What are some visual signs an athlete is doping besides running a fast time?

This means that all athletes are juiced because you never see the winner of any race, Sprint or distance, tired after crossing the line. In high school track meets, teenagers consistently fall over at the end of a race. Remember when Ritz always did that?

There is a particular shiftiness and evasiveness prevalent among certain dopers when competing and being interviewed which is hard to quantify but observable to the trained eye

Makloufi and mo farah are examples of this phenomenon

Those are possible signs. I know at least one doper (didn't get caught) and here's what I observed:

Decent college career but nothing outstanding (NCAA qualifier/USOT track qual. a year later but like a the lower end of the 25-30 that got in), some progression as a 2nd tier pro then plateau ca. 25-28 yrs old

Huge jump at about 30, dropping a minute in 10K, 30 sec in 5K

Some personality changes--no longer so outgoing other than on a superficial basis, smaller/tighter circle of friends.

Zits on face and back. Braces at age 30-35.

Uber lean and buff.

Times continue to drop through mid-30s. Take off another minute in 10K, and another 30 sec in 5K. 5K best is almost at mile race pace from college days. Approaches AR levels and multiple top 2 or 3 at USA championships.

You know it when you see it.

Look for track marks on the arms or bruises under the finger nails.

steroid era wrote:

Those are possible signs. I know at least one doper (didn't get caught) and here's what I observed:

Decent college career but nothing outstanding (NCAA qualifier/USOT track qual. a year later but like a the lower end of the 25-30 that got in), some progression as a 2nd tier pro then plateau ca. 25-28 yrs old

Huge jump at about 30, dropping a minute in 10K, 30 sec in 5K

Some personality changes--no longer so outgoing other than on a superficial basis, smaller/tighter circle of friends.

Zits on face and back. Braces at age 30-35.

Uber lean and buff.

Times continue to drop through mid-30s. Take off another minute in 10K, and another 30 sec in 5K. 5K best is almost at mile race pace from college days. Approaches AR levels and multiple top 2 or 3 at USA championships.

name?

1. They look too tired and inefficient - e.g. Paula

2. They look too smooth and effortless - e.g. Centro

3. They're too inconsistent - e.g. Makhloufi

4. They're too consistent - e.g. El G

5. They're from a rich country with all the resources - e.g. USA/Russia/China

6. They're from a poor country with crap testing - e.g. Kenya/Jamaica

It's so easy when you know what to look for!

We've been thru this .. All you need to know is here

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=5625654

EPO= red tinge/glow to their skin.

It says NOP on their singlet.

There aren't any. None of those have a reliable relation to doping.

Performance, on the other hand, does.

Wtfunny wrote:

We've been thru this .. All you need to know is here

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=5625654

Very well done list. All I can say is: Lance Armstrong.

I propose a new program for preteens called NOPE where we teach student athletes that doping has unintended consequences. Perhaps prison time, even worse you might win gold medals at the Olympic games.

Just say NOPE to DOPE.

Aggressiveness and anger not seen before in an athlete. Like Rowbury in 2015...suddenly raging and running an AR time. Not suspicious at all.

Yellow eyes

steroid era wrote:

Those are possible signs. I know at least one doper (didn't get caught) and here's what I observed:

Decent college career but nothing outstanding (NCAA qualifier/USOT track qual. a year later but like a the lower end of the 25-30 that got in), some progression as a 2nd tier pro then plateau ca. 25-28 yrs old

Huge jump at about 30, dropping a minute in 10K, 30 sec in 5K

Some personality changes--no longer so outgoing other than on a superficial basis, smaller/tighter circle of friends.

Zits on face and back. Braces at age 30-35.

Uber lean and buff.

Times continue to drop through mid-30s. Take off another minute in 10K, and another 30 sec in 5K. 5K best is almost at mile race pace from college days. Approaches AR levels and multiple top 2 or 3 at USA championships.

How do you know he was a doper? Did you see him do drugs?

There are no visual signs of doping.

EOT.

chacne on centro

pregnathic jaw, sunken in chicken chest, trackmarks, protruding ears on elfie rupp

jaundiced skin and protruding bones on hasay

roid rage in rowbury

big butt and jutting eyebrows on cain

methed out teeth and bobbing head on radcliffe

everything about mo

Bernard Lagat. Pimples and acne, braces, positive drug test, and all the other stuff that was mention. Plus you have to be crazy to think anyone is capable of the times he is running. Someday it will come out or he end up like Kyle Alzado.