rjm33 wrote:
Mope Dealer wrote:I'm glad you guys raised the connection between Sabadell and Font Romeu, it now makes a lot of sense. I had to get out an old atlas but Sabadell is less than an hours' drive from Font Romeu. Man our sport is dirty. Before London 2012 NOP was in Font Romeu. Interesting!
But I would like to put forward a new theory, that is that Rupp and Salazar maybe cleaner then we give them credit, but Mo is the dirty one, he is literally never in Oregon, but joined NOP to gain access to their superior equipment and technical expertise whilst spending most of the year at doped up altitude training camps in dodgy locations with dodgy characters.
Also, the excuse that Mo used the wrong pic is utterly b.s. I'm willing to bet that he no longer the phone he had in 2014, when you look on youtube for Mo there are lots of clips of him training with Kenyans and Ethiopians and in between sessions he is on his phone tweeting, texting etc it seems rather odd to have the wrong location when you're a high profile athlete like him.
Your theory might be wrong.
FONT-ROMEU, FRANCE
After a dazzling ride through the eastern Pyrenees, you arrive on a plateau village with several hotels, two tracks, dozens of dirt trails and the National Center for Altitude Training. This is Font-Romeu, a classical high-altitude training ground since the 1968 Summer Olympics. The altitude of 6,000 feet has attracted everyone from sumo wrestlers and gracious female figure skaters, but of late it’s been the part-time European training ground for some of the world’s top distance runners. Paula Radcliffe maintains a second home there.
Who? World-record marathoner Paula Radcliffe has made Font Romeu one of her permanent training bases for many years. Other frequent visitors include British middle-distance star Lisa Dobriesky, British marathoner Helen Decker, elite Spanish trail runner Kilian Jornet and New Zealand runner/triathlete Kris Gemmell.
Switching things up from their usual European refuge in St. Moritz, Alberto Salazar took Galen Rupp and Mo Farah to Font Romeu last summer for a bout of altitude training during a break in the European track circuit.
Oh my. Paula Radcliffe has a second home at Font Romeu. That is convenient.
Distance from Barcelona International Airport: 107 miles
http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/training-at-altitudeOperation Puerto, Operation Galgo and Operation Rial were all in Spain.
This is just a coincidence.
Please go back to sleep and have nice dreams.
No worries.