^This. Who cares if she's NICE? Is this grammar school? Lynch's drug ban was obviously swept under the rug to ensure that their diversity quota was met on the board. Thankful for the NY Times article so the public can see the hypocrisy at NYRR, as they all live the high and mighty life on those crazy salaries that upper mgt of a ahem "non-profit" org get.
I understand your concern with her drug ban but diversity quota? You think she was given the job because of her race or sex?
She's a bright accomplished runner at every level. She knows NYC running inside and out and can relate to runners on every level. She's a near perfect candidate with the drug ban being the only blemish.
I understand your concern with her drug ban but diversity quota? You think she was given the job because of her race or sex?
She's a bright accomplished runner at every level. She knows NYC running inside and out and can relate to runners on every level. She's a near perfect candidate with the drug ban being the only blemish.
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I understand why many people feel her drug ban is enough to disqualify her from running the NYRR however, again, she is not a diversity quota hire.
Strong jealousy vibes from the lesser twin. Nnenna and her sister Shola are contemporaries of the Jobros and have both achieved greater success in athletics, academics, and career than the Jobros have and their parents didn't buy a spot for them at an ivy league school like the Jobros parents did.
I don't really care about the asthma med ban. However, if she did not reveal it and/or did not answer honestly on any preliminary documentation, she shouldn't get the job.
We had two threads on this topic. One was called, "Nnenna Lynch". One was called, "Fair or foul: NY Times: "New York Road Runners Chose Her as Its Next Chairman. In 1996, She Failed a Doping Test." I merged them into 1.
So we're supposed to take YOUR word for this? Make documentation available to us all, or else STFU! Whether it's true or not can't be established, unless you're willing to take affidavits from some of those high school-aged kids about what those little pills did, not that it's enough to prove anything, and that ain't gonna happen.
By the way, Not fair, not clean ran a 3-minute mile, because I said so. It has to be true, right? I mean, I posted it here, so I expect many readers to believe it is true.
Sorry honey, I could care less if you believe my story. I have no reason to make up a not very exciting story from over 30 yrs ago. And I have no reason to prove anything to you, so STFU as you so elegantly stated. I have no clue what those pills were, maybe they were just bicarbonate. That my love was not the main point of my post. Sorry you missed the main message. Chill and get a life
About a decade ago, a buddy of mine was training with a prominent Boulder group featuring a handful of pros. He was flabbergasted when several members of the group casually mentioned preloading on ibuprofen for marathon race day to cut in-race inflammation. I have to figure this had to come from the group’s famous coach. Sure, ibuprofen is OTC and isn’t a banned substance, yet the spirit of looking for some kind of pharmaceutical aid/edge becomes a slippery slope and onlookers are right to question the nature of a particular group’s culture. The glaring tail of that end of the bell curve is of course Balco and AlSal & NOP. But it’s certainly a spectrum through the competitive levels of the sport that a lot of people seem to have little if any awareness of. After all, there’s a mindset that follows “it’s only cheating if you’re caught.”