beat me to it - I was going to say that he is coached by that famous IM-Marathoner FinMan.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Giant Steps] [ In reply to ]
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Please God, don't let it turn out that he's a triathlete.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [pattersonpaul] [ In reply to ]
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pattersonpaul wrote:
Please God, don't let it turn out that he's a triathlete.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [pattersonpaul] [ In reply to ]
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Is this the guy?

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [dyarab] [ In reply to ]
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I also heard that there was a guy in a gorilla suit running alongside him during the marathon and he used Power Cranks for cross training in preparation for his BQ...:)

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [h2ofun] [ In reply to ]
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Let's say he's telling the truth and that ALL his 20 previous races were hurt and or easy runs. How does a person like that even come to the conclusion that he can run 3:11? My marathon PR (after 3 other stand alones and couple of IMs) was 3:32., but McMillan was telling me that based on other races, I was probably capable of 3:24. My first thought was, "Bullshit, I can't run sub 8 miles for a marathon." I trusted the number and bumped my mileage from the 45-50 mpw I did for that previous race up to 70 using the Pftiz 18/70 plan and I trained with that pace as my goal. I hit all the workouts but was STILL nervous about holding that pace. I was just hoping for the best. I sure as hell didn't dream of going out 30 seconds per mile faster than my BQ required time.

With Rossi, we have someone whose only previous marathon time was over 4 hours and whose previous 10-mile best pace was 7:28. In July he runs 2 5ks at 7:44 and 7:13/mile. So what about those races or his training made him wake up less than 2 months later and decide he should start the LV marathon at 7:19/mile?
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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [allenpg] [ In reply to ]
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allenpg wrote:
I also heard that there was a guy in a gorilla suit running alongside him during the marathon and he used Power Cranks for cross training in preparation for his BQ...:)

Maybe I could run a 3:11 now with all my powercranks (one word) work. Nah, open marathons are just way way too hard on the body. I do have a 1:24 for a half so could be close.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [ctbrian] [ In reply to ]
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There was also a gorilla running next to him. He should be DQ'ed.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [dgunthert] [ In reply to ]
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I had a semi-meteoric rise with my marathon times. I looked back and saw similar numbers from me to him. HOWEVER, I qualified with a 3:23 and I have to tell you, there is no way he could have been that fresh at the finish. I nearly exploded at the finish of my BQ race. I may have been looking down at the finish too, but that was due to the rest of my face and body crashing to the pavement as I crossed the line. My prior best was 3:43, and before that was 4:35. I ran 3:34 at Boston with little build or training for the race, so 4:01 was tanking it, if he was really a 3:11 qualifier. </end sideways brag>
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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [patflynnca] [ In reply to ]
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I see LR is given him grief now for wearing a finishers jacket to a race he didn't run.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Economist] [ In reply to ]
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From LR:

Well hes cheating here in Allentown
And no race photos of him can be found
Out in LetsRun they're killing time
Filling out forums
Posting online

Well this father fought some silly school War
Spent his weekend on the Boston tour
Hes a mother and an attention whore
Ask him to race
Raced with them slow
And he cheated here in Allentown

But the lying ways was handed down
And it's getting very hard to stay heyeyeyeyeheyey

Well we're waiting here in Allentown
For the photos that were never found
For the GPS files he never gave
He didnt work hard
He didnt behave
So the race medal hang on the wall
But he never really finished it all
No he never showed us what was real
Thought we were dopes
A race entry to steal
And we're waiting here in Allentown

But they've taken all the facts they have found
And the cheater simply crawled away heyeyeyeyheyeyey

Every runner had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as this old man got
But something happened on the way to that place
They threw 26.2 miles in his face

Well he cheated here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep this douchebag down
But he wont get a PR today heyeyeyeyheyeyey

And this story just wont go away heyeyeyeyheyeyey
And he cheated here in Allentown
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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Arch Stanton] [ In reply to ]
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Arch Stanton wrote:
From LR:

Well hes cheating here in Allentown
And no race photos of him can be found
Out in LetsRun they're killing time
Filling out forums
Posting online

Well this father fought some silly school War
Spent his weekend on the Boston tour
Hes a mother and an attention whore
Ask him to race
Raced with them slow
And he cheated here in Allentown

But the lying ways was handed down
And it's getting very hard to stay heyeyeyeyeheyey

Well we're waiting here in Allentown
For the photos that were never found
For the GPS files he never gave
He didnt work hard
He didnt behave
So the race medal hang on the wall
But he never really finished it all
No he never showed us what was real
Thought we were dopes
A race entry to steal
And we're waiting here in Allentown

But they've taken all the facts they have found
And the cheater simply crawled away heyeyeyeyheyeyey

Every runner had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as this old man got
But something happened on the way to that place
They threw 26.2 miles in his face

Well he cheated here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep this douchebag down
But he wont get a PR today heyeyeyeyheyeyey

And this story just wont go away heyeyeyeyheyeyey
And he cheated here in Allentown

Excellent!

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Arch Stanton] [ In reply to ]
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that's great. I guess it'd be asking too much for him to dance in his own "Allentown" video.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [ericM40-44] [ In reply to ]
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As for the change of clothes, how do we know he did that?


We don't. Someone is trying to defend him and suggested he could have done that.
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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [pattersonpaul] [ In reply to ]
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pattersonpaul wrote:
that's great. I guess it'd be asking too much for him to dance in his own "Allentown" video.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Giant Steps] [ In reply to ]
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Giant Steps wrote:
Arch Stanton wrote:
From LR:

Well he's cheating here in Allentown ...


Excellent!


This really IS something of a phenomenon ... He's got STers quoting LRCers; AND giving them props!

He got dozens of LRCers to admit that 3:11 is a good marathon! Dozens of LRCers to admit that they are only 3:20-3:30 marathoners!

Even rojo called a 3:11 marathon something like the greatest run of all time

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [RandMart] [ In reply to ]
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RandMart wrote:
Giant Steps wrote:
Arch Stanton wrote:
From LR:

Well he's cheating here in Allentown ...


Excellent!


This really IS something of a phenomenon ... He's got STers quoting LRCers; AND giving them props!

He got dozens of LRCers to admit that 3:11 is a good marathon! Dozens of LRCers to admit that they are only 3:20-3:30 marathoners!

Even rojo called a 3:11 marathon something like the greatest run of all time

If it was December, it would be a Christmas Miracle

Ha ha - if I ever ran 3:11, I'm sure the RD would test me for PED's.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [h2ofun] [ In reply to ]
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That's him. Look at the pic of him crossing the line at Boston, why is he looking down and covering his face with his hat after running the race of his life to BQ? The egomaniac even had t-shirts printed up for his family to wear while the watch him.
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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Burnt Toast] [ In reply to ]
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It's worth noting that all the other finishers coming through around his time (male and female) are wearing singlets. Everyone else running a 3:11 is dressed like a 3:11 runner would dress on a warm day.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Titanflexr] [ In reply to ]
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Wonder why he didn't just cheat and do a 3:23. Still would have qualified and much more believable. Maybe he is bad at math.

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Re: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? [Titanflexr] [ In reply to ]
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Titanflexr wrote:
It's worth noting that all the other finishers coming through around his time (male and female) are wearing singlets. Everyone else running a 3:11 is dressed like a 3:11 runner would dress on a warm day.

Yeah, deep inside he knows he's merely a jogger. No sheer singlet and split shorts for him, but that's a good thing.

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