I'm not complaining but it is weird she could never find one. She had that really sketchy sponsor for like two months and they went belly up I assume.
I think the initial adrenaline of her return has worn off and now she's all over the place. I think she's struggling to find focus and fulfillment. She's still largely ostracized and only getting older. Plus she mostly trains on her own.
Didn’t realise until I read that article that she’s still got the 1500m record still(not American so follow some events less closely) but just didn’t realise she was faster than Nikki considering recent form.
Yes. Sadly the doper will keep her AR for a while, as Nikki is too old to improve, and there is nobody better right now.
Yes. Sadly the doper will keep her AR for a while, as Nikki is too old to improve, and there is nobody better right now.
Not a doper. Stop spreading misinformation.
Nice. A new baseless conspiracy theory, that however all letsrun posters are aware of, except for JG and the owners (or are they part of it?), and one where the powers that be corruptly conspired against a Nike athlete who had no global medal at the time and was about 5 s behind the WR in the 1500 and about 17s in the 5000. Right, the cui bono is so obvious.
They're not funny but they'll stop being relevant once she finally retires. Stay at your real job Shelby. You're an embarrassment to the sport.
There aren't that funny, but serve as reminder that a) we are talking about a stubborn, unrelenting drug cheat here and b) said drug cheat used that ridiculous burrito as an excuse with a straight face, over and over again, and c) there were actually people believing in said burrito excuse (or pretending to...).
And yes, hopefully the Shelburrito story will be over in a year or two.
It's kinda premature to accuse her of being a drug cheat, isn't it?
I guess that's why we need an un-funny letsrun meme to remind everyone.
It's kinda premature to accuse her of being a drug cheat, isn't it?
I guess that's why we need an un-funny letsrun meme to remind everyone.
LOL - is it still too early stage for you? I thought she was convicted of doping (cheating with the drug nandrolone), served her ban for intentional doping, and is back since last year.
It's also not limited to letsrun. Excluding letsrun.com from the google search ("Shelby Houlihan burrito -site:letsrun.com"), and limiting it to the last 12 months (well after her return in January 2025) gave me 755 results, starting with AP News from September 2025:
"Back on track after her four-year ‘Burrito Ban,’ Shelby Houlihan looks to make up for lost time"
As long as she remains in the news, the burrito will get mentioned, here and elsewhere. Deal with it, Rekster.
There aren't that funny, but serve as reminder that a) we are talking about a stubborn, unrelenting drug cheat here and b) said drug cheat used that ridiculous burrito as an excuse with a straight face, over and over again, and c) there were actually people believing in said burrito excuse (or pretending to...).
And yes, hopefully the Shelburrito story will be over in a year or two.
It's kinda premature to accuse her of being a drug cheat, isn't it?
I guess that's why we need an un-funny letsrun meme to remind everyone.
This is one of your best trolling efforts. Well done!
I'm not complaining but it is weird she could never find one. She had that really sketchy sponsor for like two months and they went belly up I assume.
I think the initial adrenaline of her return has worn off and now she's all over the place. I think she's struggling to find focus and fulfillment. She's still largely ostracized and only getting older. Plus she mostly trains on her own.
She won't get the record.
It’s not crazy at all. Sponsors aren’t going to want her baggage and it’s to be expected that it will be tough for her to find one. That she tried to defend herself with her burrito story makes it even worse than just failing the test.
It's kinda premature to accuse her of being a drug cheat, isn't it?
I guess that's why we need an un-funny letsrun meme to remind everyone.
LOL - is it still too early stage for you? I thought she was convicted of doping (cheating with the drug nandrolone), served her ban for intentional doping, and is back since last year.
She was sanctioned for rule violations. Not quite the same thing.
LOL - is it still too early stage for you? I thought she was convicted of doping (cheating with the drug nandrolone), served her ban for intentional doping, and is back since last year.
She was sanctioned for rule violations. Not quite the same thing.
It's also not limited to letsrun. Excluding letsrun.com from the google search ("Shelby Houlihan burrito -site:letsrun.com"), and limiting it to the last 12 months (well after her return in January 2025) gave me 755 results, starting with AP News from September 2025:
"Back on track after her four-year ‘Burrito Ban,’ Shelby Houlihan looks to make up for lost time"
As long as she remains in the news, the burrito will get mentioned, here and elsewhere. Deal with it, Rekster.
Sure -- letsrun is not a bubble but a cross-section of society.
I am not a lawyer, but is "convicted" the right verb here? That is a term used for criminal defendents, and not for parties in a dispute in arbitration.
I am not a lawyer, but is "convicted" the right verb here? That is a term used for criminal defendents, and not for parties in a dispute in arbitration.
That's a semantics game I don't play. FYI, your oh so mysterious "rule violations" were
2.1 Presence of a Prohibited Substance...
and
2.2 Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance...
I am not a lawyer, but is "convicted" the right verb here? That is a term used for criminal defendents, and not for parties in a dispute in arbitration.
That's a semantics game I don't play. FYI, your oh so mysterious "rule violations" were
2.1 Presence of a Prohibited Substance...
and
2.2 Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance...
which, yes indeed, amount to "doping".
Checkmate!
I was questioning the accusation of "drug cheat", and the use of "convicted", not the use of the word "doping".
Recall from the other thread that I cannot be persuaded when the facts don't exist.
The CAS Panel was split on whether these rule violations were proper, and I think the minority split got it right.
I am not a lawyer, but is "convicted" the right verb here? That is a term used for criminal defendents, and not for parties in a dispute in arbitration.
Read the first definition. It is not exclusive to criminal defendants.
I am not a lawyer, but is "convicted" the right verb here? That is a term used for criminal defendents, and not for parties in a dispute in arbitration.
Read the first definition. It is not exclusive to criminal defendants.
None of these alternative keywords appear in the CAS report.
In that report, she wasn't "proven guilty", and the CAS did not "declare" her "guilty", of "an offense". Nor is an arbitration hearing a "legal trial".
Similarly the CAS did not declare she was a "drug cheat".
It all seems rather presumptuous.
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