Doping In Athletics

[Tricycle Rider]

Wow, 7 of 8 sprinters who qualified for the 100 final dropped out before the race. So suspicious that now they will get those 7 tested (don’t know when/how though).

I kinda feel bad for the lone runner who had no one to compete with in the final, that would suck.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

I kinda feel bad for the lone runner who had no one to compete with in the final, that would suck.

And to think, he'd probably finished last without the arrival of the antidoping team

 

[Tricycle Rider]

And to think, he'd probably finished last without the arrival of the antidoping team

Maybe he could have at least set a personal best with all the presumably doped up runners in front of him...

 

[BigCoward]

And now the men are at it, with no experience runners running 30 seconds outside 2 mins.

 

[Rob5091]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...-marathon-world-record-of-just-over-two-hours
(Quote)Not so long ago, the idea of anyone running an official marathon in two hours was the stuff of science fiction. But on the streets of Chicago it became a dizzying reality as the Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum ran 2 hours and 35 secs to shatter the men’s world record.

As the 23-year-old ran the final few hundred metres along Columbus Drive, he even had time to blow kisses and wave to the crowd. His time not only took 34 seconds off Eliud Kipchoge’s old best but was another staggering reminder of how much supershoe technology has changed the sport.
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Until just over 10 months ago, the 23-year-old Kiptum had never run a marathon.(end quote)

Nothing to see here ... move along now.

 

[meat puppet]

In the old paradigm gaining experience from marathon running was regarded essential. Now we know that it only makes one slow.

The key is to avoid completing a marathon in 2:02 or slower at all costs. As opposed to his predecessors, Kiptum has wisely steered away from that.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So first Aseffa and now Kiptum, wow. It seems super-shoes are running themselves. At least he's still very young and had a significant half-marathon result almost 3 years back.

 

[topt]

as a runner and owner of similar kind of supershoes I can tell you guys its not hype; I run about 15sec/km faster then in regular ones ala Asics cumulus; Kiptum run in prototype Alphafly 3 that are faster than everything on the market so far. Runners are no faster than before, its the tech.

 

[Aimar16]

as a runner and owner of similar kind of supershoes I can tell you guys its not hype; I run about 15sec/km faster then in regular ones ala Asics cumulus; Kiptum run in prototype Alphafly 3 that are faster than everything on the market so far. Runners are no faster than before, its the tech.

Racing shoes are obviously faster than training shoes...

 

[Nick2413]

as a runner and owner of similar kind of supershoes I can tell you guys its not hype; I run about 15sec/km faster then in regular ones ala Asics cumulus; Kiptum run in prototype Alphafly 3 that are faster than everything on the market so far. Runners are no faster than before, its the tech.

Super shoes certainly are making a big difference, but the consensus I’ve seen has always hovered around 2-3% max benefit which would be 3-5 sec/km for elites or a few minutes. I don’t buy 15 sec/km unless you’re running 10 minute kms, but the benefits drop as pace goes down so that seems exaggerated.

World records would also need to improve by 8-10 minutes from pre super shoes levels and I think they’ve only improved a few min so far.

 

[Sciatic]

as a runner and owner of similar kind of supershoes I can tell you guys its not hype; I run about 15sec/km faster then in regular ones ala Asics cumulus; Kiptum run in prototype Alphafly 3 that are faster than everything on the market so far. Runners are no faster than before, its the tech.

I don’t think we are (speaking generally) disputing that the new shoes make a difference in performance. But as we are in the clinic, most folks would dispute that the shoes are the only thing making a difference in smashing record times.

 

[Rob5091]

Bleeding ulcers? New one!
https://www.reuters.com/sports/athl...has-provisional-suspension-lifted-2023-11-03/
Former steeplechase world champion Norah Jeruto has had her provisional suspension for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) lifted with immediate effect after the charge was not proven, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

But she could not defend her title this year after she had been suspended "for the use of a Prohibited Substance/Method (ABP)". ABP refers to the Athlete Biological Passport, which shows discrepancies that can reveal the effects of doping.
The AIU said blood samples collected on three separate occasions in 2020 and 2021 had several abnormalities which World Athletics claimed was "clear evidence" of ADRVs.

Jeruto said she had been suffering from bleeding ulcers that led to hospitalisation due to internal bleeding, which was a plausible explanation for her samples showing she had lost blood. She had also tested positive for COVID-19.

But with no banned substances detected, the AIU were unable to prove the re-administration of blood products that improve endurance as part of a transfusion, which meant the provisional suspension was lifted.
The decision can still be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

 

[Sciatic]

Bleeding ulcers? New one!
https://www.reuters.com/sports/athl...has-provisional-suspension-lifted-2023-11-03/
Former steeplechase world champion Norah Jeruto has had her provisional suspension for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) lifted with immediate effect after the charge was not proven, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

But she could not defend her title this year after she had been suspended "for the use of a Prohibited Substance/Method (ABP)". ABP refers to the Athlete Biological Passport, which shows discrepancies that can reveal the effects of doping.
The AIU said blood samples collected on three separate occasions in 2020 and 2021 had several abnormalities which World Athletics claimed was "clear evidence" of ADRVs.

Jeruto said she had been suffering from bleeding ulcers that led to hospitalisation due to internal bleeding, which was a plausible explanation for her samples showing she had lost blood. She had also tested positive for COVID-19.

But with no banned substances detected, the AIU were unable to prove the re-administration of blood products that improve endurance as part of a transfusion, which meant the provisional suspension was lifted.
The decision can still be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Whatever happened to the possibility (or maybe it was just conjecture) that testers could identify plasticizers (from the blood bags) in the blood samples to indicate blood boosting? Of course, if they could we would hear about a lot more cases of bleeding ulcers to provide excuses.

 

[fmk_RoI]

Jeruto said she had been suffering from bleeding ulcers that led to hospitalisation due to internal bleeding, which was a plausible explanation for her samples showing she had lost blood.

You have to admire the ingenuity of people who get themselves admitted to hospital in order to hide their doping. Dedication.

 

[Rob5091]

You have to admire the ingenuity of people who get themselves admitted to hospital in order to hide their doping. Dedication.

"blood samples collected on three separate occasions in 2020 and 2021 had several abnormalities" - she had them for 2 years and in 2021 won 3 diamond league races with bleeding ulcers? That's dedication. I suppose this will go on to CAS.