Jeptoo hearing this week - will she spill the beans about Nairobi Airport Hilton Pharmacy?

Why would any marathon allow a known doper to compete?

Trollus Maximus wrote:

Why would any marathon allow a known doper to compete?

Last autumn, the New York marathon organisers allowed a convicted Portuguese doper to compete. Like you, I also ask the question "why?"/

Trollus Maximus wrote:

Why would any marathon allow a known doper to compete?

As mentioned before, EPO doesn't work in the elite Kenyans born and raised at altitude. Therefore, Jeptoo's 2:18 is legit and she should be allowed to compete in London with the best of the rest.

Duck8025 wrote:

She is turning 34 next month. With a standard two year ban she wouldn't be able to compete until fall 2016. But if she cooperates and confirms reports from German investigative journalist Hajo Seppelt about Nairobi Airport Hilton Pharmacy (where you can buy EPO), she may be able to get away with a backdated 6 months ban and clear to compete in a spring Marathon, likely Rotterdam or Paris.

This is going to be interesting.

I doubt the Italian managers are going to show up for this...

Haha what exactly is it that you want her to do? You can but EPO all over the world. I doubt the IAAF needs her to confirm whether or not you can buy EPO in that particular location. Either you can or you can not and Jeptoo's word on the subject holds no more weight than mine or yours.

And by the way the Nairobi Hilton is nowhere near the Airport so you clearly have little clue what you are talking about and are just guessing (like your hero Hajo Seppelt was).

Hopefully Jeptoo has some useful information but if she does it won't concern a small pharmacy in Nairobi

Wow, what a scandal! Ridiculous idiotic organizers. What was the logic?

Renato Ganova wrote:

Trollus Maximus wrote:

Why would any marathon allow a known doper to compete?

As mentioned before, EPO doesn't work in the elite Kenyans born and raised at altitude. Therefore, Jeptoo's 2:18 is legit and she should be allowed to compete in London with the best of the rest.

The EPO was actually slowing her down

When her time is adjusted it's an unofficial new WR 2-14

Duck8025 wrote:

if she cooperates and confirms reports from German investigative journalist Hajo Seppelt about Nairobi Airport Hilton Pharmacy (where you can buy EPO), she may be able to get away with a backdated 6 months ban

Why do you talk like you are an insider when you are clearly totally ignorant? It is actually very funny to watch you flail.

There is one Hilton in Nairobi. It is downtown. 30 minutes drive at the best of times.

Repeat after me: "There is no Nairobi Airport Hilton."

Anyone pretending to have knowledge of the situation while talking about a pharmacy and a hotel that DOES NOT EXIST loses all credibility.

And it wasn't even in any Hilton let alone the "Nairobi Airport Hilton Pharmacy (where you can buy EPO)".

Hajo Seppelt: "The seller was located close to the Hilton in Nairobi."

http://athleticsillustrated.com/interviews/hajo-seppelt-kenyan-doping-exposed/

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pardon the ignorance, but who was teh portuguese doper? nyc likes to beat their chest about not allowing dopers into their race, this would be a most interesting story. please elaborate

sham amateur wrote:

Trollus Maximus wrote:

Why would any marathon allow a known doper to compete?

Last autumn, the New York marathon organisers allowed a convicted Portuguese doper to compete. Like you, I also ask the question "why?"/

not my real name. wrote:

pardon the ignorance, but who was teh portuguese doper? nyc likes to beat their chest about not allowing dopers into their race, this would be a most interesting story. please elaborate

sham amateur wrote:

Last autumn, the New York marathon organisers allowed a convicted Portuguese doper to compete. Like you, I also ask the question "why?"/

The Portuguese "doper" was Sara Moreira who ended up finishing 3rd in NY on her Marathon debut in 2:26:00.

What the ignorant poster "sham amateur" forgot to mention was that Sara took a banned substance present in a supplement that didn't have it listed in the ingredients/composition.

That's why her suspension was of only 6 months.

So, dear "sham amateur", please don't put everynoe in the same bag. Sara didn't willingly take PEDs.

I know her personally and she was a wreck when she found out, not about the suspension but about the fact that she had taken a forbidden substance.

Portugooses wrote:

The Portuguese "doper" was Sara Moreira who ended up finishing 3rd in NY on her Marathon debut in 2:26:00.

What the ignorant poster "sham amateur" forgot to mention was that Sara took a banned substance present in a supplement that didn't have it listed in the ingredients/composition.

Ah yes the good old "contaminated supplements" defense ....

Exactly, unless you're a total idiot you're going to have a defense strategy in place in case you get caught. Who innocently takes a supplement without going to the proper authorities first to check it's safe to take, FFS how much publicity has there been about them over the last 20 years.

sham amateur wrote:

Ah yes the good old "contaminated supplements" defense ....

In their defense - it is virtually impossible to run fast these days unless you're taking tons of supplements.

I am actually attempting to run a full marathon in 2015 without taking a supplement, just to prove it can be done. Wish me luck boys!

Nutella1 wrote:

sham amateur wrote:

Ah yes the good old "contaminated supplements" defense ....

In their defense - it is virtually impossible to run fast these days unless you're taking tons of supplements.

Nutella1 wrote:

sham amateur wrote:

Ah yes the good old "contaminated supplements" defense ....

In their defense - it is virtually impossible to run fast these days unless you're taking tons of supplements.

LOL

"Hanoi Hilton" was a prison camp in North Vietnam used to house American PoWs.

The nickname was stolen for a mini-series called "Bangkok Hilton", in which Nicole Kidman played an Aussie jailed for drug smuggling.

I assume the OP is referencing this.