How nonsensical that the only valid critique could be from fellow dopers (who cheated their way to "success").
A (most-likely natural) winner like Burfoot is not allowed to comment on his sport's records being disrespected because he hasn't doped his way to a higher level of success?
Next, they'll be saying only dopers can comment on obvious doping because they have experience of doping.
They tried to shout down Greg Lemond's remarks on Armstrong on the same basis but look how that turned out!
thank you for the piece and contributions here, Amby. i ran at school in Boston and you were / are a legend in the town. you were in your RW editorial prime when I was in HS and Letsrun was just a twinkle in the BroJos' eye (they share the eye). kudos!
I've kept all my old (early 1990s-early 2000s RW's.
Mr. Burfoot's articles are something I make an effort to re-read.
It's a traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife
Isn't it ironic... don't you think A little too ironic
It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures
Did you miss that it was the 78-year old voice of experience, former Boston Champ, and long time writer for Runners World, and author of several running books, with all his "understanding and knowledge that comes from years of experience" who said "I don't have a clue"?
That isn't the conclusion he came to, or this thread wouldn't exist and you wouldn't be here to spread your usual doping-denial propaganda. You really need to learn to understand an article isn't merely a sentence or even a single phrase.
Once again, I'm just the messenger.
After writing his opinion and conclusion and after the creation of this thread, Amby Burfoot himself came here to this thread to clarify:
"For the record, I didn't write that Chepngetich is/was doping. I don't have a clue."
But by all means, triple down on your own ignornance, and carry on pretending that you have a clue.
I'm starting to suspect that Sledge_Hammer and rekrunner are the same person.
lol, Rekrunner is a doping flat-earther. I do believe in the effect of doping, and I for one welcome the legalization of it so no more witch hunt.
Maybe we are the same.
I also believe in the effects of doping, when there is clear evidence of a correlation with improved performance.
I don't welcome complete legalization, but do think the banned substances list needs to be rejustified with more intelligent criteria and reprioritized and simplified.
We need to give up on anti-performance-maximizing. It's a dumb ethos to tout; holding oneself back when we all appreciate the fruits of hard work and competitive spirit
it's time to move away from being performance enhancement shy.
We can still make fun of steroid users. Make fun of people pinning their a**es. But we can also appreciate and accept that it happens so radically that we can turn the industry into one of honesty
Yeah, who cares if there would be hundreds of Kenyan athletes dying from multiple organ failure in their mid 20's like Bett? The sight of a lithe limbed 'natural born Kenyan runner' gliding around the track in a super human time is worth it, right?
I did a calculation selecting just the shoes, Maurtens and Tramadol (it's legal). IF she was using all three and you took their stated effects away she would be slower than Radcliffe. Then there is her improved running form, expert analysis here -
That isn't the conclusion he came to, or this thread wouldn't exist and you wouldn't be here to spread your usual doping-denial propaganda. You really need to learn to understand an article isn't merely a sentence or even a single phrase.
Once again, I'm just the messenger.
After writing his opinion and conclusion and after the creation of this thread, Amby Burfoot himself came here to this thread to clarify:
"For the record, I didn't write that Chepngetich is/was doping. I don't have a clue."
But by all means, triple down on your own ignornance, and carry on pretending that you have a clue.
Yet that isn't what he concluded in his article. So the entire thread has a misconception of what his article says, by thinking he is effectively saying she's doping? So what is the argument about if everyone has the wrong end of the stick? You are a brainless cherry-picking literalist.
After writing his opinion and conclusion and after the creation of this thread, Amby Burfoot himself came here to this thread to clarify:
"For the record, I didn't write that Chepngetich is/was doping. I don't have a clue."
But by all means, triple down on your own ignornance, and carry on pretending that you have a clue.
Yet that isn't what he concluded in his article. So the entire thread has a misconception of what his article says, by thinking he is effectively saying she's doping? So what is the argument about if everyone has the wrong end of the stick? You are a brainless cherry-picking literalist.
Translation, as usual you didn't understand something you read. If you read it.
Yet that isn't what he concluded in his article. So the entire thread has a misconception of what his article says, by thinking he is effectively saying she's doping? So what is the argument about if everyone has the wrong end of the stick? You are a brainless cherry-picking literalist.
It wouldn't be the first time people jump onto a misconception, especially when it involves popular myths.
But what you are saying is that I should disregard the author of his own newsletter, because you understand what he wrote better than the one who wrote it?
Forgive me if I prefer to get the meaning straight from the horses mouth, rather than the jawbone of an ass.
Let's see if your stubborn enough to quadruple down on your own ignorance.
How come Amby Burfoot doesn't know who Jack Daniels is?
I suppose he would know of Jack Daniels, at least from the popularity of Daniels' books, training plans, and pace tables, without necessarily being aware of the intricasies of physiology.
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