I read the kara goucher book- ask me anything

So she is saying may have doped unknowingly?

Lol. She knew.

This sort of cult of personality thing is always fascinating. What is it about that skinny sprig of a man that could inspire such blind loyalty? Was he really that charming, manipulative, whatever? He must have been something. All reports about Hitler were that he could all but hypnotize people into loyalty with his personality, which always seems crazy given that whatever rhetorical techniques he was using were still, at the end of the day, coming out of a little weird looking dude with a goofy mustache.

I suppose one theory with Salazar, given the rest of the post about unmarked pills and “unknowingly” doping the runners, is that the doping or near-doping may have been a factor. Not open blackmail per se since he doesn’t seem to have done that, but a kind of psychological thing: he got some kind of dope into their systems somehow, either rubbing the cream during a massage or giving them unmarked pills which they took or whatever, and now they at best had to be doubtful or uncertain about whether they had now taken something that could give them better results yet also potentially derail their career if caught. Now they’re kind of of psychologically stuck with Salazar: he’s getting me results but could potentially blow the whistle on me if I step out of line. He seems not to be doing that in reality, but at the time they wouldn’t have known what he might or might not do if they challenged him, or left the team.

Thats an interpretation for anyone who didn’t want to dope, of course. I’ve suspected that Farah and Rupp are just enthusiastic dopers, or at the very least, enthusiastically uninterested in knowing what was really in any unmarked pills.

+1

That's called: covering all the bases, in case USADA would re-test her frozen samples (no worries: they won't).

As for EPO for Farah and Rupp: yes! Just look into their ABP/the infamous IAAF list.

$320K is pretty good money. Did she say how much she could earn in a good year with bonuses and appearance fees?

Did she consent to the massages given by Salazar?

Any pics? In your opinion what was the best story from Kara? Ebook or physical book? Most interesting workout?

Yeah, yeah. Why doesn't she talk about how she and Adam were the ones who brought the thyroid doc into contact with Salazar/NOP, because they were existing patients of his, Adam having been sent there by Wetmore?

Then Shumacher, the rumors were always that his group was the more aggressive in doping, which is why they were spun off from NOP into their own project. Did Adam get jealous of Rupp and Mo, and think Salazar was giving them the "good stuff" and holding out on him and Kara?

Reminds me of the longest and most expensive criminal trial (McMartin preschool trial) in American history. 99 percent of the general public had voted them guilty!....but in the end, 99 percent 0f the charges were dropped!

It all started with bizarre allegations made up by a woman known by prosecutors to be mentally ill and then exploded with suggestive interviewing of preschool children and a media feeding frenzy.

Did she address her "love" for Salazar at all?

Any mention of Colt's training program?

If she made that, no doubt Galen was >$1mil

Yes she was worried usada might find something suspicious in her samples & that she’d have to be prepared to explain how it got there. she believed between the unmarked pills & the massage gels she could have absorbed a banned substance but she’ll never truly know. She had an alibi at the ready but didn’t need to use it.
she explains the introduction of dr brown in an honest way . Seems like there was a period of time where a lot of pro runners were on thyroid meds. I wonder if that’s still the case or was it just a passing trend?
when her marathon career started she was making at least $500k/year between base salary, appearance fees & prize money. Money dropped significantly after having a baby & subsequently getting dropped by Nike

This stands out to me.

Another Alberto fan boy looking for a reason to justify sexual assault

Several years ago I was talking to a woman who had been one of the better 800 meter runners in East Germany during their doping era. I cannot recall her name. She said DDR athletes of that era did not know they were doing, that they were told what they were being given were vitamins, dietary supplements, sometimes legitimate medicines to treat actual medical conditions, etc. And, she said, you simply did not ask questions. Why would you if you had faith in your coaches and medical people? NOP always struck me as being a lot like East Germany's sports establishment.

Salazar had success, the greatest motivator of all time.

The thing I don't really understand is that she didn't complain/tell after the first incident. Kept getting massages. Then it happened. Still no police reports, allegations, etc. Only now - once the gravy train of running has slowed - are the allegations coming out.

Not saying it happened or didn't happen. It's just odd to me.