Comments on: Susan Chepkemei has been suspended for 1 year http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html Coaching and Training From a New England Perspective Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cyberpenguin http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-40789 cyberpenguin Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:14:21 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html#comment-40789 OK, I see. That explains it. Apparently getting the waiver wasn't the first thing on her mind. 8-) OK, I see. That explains it. Apparently getting the waiver wasn’t the first thing on her mind. 8-)

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-40785 Blaine Moore Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:47:45 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html#comment-40785 It's a banned substance and she didn't get a waiver ahead of time, so I don't see any problem with it. Technically, she could have been given a 2 year ban, so I think that 1 year is fair. It’s a banned substance and she didn’t get a waiver ahead of time, so I don’t see any problem with it. Technically, she could have been given a 2 year ban, so I think that 1 year is fair.

]]> By: cyberpenguin http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-40779 cyberpenguin Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:05:59 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html#comment-40779 Seems very unfortunate, seeing as how the drugs were being used be a specific, medical treatment purpose. So what are your opinions of the IAAF's decision? Seems very unfortunate, seeing as how the drugs were being used be a specific, medical treatment purpose. So what are your opinions of the IAAF’s decision?

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-40773 Blaine Moore Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:02:23 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html#comment-40773 As far as I can tell, she got "caught" in a regular off-season random drug test. They only suspended her for a year because of the medical reasons and because she cooperated with providing all information about her use as supplied by the hospital. Even out of season, the athletes aren't allowed to use the banned substances. For example, Lance Armstrong has in fact used performance enhancing drugs, and he will be the first to admit it. Since those drugs were required to keep him alive while he was going through chemotherapy, he didn't really have much of a choice. And since there weren't a lot of Lance-haters at that point (well, not as many) they all missed out on their opportunity to get him suspended. As far as I can tell, she got “caught” in a regular off-season random drug test. They only suspended her for a year because of the medical reasons and because she cooperated with providing all information about her use as supplied by the hospital.

Even out of season, the athletes aren’t allowed to use the banned substances. For example, Lance Armstrong has in fact used performance enhancing drugs, and he will be the first to admit it. Since those drugs were required to keep him alive while he was going through chemotherapy, he didn’t really have much of a choice. And since there weren’t a lot of Lance-haters at that point (well, not as many) they all missed out on their opportunity to get him suspended.

]]> By: Matt Hartman http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-40772 Matt Hartman Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:39:11 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2008/02/27/susan-chepkemei-has-been-suspended-for-1-year.html#comment-40772 Was she competing while still taking the drug? Or was it just lingering in her system? Seems like a bit of a knee-jerk reaction, although she could probably use the time to recover fully from pregnency and sickness. Was she competing while still taking the drug? Or was it just lingering in her system? Seems like a bit of a knee-jerk reaction, although she could probably use the time to recover fully from pregnency and sickness.

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