Logical Man wrote:
It's gotta be someone in the marathon. Big money, means more willingness to take risks. I thought Dennis Kimetto looked kinda doped up, take a look at his face.
"Logical Man", your contributions are idiotic. The article says, point blank, that it is a marathoner. Dennis Kimetto barely fits the criteria laid out in the article. He's not "fairly famous", but immensely famous and rich. Nobody has shown yet that he's in the "suspicious camp" that has produced other doping positives (he may be, but I don't know). As others have pointed out, the article uses a photograph of women. Yes, he has won two major marathons in the past year or so, but so have many other Kenyans who fit the criteria better, for this particular case. The only indicator that Kimetto "looked doped up" is that he's freaking fast. Personally, I don't know about you, but I see a lot of freaking fast Kenyans, and I personally do not believe they are all doped up. I also don't believe I can sniff out EPO or HGH or whatever based on someone's face (other than adult sprinters with expanding jaws and braces).
Yes, there is money in the marathon, and yes, people take risks for money. Congratulations on these expert points. But there's less of a reason for a Kimetto to dope than an athlete who has practically nothing; an athlete for whom a $40k payday is a life-changer. Kimetto can make 6 figures just showing up for races.
The question is: Who is facilitating athletes doping? If Matthew Kisorio doped, but wasn't doped by his agent or coach or their doctors, who did it? (or, why is he lying?) Is it some "evil doctor" or "evil influences", as the "good guy agents and coaches and their secret Italian doctors" say? Or, are the good guys involved in some way? In every other sport, from American football to basketball to cycling, the guys in charge deny and deny until the end. Once the walls finally crumble, all the reports indicate that the top guys knew all along. Maybe it's just different in track and field, where elite competitive coaches and agents are more morally sound than comparable men and women in other competitive industries.