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By: Marathons won’t kill you after all… @ Run to Win

Marathons won’t kill you after all… @ Run to Win — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:22:32 +0000

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By: Israel

Israel — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:22:06 +0000

regarding jones: its so unfortunate that athletes feel they need to cheat. she apologized and gave up her medals. i dont think her teammates should have to give up theirs, since they didnt cheat.

By: DPeach

DPeach — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:48:52 +0000

Chicago Marathon
It sounds like it was crazy out there. I have read all kinds of stuff about it this week. Fingers are pointed everywhere about lack of fluids on the course. People who were early on in the race said there was plenty. I read about one person who said they grabbed 20 cups at each station because it was so hot. If a lot of people did that, no wonder they ran out.

Roberto Madrazo
This is exactly the kind of garbage that kept his political party in power in Mexico for 70 years. Fortunately, the state I live in was not sad to see him lose the election. We were spared the riots.

Marion Jones
I think that the sponsors ought to work tenaciously to get their money back out of her. I know they cannot get it all, but it seems that they sponsored her with the idea that she would play fair. On the plus side (for the sponsors), who really knows who sponsored her? And if you do know, does it really change your buying decisions today? Probably not. I think the sponsors will not be too badly damaged in this deal, however, I also believe they are entitled to get as much of their money back as they can.

Tough call on her relay teammates. My initial reaction is that, even though it is tough, they should give their medals back. But, as I think about it more, they did not cheat. They should be lined up behind the sponsors trying to get some compensation.

I do not know anything about Marion Jones other than she is a cheater and that I have heard her name (therefore, I have no ax to grind). I also am not in favor of suing people. But, she willingly went out there and damaged the reputation of other people and sponsors just to make herself look good. That is despicable.

Two year ban? Is that all? She has ruined the family heritage of these other ladies who ran with her. “Yes grand children, I won a medal in the 2000 Olympics but I cannot pass it on to you because my teammate effectively destroyed it willingly without any care to me or my other team members.”

(Blaine, you have brought out the cynic in me tonight.)

By: Matt Hartman

Matt Hartman — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:45:48 +0000

Marion Jones is a sack of crap. She has been lieing about this for years and continues her “flax-seed oil” defense even now. I hope her sponsors sue, even if it just serves as an example for other athletes considering juicing. It would probably take years to resolve the lawsuit, but she doesn’t deserve to sit on the millions she made lieing and cheating through the Olympic’s.

The sponsors have a legitmate case, they certainly will see at least some bad publicity from sponsoring a convicted doper, lier and cheater.
Sorry, not a very big fan of this sort of thing, I hope they go after everything she illegitimately earned. I think anyone who has tried to compete legitimattly would be angry at someone who took so much by cheating.

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:39:43 +0000

The images from Chicago had me very upset. Just shows you have to be extremely careful about pushing yourself beyond your limits…

A Mexican politician was cheating? No?!?!?!?!

This steriod thing is outta control. I used to think athletes were some of the most honest, decent people in the world. I guess they are mostly “normal” LOL….

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:30:45 +0000

The Chicago Marathon was indeed a fiasco. And it’s good that the sports photographer had the good sense to question the Mexican politician’s attire since no one else apparently thought it strange. As for Marion Jones, I’ve read the Olympic Committee is strongly suggesting her relay teammates return their medals as well. This would be hard to take, especially if you were an honest runner on that team. Will be interesting to see if they comply.