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Posts Tagged ‘Tim-Montgomery’


Tim Montgomery Sentenced to Additional 5 Year Prison Term

Last year, Tim Montgomery was sentenced to 4 years in prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme. The former Olympian had already had his medals stripped from him, and was convicted of laundering $775,000 through phony checks. His latest set of woes was set in place by his guilty plea last July to [...]

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This Week Last Year: All About Boston

This week last year was centered on my preparations for the Boston Marathon. I began the week by discussing my taper and race goals, which wound up not being feasible no matter how realistic they may have began as. I quickly began to wonder whether the Boston Marathon would be rained out or not. This [...]

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Tim Montgomery is looking at jail time

Tim Montgomery was banned by USADA back in 2005 after allegations that he was involved in the BALCO scandal and had used their designer steroids. Now it is looking as though he will be doing some jail time after admitting to bank fraud. Montgomery, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank [...]

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This Week Last Year: No Smoking, Doping, and Shrugs

This week last year got away from the football theme and concentrated more on news that impacts athletes or athletics and the Red Sox. I also started my new animated how to series, which has been neglected since I got married and has not started up again because my photographer moved away. I began my [...]

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Justin Gatlin breaks 100 meter world record

Recent 100m Records 9.90: Leroy Burell (US), June 14, 1991 9.86: Carl Lewis (US), August 08, 1991 9.85: Leroy Burrell (US), July 06, 1994 9.84: Donovan Bailey (Can), July 27, 1996 9.79: Maurice Greene (US), June 16, 1999 9.78: Tim Montgomery (US), September 14, 2002 9.77: Asafa Powell (Jam), June 14, 2005 9.76 9.77: Justin [...]

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Bad Bans by the USADA

Tim Montgomery and Chryste Gaines have just been handed two year bans from the US Anti-Doping Agency for alleged use of drugs provided by Balco. I completely disagree with these bans, and with stripping their medals and records from them. First, the disclaimers:

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