The article was initially entiteld, "Zane Robertston!!!!" but we changed it to make it more descriptive. Here is our article on his bust and fake excuses (he said he went to a hospital for a COvid-19 vaccine but they gave him EPO instead) which points out that in 2016 he expressed frutation at the amount of doping in the sport:
I am not surprised at the bust. As I have said, doping is everywhere and amongst all nationalities. However if anyone chooses to base themselves in Kenya the odds go up. That said, he is the first Kiwi distance runner I am aware of who has been busted for doping, but I may be wrong.
Lame last sentence. New Zealand anti-doping just got called out by the AIU for having insufficient testing.
Exactly. The lax testing must've given him the confidence to dope so blatantly.
I have zero idea who this guy is. He could be the leader of a country, an athlete, and actor, a construction worker, anything.
In other words:
"I'm like really cool, man, because I'm super ignorant of the world of running and I'm like posting that, like, on a running forum. It like, makes me so superior, man."
Lame last sentence. New Zealand anti-doping just got called out by the AIU for having insufficient testing.
Exactly. The lax testing must've given him the confidence to dope so blatantly.
He chose to base himself in Kenya and not New Zealand for the obvious reason, that doping is part of African running culture while it isn't in his home country.
In this post you'll find a description of the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini, a work that describes accurately the religiousness of the 17th century,.
As usual apologists on this website are trying to drive a narrative that it's not Zane Robertson's fault it's Kenya's fault that's he has been found to be a doper.An adult over 18 years old should be held responsible for his mistakes and his choices but because the accused looks like the ordinary lad next door he gets a free pass from the usual suspects on this website.
Exactly. We don't even have to imagine the derision that would have been rained down upon anyone with whom the Bros of Letsrun could not personally identify, be it a woman (Houlihan) or a non-American of color (Peter Bol), had they not only tested positive, but cooked up an all-time laugher of an excuse. Because we have already seen it too many times.
Let's spell it out:
This guy moaned about how doping was ruining the sport, and implored people to speak out about it;
He took EPO;
He had a chance to receive a shorter ban if he cooperated with the authorities after having been caught;
He chose instead to procure a risibly fake official document attesting to his innocence.
And yet, 5 pages in, it's 50/50 he's a nice guy and a tragic victim whose predicament we can understand versus he's just another "drug cheat". Amazing, considering that the evidence clearly points to this guy being a gravely dishonest moron. He deserves even less sympathy than the average Kenyan, yet, so far, he's getting much more.
It's very likely that he was clean before 2016 (when he was voicing his frustration at doping), but then that frustration turned into something along the lines of "well if these guys - who I know are doping - keep beating me, and keep getting away with it, well then I'll just have to level up the playing field."
At first you might sympathise with this position, but then you realise that's probably how all dopers justify their decision to dope.
If you are too weak to refuse the temptation to dope, then you deserve to be banned. And in cases such as Zane's, it should be for life.
I am not surprised at the bust. As I have said, doping is everywhere and amongst all nationalities. However if anyone chooses to base themselves in Kenya the odds go up. That said, he is the first Kiwi distance runner I am aware of who has been busted for doping, but I may be wrong.
Lame last sentence. New Zealand anti-doping just got called out by the AIU for having insufficient testing.
Running has been a feature in New Zealand sport since Lovelock. Can you name a New Zealand distance runner who was popped for doping? Robertson went to Kenya because doping is part of their sports culture. We have seen that about them. His bust confirms it.
Exactly. We don't even have to imagine the derision that would have been rained down upon anyone with whom the Bros of Letsrun could not personally identify, be it a woman (Houlihan) or a non-American of color (Peter Bol), had they not only tested positive, but cooked up an all-time laugher of an excuse. Because we have already seen it too many times.
Let's spell it out:
This guy moaned about how doping was ruining the sport, and implored people to speak out about it;
He took EPO;
He had a chance to receive a shorter ban if he cooperated with the authorities after having been caught;
He chose instead to procure a risibly fake official document attesting to his innocence.
And yet, 5 pages in, it's 50/50 he's a nice guy and a tragic victim whose predicament we can understand versus he's just another "drug cheat". Amazing, considering that the evidence clearly points to this guy being a gravely dishonest moron. He deserves even less sympathy than the average Kenyan, yet, so far, he's getting much more.
It's very likely that he was clean before 2016 (when he was voicing his frustration at doping), but then that frustration turned into something along the lines of "well if these guys - who I know are doping - keep beating me, and keep getting away with it, well then I'll just have to level up the playing field."
At first you might sympathise with this position, but then you realise that's probably how all dopers justify their decision to dope.
If you are too weak to refuse the temptation to dope, then you deserve to be banned. And in cases such as Zane's, it should be for life.
Dopers always dope to beat other runners. It is a virtual necessity now at the top.
It's very likely that he was clean before 2016 (when he was voicing his frustration at doping), but then that frustration turned into something along the lines of "well if these guys - who I know are doping - keep beating me, and keep getting away with it, well then I'll just have to level up the playing field."
At first you might sympathise with this position, but then you realise that's probably how all dopers justify their decision to dope.
If you are too weak to refuse the temptation to dope, then you deserve to be banned. And in cases such as Zane's, it should be for life.
Dopers always dope to beat other runners. It is a virtual necessity now at the top.
This explains the lack of doping in NZ. They don’t care about beating other runners. Or they cannot either way.
Running has been a feature in New Zealand sport since Lovelock. Can you name a New Zealand distance runner who was popped for doping? Robertson went to Kenya because doping is part of their sports culture. We have seen that about them. His bust confirms it.
No he went there because many of the worlds best train in Kenya. Few do in New Zealand. People dope in New Zealand:
Dude - really? Morals? The whole concept of morality relies on how societal accountability of "right" and "wrong" behavior - you think living in Kenya in a culture of doping in distance running creates any accountability between right and wrong?
And do you honestly think this guy even cares? He had his moments. Stood on podiums, broke records and cashed checks. He has the same mindset as all dopers - that everyone else is so it's not immoral in any way - that's the mental gymnastic. Therefore, as I said, absolutely nothing to lose.
Look at this benighted spud trying to blame Kenya for leading 'a good one' astray. Pathetic!
I know his story was laughable, but it's still nice to see a drug bust get universally condemned. It's nice that no one believes his innocence or is crying "injustice" in this one.
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