rekrunner wrote:
2) Non-Africans took EPO, yet could not beat pre-EPO times -- maybe this means EPO isn't effective at the top
WTF? Yes huge missed opportunity. National records in Europe made zero progress from the late 1980s when EPO was introduced ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_records_in_athletics1000 m 2:16.13 Fermín Cacho 6 September 1993 Spain Andújar, Spain
1500 m 3:28.95 Fermín Cacho 13 August 1997 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
3000 m 7:29.34 Isaac Viciosa 9 July 1998 Bislett Games Norway Oslo, Norway
5000 m 12:57.25 Alemayehu Bezabeh 4 June 2010 Bislett Games Norway Oslo, Norway [3]
10000 m 27:14.44 Fabián Roncero 4 April 1998 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
10 km (road) 27:55 Juan Carlos de la Ossa 22 May 2005 Great Manchester Run United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
15 km (road) 42:51+ Fabián Roncero 1 April 2001 Germany Berlin, Germany
20 km (road) 56:51+ Fabián Roncero 1 April 2001 Berlin Half Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany
Half marathon 59:52 Fabián Roncero 1 April 2001 Berlin Half Marathon Germany Berlin, Germany
30 km (road) 1:29:28+ Fabián Roncero 19 April 1998 Rotterdam Marathon Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
Marathon 2:06:52 Julio Rey 23 April 2006 Hamburg Marathon Germany Hamburg, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_records_in_athletics3000 m 7:30.50 Dieter Baumann 8 August 1998 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
5000 m 12:54.70 Dieter Baumann 13 August 1997 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
10000 m 27:21.53 Dieter Baumann 5 April 1997 Spain Baracaldo, Spain
10 km (road) 27:47 Carsten Eich 10 April 1993 Paderborner Osterlauf Germany Paderborn, Germany
20 km (road) 59:00 Stephan Freigang 13 March 1994 20 van Alphen Netherlands Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Half marathon 1:00:34 Carsten Eich 4 April 1993 Germany Berlin, Germany
25000 m (track) 1:13:57.6+ Stephane Franke 30 March 1999 United States Walnut, United States
30000 m (track) 1:33:35,6 Stephane Franke 30 March 1999 United States Walnut, United States
30 km (road) 1:32:27 Steffen Dittmann 21 February 1993 Ōme 30 km Road Race Japan Ōme, Japan
Marathon 2:08:47 Jörg Peter 14 February 1988 Tokyo Marathon Japan Tokyo, Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_records_in_athletics800 m 1:44.91 Rui Silva 20 August 2002 Spain San Sebastian, Spain
1500 m 3:30.07 Rui Silva 19 July 2002 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
Mile 3:49.50 Rui Silva 12 July 2002 Golden Gala Italy Rome, Italy
2000 m 4:54.66 Rui Silva 7 September 1999 ISTAF Germany Berlin, Germany [3]
5000 m 13:02.86 António Pinto 12 August 1998 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
10000 m 27:12.47 António Pinto 30 July 1999 DN Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
15 km (road) 43:19 Eduardo Henriques 7 November 1999 Portugal Benavente, Portugal
20000 m (track) 57:18.4 Dionisio Castro 31 March 1990 France La Flèche, France
20 km (road) 57:54 Domingos Castro 17 October 1999 France Paris, France
One hour 20942 m Dionisio Castro 31 March 1990 France La Fleche, France
Half marathon 1:00:56 Luís Jesus 4 October 1997 World Half Marathon Championships Slovakia Košice, Slovakia
59:43 a # António Pinto 15 March 1998 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
30 km (road) 1:29:00 António Pinto 14 April 2002 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Marathon 2:06:36 António Pinto 16 April 2000 London Marathon United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_records_in_athletics800 m 1:42.53 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 18 July 2014 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco [5]
1000 m 2:13.96 Mehdi Baala 27 June 2003 France Strasbourg, France
1500 m 3:28.98 Mehdi Baala 5 September 2003 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
Mile 3:50.33 Eric Dubus 16 August 1995 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
2000 m 4:53.12 Mehdi Baala 23 June 2005 France Strasbourg, France
3000 m 7:30.78 Mustapha Essaid 8 August 1998 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
5000 m 12:58.83 Ismaïl Sghyr 28 July 2000 Bislett Games Norway Oslo, Norway
5 km (road) 13:44 Abdellah Béhar 2 April 1995 United States Carlsbad, United States [6]
10,000 m 27:22.78 Antonio Martins 4 July 1992 Bislett Games Norway Oslo, Norway
10 km (road) 28:05 Abdellah Béhar 7 November 1999 France Paris, France
15 km (road) 42:40+ Abdellatif Meftah 4 September 2010 Lille Half Marathon France Lille, France
20,000 m (track) 58:18.4+ Bertrand Itsweire 31 March 1990 France La Flèche, France
20 km (road) 57:26+ Abdellatif Meftah 4 September 2010 Lille Half Marathon France Lille, France
One hour 20601 m Bertrand Itsweire 31 March 1990 France La Fleche, France
Half marathon 1:00:46 Abdellatif Meftah 4 September 2010 Lille Half Marathon France Lille, France [7]
25,000 m (track) 1:15:56.7+ Dominique Chauvelier 13 June 1992 France La Flèche, France
25 km (road) 1:14:20+ James Theuri 5 April 2009 Paris Marathon France Paris, France
30,000 m (track) 1:31:53.2 Dominique Chauvelier 13 June 1992 France La Flèche, France
Marathon 2:06:36 Benoît Zwierzchiewski 6 April 2003 Paris Marathon France Paris, France