BREAKING: ZANE ROBERSTON IMMININENTLY ARRESTED FOR TRANSPORTING EPO ETHIOPIA->KENYA.

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this zane robertson saga has my attention, having abandon the site for years.

there are so many elements of the saga that hit the sport and athletes at the soul and core.

first, the response to a confessed doper and the penalties imposed, mean that NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WILL EVER CONFESS.

so the sport is shooting itself not in the foot but the head.

then there is karma, where Zane has pissed off a lot of people, deserving or not, which led to his fate.

then there is the idea that Zane's speaking out against dopers in the past, and seeing that nothing was effectively done, and with the covid years, injury, lack of cash, and very lousy country to restart in of new zealand, (once was great), he said screw it, i'll take the EPO, compete on a "level" playing field and have a basic income, and we're only talking about $100k max or something for years of very hard work and dedication.

even if Zane is a total pr**ick, i'm thinking about offering the guy assistance and a job.

i kind of support anyone who puts in the miles and dedicates themself to this odd ball niche sport, which i love.

i put myself in his shoes easily, been in the 3rd world, been in NZ, ran, did OK, injured, never did PEDs, but would I? under the circumstances?

i'd like to say i would take PEDs but this cheating business isn't in the ethics.

with PEDs in moderation done right is a very healthy thing to do, and basically the sport brings you to exhaustion, hit the wall, injury at some point and it's not a pretty sight.

basically this saga gives the people here to soul search and proceed to enlightenment.

right now, the response it totally self destructive

Brother Jake continues to train in Eldoret and Iten, perhaps suggesting that there’s no difference between a one time doped Zane and a clean Jake for evidence of the efficacy of EPO or the lack thereof.

the suggestion by Zane is that EPO worked immediately, moving from not good shape to elite competitive.

there are a lot of EPO users like Lance Armstrong, Chael Sonnen, Charlie Francis, Victor Conte, cycleists that you should study to know about EPO.

this issue isn't an academic or guessing thing, it is matter of fact from effect, from elites.

So you think finishing 11th was the goal?

had my say. i'm exiting the boards.

as in

If you lie down with dogs you wake with fleas,

Could have sworn in his original interview with his NZ buddy he said he was offered EPO by his Ethiopian wife (now ex).

100% correct.

Beza bought it for him, Zane refused to take it but left it in the fridge, then when they divorced and he packed his things to go back to Kenya, he brought the EPO with him (because it was amongst his things) and in a moment of depression, he took it- apparently.

^ I wonder if the "extortion" involving his divorce was her trying to shake him down over his EPO use.

Robertson has lied about everything since his ban:

eg His original excuse blaming Kenyan's for administering EPO instead of Covid-19 medication.

eg He lied about the fact that Drugs Free NZ caught him on a targetted test in London: they were after him ergo suspect him of more than a one-off.

The only one pushing this story about his ex-wife is Robertson itself. The story is dodgy even if it was a once off. We know it wasn't. Drugs Free NZ have publicly implied he was targetted (and caught) for suspected continuous abuse.

He wants to continue the BS and get a cheap shot at his ex-wife? Sounds about right for him. No need to believe it and report it as truth though.

I thought he explained everything well. He answered the questions from here and he explained more detail. I listened to some more of his podcasts and they’re excellent. I suspect he’s upset you at some point as you missed out a lot that was in the podcast.

Exactly - although he should still be banged up the them all of them in the slammer

Is that what happened with the 50 + Kenyans busted over the past couple of years? Obvs you will not know as you live in America

If it was "imminent" 2 days ago then I'm assuming he has been arrested??

Yeah the one-off and EPO from years ago part of it is very bizarre. First of all, if he really took EPO once and only once it's interesting he described its effect so vividly. Second, he took it what between 2-8 days before a race? Otherwise, he wouldn't have been caught from what we know about how long EPO stays detectable. And why would Drugs Free NZ be targeting him if he never doped before, and wasn't doping? Certainly his results of the last few years wouldn't attract any scrutiny. That isn't even getting into how he transported the EPO from Ethiopia to Kenya, kept it at the proper temperature, and so on. Feel like he might be a guy who likes making self-serving lies, and then tries to feign honesty by admitting them when they are provably false. That doesn't make him reliable, it just makes him a habitual liar with self-awareness.

Interesting that the next immediate podcast episode this dude released was an introduction to his training philosophy along with a bunch of giveaways. As far as I can tell this dude just fabricated a stupid story to boost views on his podcast. Shameful.

All over trying to become world class distance runner.

Many a drug smuggling arrests are more severe than an arrest for using. Think cocaine or marijuana trafficking vs possession.