Can LetsRun directly ask Salazar and/or Rupp what he takes in the way of suppliments with specific regard to thyroid med

They can ask and my guess is the answer will be something along the lines of : everything we take is within the rules

Why would Salazar or Rupp speak with anyone connected to Letsrun? In my humble view, Letsrun has no credibility.

You can ask. The question is, will they answer? Plus IF you ask it, it many be the last time you ever get to question them. So why bother asking I guess.

What a ridiculous statement - it's pathetic how nobody is directly raising this...pathetic

LRC is the last place Sal/Rupp would give any exclusive info to. They hate LRC.

Malmo claims he asked Al Sal upfront about TUEs and Salazar told him there are no TUEs on the NOP right now.

third hand info, but there you go.

RE: Can LetsRun directly ask Salazar and/or Rupp what he takes in the way of suppliments with specific regard to thyroid med

Thyroid medicine does not require a TUE

They usually answer "I do not talk about my personal medical history" or something along those lines. Maybe, that is between my doctor and me or something of the sort. What if he said he was taking legal thyroid meds, or something else legal. What's the difference, they are still gonna take them. Does it make people feel better about themselves if they know he has a slight thyroid problem and takes something that is legal, but controversial? If you are truly concerned, you need to inform the appropriate channels about the unfairness of the substances that are legal to take.

What's the difference if you know they take them or not if these substances are allowed to be taken? It is just going to get lower level athletes more info on what they should take and make it a bigger "problem" than it already is.

What good can come out of getting an answer? Actual question, there might be something I am missing.

Runner85 wrote:

Does it make people feel better about themselves if they know he has a slight thyroid problem and takes something that is legal, but controversial? If you are truly concerned, you need to inform the appropriate channels about the unfairness of the substances that are legal to take.

Great post. If people have an issue with Rupp (allegedly) taking thyroid medication they really have an issue with WADA. WADA says it is not performance enhancing.

AS the above poster mentioned, I believe that the media HAS been direct about this question in the past. He has just replied by saying that he does not discuss his medical history. I feel they have been relatively open about the use of thyroid meds. People take it one step further by assuming that this group is on everything under the sun.

Looky Here wrote:

AS the above poster mentioned, I believe that the media HAS been direct about this question in the past. He has just replied by saying that he does not discuss his medical history.

And good for him. Just because you are a fan of the sport does not mean you are entitled to know athlete's medical history.

How about asking for something much simpler: A public statement against the use of PEDs and the athletes who have been caught using PEDs.

I think it is an embarrassment to the sport that athletes and coaches are not speaking out against PEDs whenever they can, when it is obviously a problem. This issue should not be left to retired and semi-retired athletes.

The problem is that whenever athletes/coaches become very outspoken against doping, everyone on LRC immediately screams "doper". It is a tough double standard on here...

Mr. Obvious wrote:

Runner85 wrote:

Does it make people feel better about themselves if they know he has a slight thyroid problem and takes something that is legal, but controversial? If you are truly concerned, you need to inform the appropriate channels about the unfairness of the substances that are legal to take.

Great post. If people have an issue with Rupp (allegedly) taking thyroid medication they really have an issue with WADA. WADA says it is not performance enhancing.

And if anyone has ever been hypo-or hyperthyroid, you know WADA is right. Intentionally inducing thyroid dysfunction via hormones would be a detriment to performance.

Whether or not there is a secret combination of drugs that includes thyroid hormones to produce an ultimate performance enhancing effect is another matter.

+1

Runner85 wrote:

Does it make people feel better about themselves if they know he has a slight thyroid problem and takes something that is legal, but controversial?

This thyroid problem is called "not being talented enough to medal on your own". In other words, most people who follow the sport think it constitutes cheating and it sickens them. It's like my old college room mate, who's lawyer dad got him a doctors note saying he suffers from dyslexia. In spite of being valedictorian of his high school, he received extra time to take every single exam in college and is now a doctor.

I can say with most certainty that most of the people who are chiming in against NOP on these threads do not think he is injecting EPO right onto his veins. Nor do they care. Rather, they think the idea that one of one of the most talented runners in high school and college history should suffer diseases that usually afflict people who get winded walking to the bus stop is beyond appalling. These people do not appreciate Viren and they do not appreciate Salazar. They do not need WADA to smell a rat.They can make up their own mind. And most of all, they think it is damaging their beloved sport.

WTF!? Letsrun is a fan site (for what I don't know exactly). They are not legitimate media.

no horse in this race. wrote:

In other words, most people who follow the sport think it constitutes cheating and it sickens them.

Not true. Most people think a vocal minority are blowing this out of proportion. "Most people" in this case really constitutes the opinions of a few. If WADA has evaluated and accepted it, is it any different from taking any other LEGAL supplements (vitamins, zinc, etc)?

Morris wrote:

Why would Salazar or Rupp speak with anyone connected to Letsrun? In my humble view, Letsrun has no credibility.

Then why do you come here?