Former Bad Ass
http://www.runnersworld.com/new-york-city-marathon/world-marathon-majors-ceremony-postponed
Damaris
delicate flower
This would be very disappointing if true.
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Super B****
Well, damn.
chasing the impossible
because i never shut up ... i blog
Disappointing but not shocking at all.
I'm more surprised that the drug test apparently took place in Kenya. They haven't been exactly at the forefront of testing in that country. They were going to break ground last January on the first testing center.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/10413943/Kenya-under-fire-from-Wada-after-alarming-increase-in-number-of-athletes-testing-positive-for-drugs.html
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/kenya-will-begin-building-drug-testing-center-in-january
An excerpt from this article in February of this year:
http://athleticsillustrated.com/editorial/third-world-doping-cheats-are-testing-positive-what-has-changed/
Until recently, out-of-competition drug testing was not conducted in Kenya because of the isolation. To test for EPO by taking urine samples the window of opportunity is very small, the testers have to take the sample within days of an athlete using it, but a blood test can be kept for much longer. HGH is detectable only in a blood test, as is the evidence of illegal blood transfusions, also known as blood doping.
Wada said in a statement: “The reality is that the anti-doping organisations that do conduct testing in Kenya – including the IAAF and Wada’s Regional Anti-Doping Organisation Africa Zone V – only test for urine. The IAAF chooses to take blood samples from Kenyan athletes when they are either competing or training abroad.’’
Matthew Kisorio tested positive in 2012 and at that time he told the press that doping in Kenya was rampant; thereby breaking rank and subsequently causing all hell to break loose. The authorities were slow to act on Kisorio’s accusations, and now Kenya’s athletic credibility is being called into question as the country struggles to set up an internationally recognised drug testing centre.
Lol
I think that it's shocking and wonder why she wasn't caught here or Chicago. She broke the course record here with 2:18:57 so I guess it sticks since they didn't catch her.
I have long asserted that the East Africans may dominate distance running due to both genetics and desire but the idea there's no doping going on, especially in countries that lack robust testing programs, is fantasy.
Short term goal: 17:59 5K
Mid term goal: 2:54:59 marathon
Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).
Failed test confirmed by her agent.
What happens to the prize money and is the runner-up belatedly proclaim the winner if the B test holds true for Jeptoo?
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot
I believe it needs to be repaid.
She was about to get 500 large, I didn't know the cheddar was that heavy in running.
Seven Deadly Shins
sad but not entirely a surprise
Labrat
You cycle EPO before a one day event like that so it is cleared from your system in a in competition test.
(Three week grand tours are of course a different kettle of fish).
she isn't the first cheat, and won't be the last.
I would be very interesting in seeing if the mens WR march slows for a bit due to this increased scrutiny.
5K 20:23 (Vdot 48.7) 9/9/17
10K 44:06 (Vdot 46.3) 3/11/17
HM 1:33:48 (Vdot 48.6) 11/11/17
FM 4:13:43 (Vdot 35.4) 3/4/18
Caretaker/Overlook Hotel
One of my favorite videos......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BbPopNgz7M
Randy
Thirty six Kenyans have failed drug tests in the last two years
(source)
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/29855763
That's just the tip of the iceberg