More cheating Africans trying to swoop in to medium size races to steal the prize money. (Richmond Marathon)

All I am gonna say is, You can't RUN nor HIDE Larisa......Dirtbag she is.

she's so Innocent. hahahha

I heard he's bald and short.

Smoove wrote:

He's also dashing and handsome!

who you foolin? wrote:

Thanks, Smoove.

Also true.

tuhiness wrote:

I heard he's bald and short.

Smoove wrote:

He's also dashing and handsome!

no YOURE hilarious wrote:

John Utah wrote:

Forgetting the running thing, you do realize that "working" involves paying people money in this country. What is your suggestion when other countries use slave labor (in addition to all kinds of other cost benefits such as not providing health care, safe working environments, etc.) and then sell products at lower price points?

YOU as a consumer need to reject products from companies like that. If YOU truly care about the working conditions and labor that went into YOUR final product YOUwill have no issue paying a bit more for a company that conducts business a certain way.

In reality it's not that simple. First, it's not like companies advertise the fact that they don't pay their workers. They hide it. As such, the average consumer in the USA is not made aware of these facts. This is where the government steps in, to take reasonable steps to protect the interests of the USA. There are such things as unfair business practices.

Not dirty athletes (per se), but dirty agent with other dirty athletes. "Elite entry and prize money rules state that to be eligible for elite entry or the prize purse at the Anthem Richmond Marathon, Markel Richmond Half Marathon, and VCU Health 8k, an athlete must not be represented by coaches and/or agents who have had two or more athletes suspended or banned for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the previous four years," Sports Backers said in a news release.

Ray wrote:

I read through this thread looking for an explanation as to why 3 of the top men in the marathon were all disqualified, but saw no mention of it. Anybody know? I had a female athlete finish 30th overall. The results now have her listed as 27th.

fred wrote:

"A year prior, he won the Twin Cities Marathon outright in a U.S. masters record of 2:12:46"

Read more at

http://running.competitor.com/2010/11/news/eddy-hellebuyck-comes-clean-about-epo-after-six-years-of-denial_16197#WhpiHWhJCdhbc1B7.99

2:12 at 42 on EPO.

Wow!....2:12 at age 42! I wonder how many people back then didn't have a clue and thought he was on a special diet or changed running shoes, or read a new book on masters training? ?

Olde Hickory House wrote:

flynt wrote:

https://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/213-marathoner-ricky-flynn-faces-embezzlement-charges

How is this guy even out of jail? I hope he gets ZERO sponsors back.

I thought the charges against Flynn got dropped. Did he actually get convicted or plead guilty to anything?

Looks like Flynn plead guilty to a lesser charge and did no jail time.

wow, looks like Richmond had all the real WINNERs in it this year. haha crazy.

Ricky has gray hairs at 30....not good.

fred wrote:

http://www.wlwt.com/article/nky-woman-under-scrutiny-after-marathon-runners-fail-drug-tests/3563843

Read the article, somebody not only cheated she got herself an Anchor Baby. WINNING!!!

Homunculus wrote:

Olde Hickory House wrote:

I thought the charges against Flynn got dropped. Did he actually get convicted or plead guilty to anything?

Looks like Flynn plead guilty to a lesser charge and did no jail time.

http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/marathoner-sentenced-in-embezzlement-from-lynchburg-running-store/article_81ab9f3f-9a0f-558d-9ace-0cc4edffb679.html

Flynn's now focusing more on triathlons i believe...

I understand why they were DQ’d. I’m trying to find out who! 1st place male in the marathon and top 2 women in the half. Doesn’t explain why everyone moved up 3 spots in the full.

rekrunner wrote:

"Elite entry and prize money rules state that to be eligible for elite entry or the prize purse at the Anthem Richmond Marathon, Markel Richmond Half Marathon, and VCU Health 8k, an athlete must not be represented by coaches and/or agents who have had two or more athletes suspended or banned for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the previous four years," Sports Backers said in a news release.

Awesome rule! We should apply that everywhere: good-bye Aden, Berardelli, Rosa, ...

Ray wrote:

I understand why they were DQ’d. I’m trying to find out who! 1st place male in the marathon and top 2 women in the half. Doesn’t explain why everyone moved up 3 spots in the full.

Julius Koskei, Kenya

Firegenet Mandefiro, Ethiopia

Gadise Megersa, Ethiopia

Avocado's Number wrote:

Offhand, Americans Christian Hesch (EPO 2012), Mo Trafeh (EPO 2014), Deeja Youngquist (EPO 2004), and Mary Akor (clenbuterol 2012) all committed doping violations after Hellebuyck and Jacobs.

Hesch is weird case: he was never drug tested at any of the big time road races he did. At one race Hesch was at another runner found an empty vial of EPO in his personal effects and the dime was dropped to USADA. Imagine that: he never once gets drug tested during the years of running on the road scene and yet an empty vial he brings to a race does him in...strange events in world of doping. ?

Plain and simple, the people that justify these Kenyans cheating are the same dopes that let them sleep 8 deep in their apartments. I understand a payday is huge for them and their families back home, but a lot of these guys are just drinking their asses off, cheating with banned substances, and taking away from US hopefuls.

I say this knowing some Kenyans. One is a great guy, a former Kenyan Trials high level athlete who runs these races to help his sick mother back home. The other is a douchebag that came here on a scholarship to a small-time D1 school. The latter had a sexual assault mishap, bounced to two colleges then dropped out. Now all he does is road race and rumor has it hes flirting with banned substances. All while trying to get US citizenship so he can eventually compete at trials should he hit the marathon standard.

You can't argue that having a bunch of foreign guys working under a shady Russian lady is good for our local running scene and athletes who struggle to pursue their goals. The money should go to those who do it the good old american way, with hard work. I'd rather see local John Doe win because it will give me hope that I can someday do it.

Besides letting known dopers continue to run these small races only shows that the local director has no interest in helping develop american runners. He just wants to boast about random kenyan running fast.

As a guy who has run a lot of money races I stay away from these sketchy races that appeal to these Hebron, KY types.

fred wrote:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52f7ab4ae4b07ae93f19fced/t/534ca2c8e4b0bf0aaeca9e6d/1397531338527/

where the white women at?

IllinoisPhotographer wrote:

I wish race directors would limit prize money to US citizens only.

Really? For all races. The Boston and NY marathons would be pretty lame.

Clean & Green wrote:

pr100 wrote:

So the idea is that Kenyans all take drugs but Americans don't?

That's what the evidence suggests

...

The Americans haven't had a distance runner test positive for dope since Eddy Hellebuyck back in 2004,...

Which doesn't suggest anything. Lance never tested positive...