Klmna wrote:
Rtype wrote:I guess the thing that bothers me most is the insidious nature of even a hint of doping. It eats away at the very marrow, the foundation of the joy of cheering for a particular runner. There is this thrill to identify with them during a race, to imagine what it is like to actually BE in that race. But a shrill voice screaming “DOPER!” interjects your reverie and just totally F-ing ruins it! I hate that. Trust, faith, and confidence are all shot to hell. Ultimately, if the trust goes away, so too will the interest. Innocence lost. And down goes the sport.
I agree but the only way to solve this problem and end the doubts is to restore our faith in the testing program. The more dopers that get caught (including the big names), the more faith I will have in the system.
The latest round of 17 positives is good for the sport. I think we are slowly getting there.
And one way to restore faith in the testing program is for the Public To Speak Up and Support the IAAF and WADA and also let their thoughts be known to Federations that have had lots of dopers.
I provided a thread for how to do that, where to do that, and samples of what respective emails you could send.
And the wonderful anti-doping crusaders The Brojo's, deleted the whole damn thing.
They should have offered us all a resource page like that years ago.