Daniel Lincoln and Bob Kempanian and Duncan MacDonald. 2:10 marathoner Matt McDanald I’d doing post doctoral work at MIT. Lots of overachievers out there.
Just another example of HS & college XC teams typically have the highest team GPA. Not always, but more often than any other sport.
His performances are not really that crazy. Roger Bannister broke 4 in cruddy shoes on a cruddy track and trained on his lunch hour. And that was almost 70 years ago. Jim Ryun 3:51, bad shoes, bad track, in college, over 50 years ago. No drugs for these guys (almost certainly b/c not really available). . . . And these guys had no incentive to run a second faster. When times get faster, everyone gets faster because they have a different target . . . A lot of runners are doping. A lot! But Nguse's performance is not particularly suspicious.
If anything, a medical student has more knowledge about doping and how to avoid positive tests. He knows the biochemistry as well as anyone out there. He could probably teach a class on A samples, B samples, everything that goes into testing and how the chemistry works and all that.
Just to raise a factual point, Yared isn't in dental school yet. As an undergraduate is it very unlikely that he studied pharmacology or anything about the effect of drugs on the human body. Chemistry, biology and organic chemistry won't do much to make an athlete an effective or knowledgeable doper.
I think the biggest impact of his intended career on this subject is that he isn't likely to risk a PEDs bust because of the possible effect on his post-athletics career. The issue isn't just admission to the graduate program, but whether the state will issue him a license that will authorize him to prescribe drugs if he has a PED bust on his record.
His performances are not really that crazy. Roger Bannister broke 4 in cruddy shoes on a cruddy track and trained on his lunch hour. And that was almost 70 years ago. Jim Ryun 3:51, bad shoes, bad track, in college, over 50 years ago. No drugs for these guys (almost certainly b/c not really available). . . . And these guys had no incentive to run a second faster. When times get faster, everyone gets faster because they have a different target . . . A lot of runners are doping. A lot! But Nguse's performance is not particularly suspicious.
M.L.B. baseball players were taking amphetamines during Roger Bannister to Jim Ryun era. Same thing for professional boxers, N.F.L. players, sans testing.
I know close people that worked in France (Paris) for 17 years starting of 1967 and that categorically refused to do any change nationality. No question about it. That's what we call "the noose" or "the pride" of an Amazigh from South Morocco.
Now you have your "trash" people that go to France and become arrogant tomorrow. Like this Mounir Akbashe that made everything to ignore Mo Katir when he tried to tend his hands at the end of the 3000m race of Lièvin.
Okay, replace "dental" with "academic" in my previous post, then. Even then, the pre-med track is more rigorous than, say, sociology. The point is that training full time yields better results than splitting your life between high-stress academics and athletics, let alone training full time with the best mid-d squad in the world.
"Most likely, after a long successful running career, he will choose to not go to dental school."
What gave you this idea? He's on record saying he wants to go to dental school after he finishes his running career.
A lot of people are on record saying they want to do something, including Olympic gold medal winners that said they wanted to go to dental school.
“I always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972,” Spitz told Time magazine
I have met Yared a few times, namely after his 3rd place at the 2021 trials and I seriously cannot see the guy doing any drugs. I know everyone says that about runners they like but the dude just has an Uber-innocent personality. I truly believe he is clean and this big step up has been the result of focusing on running full time - getting a premed degree at ND carries a pretty big load of stress that he doesn’t have anymore. Plus pro group + at altitude, it adds up IMO
Have you met any guys doing drugs? What sort of personalities did they have?
How about this: You know why Nuguse isn't on drugs?
Because he isnt.
See, simple. Stop trying to give some long winded explanation for someone who wants to not cheat.
Heres a better question for LRC: why do you think Nuguse is on drugs?
Simple again: Because hes running well and winning. And thats all it takes for acccusations to fly.
Honestly the brojos do a great disservice to these athletes, who are the real reason this website exists in the first place, by allowing all these "doping" threads to grow.
I know close people that worked in France (Paris) for 17 years starting of 1967 and that categorically refused to do any change nationality. No question about it. That's what we call "the noose" or "the pride" of an Amazigh from South Morocco.
Now you have your "trash" people that go to France and become arrogant tomorrow. Like this Mounir Akbashe that made everything to ignore Mo Katir when he tried to tend his hands at the end of the 3000m race of Lièvin.
This is probably one of the most ignorant things written on the boards.
Maybe monsieur L'innoculateur can list out the real American names so we can catch imposters?
It also shows perfectly the racist French mentality of who can be considered French or not.
There are a few potential legal issues to consider when it comes to posting personal bests of minors on the World Athletics website. One is the issue of privacy and data protection, as personal information of minors is often more strictly protected by law. Additionally, there may be concerns around consent, as minors may not be able to provide informed consent for the public sharing of their personal bests. That being said, there are potential benefits to providing personal bests of younger athletes, as you have pointed out. By providing this information, it could help to provide context for an athlete's current performance and dispel suspicions of performance-enhancing drugs. Ultimately, it would be up to World Athletics to determine whether or not it is feasible and legally permissible to provide personal bests of athletes going back to age 12. It may be worth reaching out to them directly with your suggestion and concerns to see if it is something they would consider implementing.
