The return of Cathal Lombard

...and he ends up in Albuquerque, NM ?

Wasn't that a hotbed for cheats a little while back?

Great return ? to what ?

I think he will return to the place he was in before he made those "poor choices".

Guess what Eddy H is his coach :)

He ran 27:30s on EPO, i have no doubt that he can run 29:18 clean.

Why do people see virtue in admitting to taking drugs after you have already been caught? Is it so noble to not lie when the proof of drug use is already there?

Who says he's in New Mexico? The race was in California. Is he out there for altitudue training? Not even sure how he got passed homeland security with a recent drug conviction.

Average_Joe wrote:

Why do people see virtue in admitting to taking drugs after you have already been caught? Is it so noble to not lie when the proof of drug use is already there?

i'm not sure it's virtue we see; i think many of us simply find it refreshing that a cheat will actually admit it and not keep lying/covering up after the jig is up. seriously, we have the proof every time - how many actually admit it and/or show contrition?

well it looks like Alene Reta is back on the dope. 27:59?

this guy is a no good cheat and it looks like hes back at it.

The race was 6 miles.

Do you have info that Eddy H. is his coach?

Since when does location mean druggie? Now if Eddy is his coach we may have something to talk about.

Since when does location mean druggie?

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No but it just seems funny that he ends up over there.

Another thing that is funny is the fact that he ends up in a race with another former cheat on the rebound ...Alene Reta. Did the race director put out an invitation to special people like them?

The circle of life, ain't it ...almost as spectacular as "cirque du soleil"!

Can't trust him... plus, look how much muscle mass/definition he has lost. Amazing.

chuck d wrote:

i'm not sure it's virtue we see; i think many of us simply find it refreshing that a cheat will actually admit it and not keep lying/covering up after the jig is up. seriously, we have the proof every time - how many actually admit it and/or show contrition?

Perhaps you dont see virtue but the original poster does. He hopes Lombard "makes a great return". Lombard's drug taking? Oh that was just "poor choices". The original poster hopes "he goes well".

Why? Just because he was smart enough to realize he'd been caught red handed? Why do people want turn his realization that his deception was proven into some sort of a positive character trait? Hey let's root for him!

I don't find it positive. I don't find it refreshing. I just find it obvious.

As for the contrition, that I don't buy for a second. Lombard isn't sorry he did drugs. Lombard is sorry he got caught. If he had not been caught, do you honestly think he would be so sorry that he would come forth admit it?

Neither do I

What would be REALLY be refreshing would be for one of these guys to come forward and admit he did drugs without being caught. Not years later when there are going to be few if any consequences but while they are near the top of their game.

Either way, I cannot understand hoping somebody like Lombard does well. I would much rather prefer to see him slink away from the sport and never run again.

Average_Joe wrote:

Why do people see virtue in admitting to taking drugs after you have already been caught?

It's a great deal better than the cheats who continue with lie after lie after hopeless lie once they're nailed or the spineless weenies who avoid discussing the issue entirely when they're put on the spot.

Having a tiny bit of character is better than having none at all.

Then again, it is kind of like finding a penny after digging through a mountain of crap. The crap should never have been piled up there in the first place.

Again, I repeat - "Training in Albuquerque" is code for "I am taking drugs".

I do not know what it is, but something is and has been amiss in Albuquerque.

6 CATHAL LOMBARD ALBUQUERQUE NM 29:18

joe, why don't you take that one hand off your junk and count how many guys have actually admitted to drug use...caught or not caught. So, some of you are saying, that those who train in albuquerque dope, nice. clearly you all thought that through to its end result.

somebody's got some connections in abq.

eyes are closed - your logical powers are underwhelming.

dirty bastard, i hope he never runs anywhere near me or i'll give him a kicking. cheating loser. as was said in the above post, he never came clean, HE WAS CAUGHT.

He should give the runnning thing up.

Personally I think he should hang up his shoes, was never that talented in the first place, was running 30.20 or something like that. He's an embarrassment to all us Irish athletes who are clean. I also think there is a good chance he could go on the stuff again, lets watch his progress...

Lumps of it round the back wrote:

Average_Joe wrote:

Why do people see virtue in admitting to taking drugs after you have already been caught?

It\'s a great deal better than the cheats who continue with lie after lie after hopeless lie once they\'re nailed or the spineless weenies who avoid discussing the issue entirely when they\'re put on the spot.

Having a tiny bit of character is better than having none at all.

Then again, it is kind of like finding a penny after digging through a mountain of crap. The crap should never have been piled up there in the first place.

"Having a tiny bit of character is better than having none at all."

you either have character or you don't.

he screwed up. go ahead, forgive him if you will but don't say he has character.