Wow.
I had always found her career to be interesting as she's an American citizen and she's a 2:25:44 marathoner. If she was running for the US, she'd be a big time Olympic hopeful for us and a huge story about how much she'd improved.
In college, she was never an Ivy Heps champ. She had pbs of 16:31/34:19 and only made NCAAs individually once - in the steeple where she ran 10:15. A good Ivy runner but nothing indicated she'd ever be anything close to a 2:25 marathoner.
IF this ends up being true, it's quite sad. The "Wow she really got dedicated and improved a ton" story turns into the more common one of "If it seems too good to be true, it is."
I always thought her improvement was amazing and wondered why she didn't get more press but in the back of my mind maybe 5-10% of my brain did think 'Wait, she's training in Eastern Europe. Is it possible she could be doping?' That thought depressed me and was killing my enjoyment of the sport. I tried to tell myself, "Don't be so stereotypical." I even thought, "An Ivy Leaguer wouldn't dope in running would they?"
IF this ends up with a conviction, I guess the conclusion is everyone has to be viewed as a potential doper, particularly if they are from anywhere in the former Soviet Union/Morocco or Spain.
-Rojo
PS. I changed the title of this thread. It used to be, "Lisa Nemec positive on doping control."