Oh trust me, people are very suspicious of Paula’s WR. Some of the calculus of believing Paula’s WR though—and this is strong juju—is that she’s from GB, a country with very thorough, frequent out-of-competition testing; the next closest marathon time to her 2:15 is her own 2:17 so it wasn’t a one-off; and for gosh,… Read more

That’s true, and good point. But just as legalization doesn’t change abusive behavior (alcohol and prescription drug abuse is still a huge problem), legalizing PEDs and having physicians administer and/or monitor their use does not change cheating behavior. The same athletes who dope now to get a competitive advantage… Read more

the reason people take PEDs is to get an edge on the competition. if we “let everyone do anything,” some would still feel the need to do more drugs or more powerful drugs to get an edge. it does not address the mindset of cheating, it merely moves doping up to a new more dangerous plane.
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man. totally agree.
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Oh absolutely, yes, all top finishers, as well as random runners are tested after Olympic, World Championship races and major marathons. But athletes know this and, if they were using PEDs, would stop doing so far enough ahead of competition that the drug would clear their system and not show up in a test. Read more

A. from non-elite runner: To a degree, yes, the times they’ve been hitting in workouts indicate what’s possible in competition. But by the time you add in an x-factor improvement for having other fast people to run with, the length of the race, heat, wind, possibility of falling, covering or not covering a bold move… Read more

Update: McPherson is in the Olympic final, along with Vashti Cunningham and Chaunte Lowe. USA jumps high
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Presenting emotionally charged false information is unfair to everyone. Palpating vaginas, checking the size of labia, and measuring anogenital distance has not been done since at least 2011.
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This emotional argument about manhood or womanhood derails the issue into social constructs. Socially there no need draw a line between man and woman, but if there is a men’s dividion and a women’s division in sports, that line needs to be defended. I wrote about that here,
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“At work” is the key piece of information.
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Lochte thwarts thieves by being unable to follow gun-at-head directions. Read more

I did think you were bragging about the book deal. I’m glad I read to the end. Read more

Boom.
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I like horses and agree with the person who said horses are have more sense than you
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Thanks for the tip, hamburger. Your sarcasm hit its mark as I, too, can’t abide a Redbook piece. I tried, god knows I tried. Exhausted from digging through garbage (diapers), I had to face the ugly truth—she’s a happy, hard-working successful person. How does this strike you— ‘Holy shit, this woman is flawless in… Read more

I should say, under the previous rule when there was a 10 nmol/L testosterone limit, HA women could compete with treatment.
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Agreed, but as Joanna Harper indicated, making women’s sports relevant for billions of women may override the rights of a very few HA women, who CAN still compete if they suppress their T levels. Caster Semenya won a World silver medal while on some kind of suppression protocol, so opportunity certainly exists.
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Huge ommission— yes, Dick Beardsley!
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I admire people who can run 100 miles on stupid ridiculous trails. But there is some walking there. Tim Olson does it, Rory Bosio does it, Kilian Jornet does it. They absolutely could not beat Kipchoge in a marathon. And 26.2 miles is distance enough for me.
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You’re absolutely right. On every count. And it would be gutting if it’s proven that Kipchoge doped. The only defense I have is weak at best, and that’s personality. Armstrong was a Machiavellian asshole a lot of people were talking about (doping) all along. Kipchoge is quiet, unassuming, humble, and no one has ever… Read more