Keep your eyes peeled to the news, folks. Some more of the mighty on the way down soon.
Keep your eyes peeled to the news, folks. Some more of the mighty on the way down soon.
PTL. The only reason I visit LRC these days is the hope of seeing more African cheats exposed-or any cheats, really, but Africans are the most fun, because they've convinced pathetic whitey that he can't compete for so long, that their comeuppance is well overdue.
Lydiard is God wrote:
PTL. The only reason I visit LRC these days is the hope of seeing more African cheats exposed-or any cheats, really, but Africans are the most fun, because they've convinced pathetic whitey that he can't compete for so long, that their comeuppance is well overdue.
If you think (rightly) weeding out cheaters will wipe out East African dominance of running, then you're in for a long wait. You'll have no more excuses and fingers to point once spring cleaning is done.
El kenaino,
Oh they'll still dominate, just that it will be with 2:05s instead of 2:03-4.
Of course east africa will stay dominant. just not with that many great runners. Most people dont deny that. Just saying there is no doping problem in africa is wrong
Well, supposing you got your wish of a blanket ban on Kenya, you'd still have Ethiopia to deal with and they've come off unscathed thus far.
El Keniano wrote:
If you think (rightly) weeding out cheaters will wipe out East African dominance of running, then you're in for a long wait. You'll have no more excuses and fingers to point once spring cleaning is done.
Point is, friend, you're going from an artificially-induced, "They're untouchable," to a, "Hey, they're mortal after all" mindset. Get ready to be touchable, my man.
East Africa will be replace the Eastern Bloc communists who cheated.
The truth will come out........eventually
sumgong summore wrote:
El Keniano wrote:If you think (rightly) weeding out cheaters will wipe out East African dominance of running, then you're in for a long wait. You'll have no more excuses and fingers to point once spring cleaning is done.
Point is, friend, you're going from an artificially-induced, "They're untouchable," to a, "Hey, they're mortal after all" mindset. Get ready to be touchable, my man.
Don't hold your breath.
What of the foreigners that come to train in Kenya or Ethiopia? When will they also be held to the same rules?
Kaptagat 1 wrote:
What of the foreigners that come to train in Kenya or Ethiopia? When will they also be held to the same rules?
They should be banned too for twice as long: once for not being able to train in their own country and twice for going away to a known doping haven. If a nation is found have a considerable number of athletes and or coaches training in Kenya that nation should be banned along with Kenya. They should probably be banned for longer even as they likely introduced PEDs into Kenya in the first place.
Shouldn't this thread be appended to this one:
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4527973&page=7
El Keniano wrote:
Well, supposing you got your wish of a blanket ban on Kenya, you'd still have Ethiopia to deal with and they've come off unscathed thus far.
Pro running in North America should blanket ban all of Africa. African runners bring little economic influence, or raise the profile of racing in North America. If you want to sell fewer magazines, put an African on the front cover.
How can Kenyans be untouchable when Galen Rupp regularly faces their best and beats all but one.
I would say Rupp is faster than about 99% of Kenyans overall
Genetics. Fat Americans breed with other fat Americans to have fat American babies.
Genetics. Fat Americans breed with other fat Americans to have fat American babies.
Western Canada Conservative wrote:
El Keniano wrote:Well, supposing you got your wish of a blanket ban on Kenya, you'd still have Ethiopia to deal with and they've come off unscathed thus far.
Pro running in North America should blanket ban all of Africa. African runners bring little economic influence, or raise the profile of racing in North America. If you want to sell fewer magazines, put an African on the front cover.
From mighty Canada, Mecca of runners who sell magazines by the boatload. In recent times, this sport's best, most important, ambassadors have been Usain Bolt and Haile Gebreselasie ... not a North American in sight.
El Keniano wrote:
Western Canada Conservative wrote:Pro running in North America should blanket ban all of Africa. African runners bring little economic influence, or raise the profile of racing in North America. If you want to sell fewer magazines, put an African on the front cover.
From mighty Canada, Mecca of runners who sell magazines by the boatload. In recent times, this sport's best, most important, ambassadors have been Usain Bolt and Haile Gebreselasie ... not a North American in sight.
...and right there is the difference between Africans vs. Americans & other westerners. In America, the UK, and elsewhere, at least half of the country would be screaming racism over Western Canada's post. But El Keniano stays on topic and counters with something other than an adolescent accusation. These are the moments that give me hope for Africa, and make me apprehensive for America.
Well, Suzie Favor, Marion Jones, and Michael Johnson may have sold a few too.
sumgong summore wrote:
El Keniano wrote:If you think (rightly) weeding out cheaters will wipe out East African dominance of running, then you're in for a long wait. You'll have no more excuses and fingers to point once spring cleaning is done.
Point is, friend, you're going from an artificially-induced, "They're untouchable," to a, "Hey, they're mortal after all" mindset. Get ready to be touchable, my man.
I truly hope they get cut down to size. No more of this 'marvel genetic talent straight off the farm' doing a bit of training (relatively speaking) and blowing everyone's doors off. Or '18 year-olds' doing outrageous times that make our kids think they couldn't possibly compete.
It will be shown that African dominance is a mirage. They have always had great runners, but they were always beatable, unlike the constant drug-fuelled cookie-cutter conveyor belt of BS that we see now.