London: this guy won the 50-54 age group

He's on some TRT and other stuff.

It doesn't matter what I think because I would be too big of a puss to say it to his face

DC Wonk wrote:

He didn't cheat --

He didn't cut the course. Unless he passed drug protocol, can't say for certain if he cheated.

Bloody hell, what would he be on?

LOL... wrote:

Bloody hell, what would he be on?

He's on his feet busting his ass six hours a day. What are you on?

They drug test age group winners?

Photoshop

Dufas wrote:

Photoshop

Not Photoshop. Look up his name in the official results and look at his official photos from today’s race. The guy is big.

That quad looks unreal.

Why is it that you can't pay attention to your own lives that are in shambles?

Ben Johnson didn't have delts that big.

Anabolic steroids.

I can't imagine a guy built like that running 2:36 at 25, much less 50+. I would like to see pics of him say 10-20 years ago. A true Freak of Nature if clean.

DC Wonk wrote:

He didn't cheat -- has a long list of races in the past three years, with some good times, but really, do you think this guy at 50+ looks normal?

http://club.runthrough.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/GG-4.jpg

Middle-aged guys built like that who run very fast come a dime a dozen these days. I know several middle-aged guys built like that at the gym I go to and we a have a few beefy guys who run fast in the masters running club I belong to. I don't know about this guy at London - maybe it's all natural & he hits the weights hard - but the monsters in my running club have told me that they're using anti-aging products & therapy at the anti-aging clinics. So, middle-aged monsters running fast could be natural or some could be using anti-aging products. Very hard to tell these days...imagine that.

BJ wrote:

Ben Johnson didn't have delts that big.

Yes...his delts were far bigger.

Anabolic steroids.[/quote]Don't they test the winners of all age-groups at a big gig like "thee" London marathon? I would think looking that massive and winning his age-group he'd be heavily target tested by UKAD. ?

Incredible Hulk wrote:

I can't imagine a guy built like that running 2:36 at 25, much less 50+. I would like to see pics of him say 10-20 years ago. A true Freak of Nature if clean.

Hasn't there been some huge, muscular elite marathoners over the years?

Wow!

BF 99.9999999 percentile and muscle mass like that as a fast marathoner.

I wonder what his long sprint or mid -d times are like?

And no, I am not accusing him of anything , but yes, hmmmmm?

Kind of reminds me of ....... oh never mind.

at that age, it's impossible to have that much muscle without assistance. at any age, it's impossible to get popped traps and delts like that without assistance. lol.

I'm in my 50s, and spend 12 hours a week or more in the gym rock climbing and lifting. I also run 40-50 miles a week, but no where near 2:36 shape. I am 7-8% body fat, but not as ripped as that dude, and no way with my mileage is it possible for me to even eat enough to put on that kind of muscle. I am 6' 160; he looks maybe 5'9" 190 lbs.

I just can't comprehend a natural specimen accomplishing what we see here.

Not natural.