It's just so absurd, I'm sorry. His argument is that parents are getting their kids stuff like epo and T so they can get a college scholarship running. That's laughable. Parents don't have the first flippin clue about how to dope their kids even if they want to.
But the helpful trainer/muscle head guy at their gym or the doctor at the men's clinic that Dad uses know how and would have access to substances. Doping is easy. It just takes money, some Google searches, and knowing who to approach.
It's just so absurd, I'm sorry. His argument is that parents are getting their kids stuff like epo and T so they can get a college scholarship running. That's laughable. Parents don't have the first flippin clue about how to dope their kids even if they want to.
But the helpful trainer/muscle head guy at their gym or the doctor at the men's clinic that Dad uses know how and would have access to substances. Doping is easy. It just takes money, some Google searches, and knowing who to approach.
The #1 distance guy on my high school team (back in the mid 1970s) was using steroids. Found out about it later. He had a very muscular physique for a distance runner. He also ran :49 for the 440y. He ran 9:18 2 miles in 10th grade which back then was a big deal.
The #2 guy had asthma and would take a few hits on an inhaler right before the start of his races.
The progression makes sense if you like at his track times. He has always been a good miler since he started and ran around 17:01 as a sophomore. But his junior year was because of him having Mono and strep throat. Then during junior year track, he ran sub 4:15 I'm pretty sure.