• The hits keep coming...
      • USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 3:15PM
      • The hits keep coming...
      • 2014 USATF HJ champ Inika McPherson was suspended for a positive cocaine metabolite test:

        http://www.usada.org/us-track-...violation/

        USADA apparently rejected the "I-thought-it-was-shotputter's-chalk" defense.
    • Breathe in breathe out
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 3:34PM - in reply to The hits keep coming...
      • Breathe in breathe out
      • The hits keep coming... wrote:
        USADA apparently rejected the "I-thought-it-was-shotputter's-chalk" defense.
        Classic!

        You should put the first name in these threads though... I thought this would be Scotty MacPherson
    • OXYRUNR
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 3:57PM - in reply to InWyo
      • OXYRUNR
      • LOL, If a picture were ever worth a thousand words, this is it!
    • Oh, man
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 4:33PM - in reply to InWyo
      • Oh, man
      • Good one.

        On a serious note, it sounds like it wasn't an intentional 'in-competition' use...

        "After a thorough review of the case, USADA determined a twenty-one month sanction was appropriate upon concluding that the athlete did not intend to impermissibly enhance her athletic performance through the use of a prohibited stimulant."

        Should 'recreational' life issues, be sanctioned like that, especially when performance-enhancing cheaters are getting off for a year? Sounds to me like she needs help.
    • PED?
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 4:34PM - in reply to The hits keep coming...
      • PED?
      • Cocaine is considered to be a performance enhancing drug? I know it's a stimulant, but the type of high it gives you is more of a jittery buzz than a focused, useful energy. Unless they make speed talking a track event, I can't imagine competing while on coke.
    • Hellbender
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 4:53PM - in reply to PED?
      • Hellbender
      • PED? wrote:
        Cocaine is considered to be a performance enhancing drug? I know it's a stimulant, but the type of high it gives you is more of a jittery buzz than a focused, useful energy. Unless they make speed talking a track event, I can't imagine competing while on coke.
        Either that, or she and Sotomayor know something that we don't....
    • JJ Cale
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 4:54PM - in reply to PED?
      • JJ Cale
      • If you want to get down, down on the ground, ... that's not good for a high jumper.
    • Deadman Running
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 5:19PM - in reply to The hits keep coming...
      • Deadman Running
      • Its really not her fault. Jon Drummond hand printed a "C" on the bindle and gave it to her. He told her it was from all natural sources and that there was nothing to worry about. How was she supposed to know what it was ?
    • Bad Wigins
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/19/2014 5:31PM - in reply to Oh, man
      • Bad Wigins
      • Oh, man wrote:
        upon concluding that the athlete did not intend to impermissibly enhance her athletic performance through the use of a prohibited stimulant."
        Which means she didn't enhance her athletic performance at all, as cocaine is way too short-lived to be a useful PED except during the event. This is anti-doping's true roots, they started out as drug prohibition morality police first. The stuff about fair competition came later.

        If you read their rationale for banning xenon gas, you'll find they admit there's no evidence it's a PED. They simply allege that it's dangerous on the grounds that it's a gas and some other gases are dangerous.
    • 162430
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/20/2014 9:10AM - in reply to The hits keep coming...
      • 162430
      • The hits keep coming... wrote:
        2014 USATF HJ champ Inika McPherson was suspended for a positive cocaine metabolite test:

        http://www.usada.org/us-track-...violation/

        USADA apparently rejected the "I-thought-it-was-shotputter's-chalk" defense.
        Was this some type of "pop drug test"? I thought that cocaine was only in your system for like 48 hours. How much notice do athletes get for these tests? McPherson sounds/looks like a real dumb s*it.
    • hey
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/20/2014 9:12AM - in reply to The hits keep coming...
      • hey
      • This sort of thing only deserves six months. Some people do cocaine. I hate to take the side of Chris Barnicle but it's not creating a great competitive advantage.
    • Dr Philgood
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/20/2014 9:15AM - in reply to PED?
      • Dr Philgood
      • PED? wrote:
        Cocaine is considered to be a performance enhancing drug? I know it's a stimulant, but the type of high it gives you is more of a jittery buzz than a focused, useful energy. Unless they make speed talking a track event, I can't imagine competing while on coke.
        You've never done coke, right?
    • knock knock
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/20/2014 9:47AM - in reply to 162430
      • knock knock
      • 162430 wrote:
        Was this some type of "pop drug test"? I thought that cocaine was only in your system for like 48 hours. How much notice do athletes get for these tests? McPherson sounds/looks like a real dumb s*it.
        They knock on your door at any time.
    • Former coke head
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/20/2014 10:47AM - in reply to Dr Philgood
      • Former coke head
      • Dr Philgood wrote:
        [quote]PED? wrote:
        Cocaine is considered to be a performance enhancing drug? I know it's a stimulant, but the type of high it gives you is more of a jittery buzz than a focused, useful energy. Unless they make speed talking a track event, I can't imagine competing while on coke.
        You've never done coke, right?[/quote

        Sad to say I used to do A LOT of coke

        No way in hell does it help running and jumping performance
    • Track Blazer
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/20/2014 11:37AM - in reply to Former coke head
      • Track Blazer
      • This test was conducted at US Nationals in Sacramento. Thus the excuse of the shot putters chalk. lol. Done as a random test she would have only gotten a warning I believe.
    • ,mlskldkjidhj
      • RE: USADA suspends McPherson for 21 months for testing positive for cocaine metabolite 12/20/2014 11:58AM - in reply to Track Blazer
      • ,mlskldkjidhj
      • I don't endorse drug use, but recreational drugs should not be tested for athletics.

        And for game of skill like tennis, I don't much care if they're on steroids, it isn't worth the hassle to the lives of the pros to be testing for that stuff when it 99% skill.