I for one will say that I never voted in it because I thought it was a bad idea. Often, when reading these boards, I get the impression that a majority of fans believe a majority of world class runners are doping, and I feared the poll would only serve to perpetuate that negativity.
Boy, was I wrong. It's so refreshing to see an overwhelmingly positive view of most modern record holders. I suppose the jaded fans are simply the most vocal?
My conclusions:
1. The poll was informative and a good idea.
2. The LR community is much less pessimistic about fast running than I would have ever perceived without reading the results of the poll.
3. Trolls will be trolls.
Your thoughts?
Editor's note: If you don't know what the poster is talking about LetsRun.com polled its users on whether they thought the current track and field world records were "Dirty" or "Clean" and the results have been published at the following links:
Intro:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/02/wr-doping-intro/
Doping Results:
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/02/world-record-results-doping/
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