Uceny Isn't Clean

A2 wrote:

When she graduated college, she was running 25 miles a week!

There we go, A2 obviously knows Morgan well. At 25mpw then (half of the 50mpw that I estimated), to the volume she is doing now, her progression comes with merit.

Avocado's Number wrote:

Ever attend an Ivy League hockey game?

I attended one football game, and one basketball game during my time in school. Attending athletic events just isn't a big deal (1) when you're just trying to keep your head above water academically, and (2) when, quite frankly, no one really follows most Ivy League events. I would say, though, that it was exciting to see our basketball team go to the NCAA tourney, but even then, it was more for the frat-house set to follow.

But, please, educate me on the hockey games.

I will never underestimate a devious and motivated individual; however, it is going to be very-very difficult to dope under the new testing system. The new testing was scheduled to be out before the WCs and may be in place already. You can do your own research on it, but USADA/WADA has solicited the help of some of America’s leading pharmaceutical companies. You see some of the results already. Go back to the 2008/2009 timefram and look at the performances in the women’s events. The top Russians and Ukrainians middle distance runners have almost disappeared, the Jamaican sprinters that set the world on fire in the Olympics and World Championships have come back down to earth. What happens to the really good Spanish male middle distance runners from 2 years ago?

The new system will use some really advanced chromatography that was previously available only to multibillion dollar pharmaceutical companies and use a more investigative approach when someone is suspected.

Nothing is impossible, but an athlete certainly will not be able to dope by themselves. It will require a whole team of people working with that athlete and it would almost have to be state sponsored--and it will be very risky. Obviously, WADA still needs get more agents in field to do more out of competition testing and make sure no country gets a pass like the Jamaicans did in 2008. Leading up to the 2008 Olympics, Jamaica was given a pass on testing under the guise that they could not afford to run a testing program. I generally think Africans are clean, but Pamela Jelimo and Janeth Jepkosgei can't come anywhere close to their performances from the 2008 timeframe either. I am not saying these Kenyan ladies are dirty, but 2-3 years ago there were a couple of difficult to detect things floating around, which is why if you had a sudden massive performance impovement in 2007-2009 and you have fallen off of the map, I am a little bit suspicious.

I know this not what the Letsrunners who get a kick out of claiming ever athlete who looks fit and makes improvements is on drug wants to hear.

...I seriously doubt Uceny is on drugs.

Anyone see the picture of uceny from '07? Losing 10-15 lbs would be a huge boost in performance. If she didn't have some muscle tone I would swear she had an eating disorder.

She's likely clean. Coming from an 800 back ground, she has just tactically been running well. But after a couple diamond league wins, I'm sure the afrians and europeans pay her more attention.

she's the american semenya