runn wrote:
Once East Africa has the same level of testing of the U.S., and can manage to not produce another bust every month, then I will consider that some of them might be clean. Same with Russia, Turkey, etc.. There is not a whiff of PED use with Shelby or the BTC, period.
Right here everyone!
I am the most forgiving, let them fail a test first, trusting person on this message board. I want to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. But, I'm starting to doubt every East African. I wonder about Turks, too.
The Scots? I think they're good because they train hard and more and more cheaters are getting caught.[/quote]
Test east Africans every day and they still have numerous Comparative Advantages at distances longer than 600m:
1) Most east Africans living at elevation, live in a temperature range from (40 to 80) F;
2) Most east Africans living at elevation have lived at altitude long enough to mutate genes to make them resistant to acute & chronic altitude sickness [NIKE and their altitude tents will not mutate genes];
3) East Africans living in their home countries get to enjoy roughly 12 hour days & 12 hour nights year around since many east African nations are near equator.
4) I know futbol/soccer is a more popular sport in most east African nations, but futbol/soccer does not ruin one from being a runner [Am. football competes for (100 to 800)m athletes];
5) Many east Africans believe they will be the best runners.