The sport is what it is. Between being appropriately cynical and realistic on the one hand and being hopelessly naive on the other, I will go with the former. The refusal to admit the problem has killed the sport. The see no evil approach just does not work. You literally cannot admit reality, so you think this is not an absurd and invidious comparison. You actually think Koko ran 14:20 clean and that it was natural ability? Come off it.
Come to think of it, when is that last time a top European distance runner was caught? Are they even trying anymore? You talk about suspecting everything. Let's play that game. How about another top female runner, Nadia Battocletti. I remember that name from when Chmiel beat her at the Great Edinburgh race in 2018. Anyway she was a solid junior runner when suddenly in 2021, just in time for the Olympics, her 5000m dramatically dropped from the 15:40 to sub 15 in a matter of months and she got 7th in the Olympic final. Such a radical pr drop would be suspicious by itself, but then you find out that she is coached by her father, who was banned for doping (nandrolone) in 1999 right after winning the European cross country championship. Not to mention the prevalence of doping in Italian athletics (Lamont Jacobs anyone?).
So if I ask a question about that, despite it being so obvious, is that "questioning everything", being cynical, being incredulous, or is that cold, plain reality? The fact that no one did says it all.
The pro game is what it is. As long as it stays in its own lane, fine. I still follow cycling, albeit with eyes wide open. But don't compare a college athlete to this circus.