I think Luis is clean. Sadly, I don't expect him to earn a medal this year...ironically because of his cross training. He's been incorporating too much (IMO) swimming into his routine while he's been coming back from injury. He's noted and is enjoying the way the extra bulk from swimming makes him look . . . but that extra muscle is not helpful to running 5k as quickly as possible.
I think Luis is clean. Sadly, I don't expect him to earn a medal this year...ironically because of his cross training. He's been incorporating too much (IMO) swimming into his routine while he's been coming back from injury. He's noted and is enjoying the way the extra bulk from swimming makes him look . . . but that extra muscle is not helpful to running 5k as quickly as possible.
With his sacral stress reaction fracture that cross training was necessary. He’s better than he would be without it at all.
When we know how how freak runners where suffering in the 80s to get 13:00, you know what's playing when you see a runner that came from nowhere running 12min 52 and boasting about it.
Yeah, and you would keep it to yourself if you ran 12:52? Your coworkers are probably sick of hearing about your 18 minute 5k marathon, imagine how insufferable you would be if you ran 12:52!!!
Do a "google search" about him instead of playing the detective.
Hey Mo, I am rooting for your comeback (once you get clean). You are still young with many years left in the sport! I'd love to see you (once clean) take bronze away from Kerr or Wightman.
When we know how how freak runners where suffering in the 80s to get 13:00, you know what's playing when you see a runner that came from nowhere running 12min 52 and boasting about it.
Around here, a runner’s uncleanness is proportional to the darkness of their skin, so I’d guess dirtier than Europeans and Americans but not as dirty as the Africans.
I agree that it WAS necessary, but I fear that his decision to continue it at the levels he is will be counterproductive.
I agree with you. I think it was the smart decision, for an athlete’s long-term career, but in the short-term will not be as beneficial as high mileage.
Luis was devastated after finishing 4th again at Worlds - an entire year of training with nothing to show for it. Imagine how psychologically taxing that is on an athlete to feel like you've plateaued. Then a few months go by and we find out one of the guys who beat him was doping. he must have been furious when he found that out. so he does medal, but what a shallow feeling that must have been. no podium, no moment in the sun, no feeling of accomplishment, all taken away. in fact I recall him writing something scathing on Instagram about athletes who dope.
It seems like he had respect for Katir until Katir in a very unprofessional manner (changing whereabouts after the fact, nonsensical excuses) failed to fulfill his obligations as an athlete. So seeing dirtiness is not a “smelt it, dealt it” situation like you presume. It’s more this guy who failed to be present for his doping tests was between me and a medal.