Chicago Marathon should sue her and demand her winnings back. That was quite a spectacular heist she pulled off.
They couldn't get their money back from Shobukhova. Chicago Marathon seems to be the major to cheat if you're a doper lol.
This is why I have been saying the WMMs should escrow winnings and not distribute until there’s testing and even retesting as detection techniques become more sophisticated.
I got the years wrong, but my point stands that they were runner-ups in Chicago to Ruth, and we truthfully don’t know when Ruth started doping so to a lot of us, it casts a shadow on all of her performances.
In 2021 it was warm and Ruth beat Emma by less than 2 mins in 2:22. Perhaps a clean performance. In 2022 she won in 2:14 to Sisson’s 2:18. The 2:14 at the time was 2nd fastest in history and 3 minute PR- I doubt it was clean.
I think we do know when she started doping. It was probably around the time she started competing.
Doping is just a normal part of the training process for Kenyan athletes. Eat, sleep, run, dope. Each of the 4 is equally important.
They couldn't get their money back from Shobukhova. Chicago Marathon seems to be the major to cheat if you're a doper lol.
This is why I have been saying the WMMs should escrow winnings and not distribute until there’s testing and even retesting as detection techniques become more sophisticated.
And Rita Jeptoo’s 100k from Boston more than 10 years ago.
Would have been a 4 year ban but she admitted guilt:
"On 10 September 2025, the AIU received an Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form signed by the Athlete."
Wonder if she'll be back for LA Olympics - her eligibility period begins April 19, 2028 and the 2028 London marathon is scheduled for April 23. If she runs 2:10 or 2:11, who knows?
I'm shocked that the marathon WR holder was doping. LOLL.
I wonder what she was taking? im guessing, EPO,as well as testosterone,and anavar,maybe other things,too. I dont know why she would need testosterone,or anavar,when EPO on its own is still very effective.
Diuretics didn't make her faster, and I don't doubt steroids for women, although I do doubt steroids for the marathon.
this has to be the most moranic and slam dunk rekrunner reply of all time.
water management is absolutely critical for marathon success, as is weight management. and you are saying that diuretics take no place in a cheater's arsenal?
I do get many moranic replies, but it seems like narcissistic self-promotion for you to give yourself the highest honor.
Sure, diuretics are part of an arsenal, but do you think a diuretic made her faster, as opposed to masking other drugs? Go on. I'm listening.
Hydrochlorothiazide has been commercially available since 1959, and in 2023, was prescribed 31 million times in the United States alone.
Do you think that Chepngetich was the first one to figure it this secret?
I thought the common thinking was like "jeff tallon" -- despite all this talk about diuretics and steroids, the real drug was EPO.
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Would have been a 4 year ban but she admitted guilt:
"On 10 September 2025, the AIU received an Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences Form signed by the Athlete."
Wonder if she'll be back for LA Olympics - her eligibility period begins April 19, 2028 and the 2028 London marathon is scheduled for April 23. If she runs 2:10 or 2:11, who knows?
1. WA is not afraid to ban the big stars (another example was Ben Johnson and there are others). They're actually testing and getting rid of whoever tests positive.
This is why I have been saying the WMMs should escrow winnings and not distribute until there’s testing and even retesting as detection techniques become more sophisticated.
How long should your employer hold your salary in escrow? A mistake you made may not show up until a year or two later.
I actually 100% agree dopers who take prize money, especially in the millions like a WMM, are essentially committing fraud. We need to start charging athletes and agents (coaches?) who are involved and do this.
All records removed and pay back every cent she 'Won'. And give to the rightful winners!
Getting the money would be tough but I agree. Maybe the ban lasts until she pays back all the money.
This. I don't think Westerners understand the financial and cultural aspects of doping. AI says a Kenyan woman without a college degree makes about $65/month. Thus, winning $100k at a major marathon is the equivalent of a US female runner making $2 million or so in prize money plus ongoing appearance fees of a half million dollars or so (equivalent) just for showing up. That's not just financial independence. It's financial freedom for her parents, siblings, and other extended family.
I don't know this firsthand, but I'd guess from my time overseas that cheating rich Westerners is less of a cultural shame than it would be in the West. At least, that was what I saw when I was overseas. (If I'm wrong, please correct me. I have no experience with Kenya.)
The prize money and subsequent appearance fees are also F. U. money as far as WADA and sponsors are concerned because she doesn't have to pay any of those funds back. Who cares about a medal or standing on a podium in Chicago or breaking some WADA rule made by bureaucrats who make more in a year than she would make in a lifetime!
To make a Western analogy, doping under current rules is the equivalent of robbing a bank. If you don't get caught, you get to keep the stolen money and banks pay you to show up to rob them in the future. IF you get caught, the only punishment that you can't go into another bank for 2-4 years.
I don't see an easy fix for this.
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