Doping

Hilarious overreaction to the most oblique of references to her. Streisand effect anybody?

She's prominently on The Guardian front-page today in relation to a story that doesn't really have the appropriate level of importance

I was sceptical of the super-injunction talk prior to this, but now the papers can freely talk about he in relation to doping, it does feel like they are using every opportunity they can.

a database of test results taken from athletes between 201 and 2012

I didn't realise dope testing was started in antiquity.

Yes, they had they first test in Islington.

I didn't realise dope testing was started in antiquity.

What did you think people were talking about when they referred to the dark ages of cycling?

In other news, a cyclist has left cycling (sitting down sport full of dope) to become a jockey (sitting down sport full of dope).

With this and Radcliffe, it'd be nice to say the noose is closing. But the snidey bastards will get away with it.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/09/sebastian-coe-called-parliamentary-committee-war-on-sport

Radcliffe is looking very lance-ish in her interviews.

I always think that's a bit unfair - what should a person say? Lance was categorical in his denials, and called it libellous etc, which had he been innocent would have been fair enough.

Really reaching now...

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/10/paula-radcliffe-release-blood-test-bordering-abuse

When it was pointed out to her that it was her reputation on the line, she said: “I don’t need to do that – I know that I’m clean. You’re the one that has doubts and that, I’m afraid, when it all boils down to it, is not my problem, because I know that I have always competed as a clean athlete, I have always stood up for what I believe in.

Err

What's a clean athlete to do though? She's been cleared by WADA, and beyond that it's really hard to prove a negative, as Froome/Wiggins/every other winning cyclist knows.
This all assuming they're clean. I try to presume innocence.

If it bothers her, she could ask UK Athletics to fund her a UCI biopassport.

Or, y'know, sponsors.

A biopassport? Now she's retired? What good would that do?

Ah, didn't realise she wasn't racing anymore, though she was just quiet between Olympics.

Nah, she's done. How did you manage to miss all the fuss about her last vaguely speedy/notspeedyatall marathon in April?

Why not just release the data? I would.

I think probably because at the top end of athletic performance, you can interpret data both as clean and as dirty, the margins are so small.

Luckily for those doping.

All the rumours are that her data is ridiculously out of whack. She's saying it could be altitude training, racing or antibiotics.

All race detail is in the public domain, details of when she was at altitude will be easy to find if not available already and athletes and their doctors will have detailed information of any chemicals they are (legitimately) putting in their bodies.

If I were a clean athlete with dodgy blood data, I'd be jumping up and down to let people know that there's a problem with the testing which could be a risk to me and other clean athletes.

Because Runners, Meh.

If it were me I'd say, take my blood, interpret however you like, here's a list of my TUE's, let me know how you get on.

yes, assuming you were innocent and had nothing to hide

If she can't sustain the myth that she's clean her sources of income will dry up, and she might have to get a normal job like a normal person.

I'd do the drugs, hide the money, tearful admission, book deal, class a addiction, public salvation, relapase, death.