Now Calvin??

[Guest]

I believe that all athletes that have been tested are guilty of this stimulant and THG. USATF is covering up these scandals so that we can win. They test athletes randomly before they go to world competitions and no one ever comes up positive? Come on!!!! USATF is a joke!!! Present & future athletes will be affected. USATF cannot let athletes go overseas and cheat!!! I believe all athletes should be tested every month

[Asterix]

>I believe that all athletes that have been tested
>are guilty of this stimulant and THG. USATF is
>covering up these scandals so that we can win.
>They test athletes randomly before they go to
>world competitions and no one ever comes up
>positive? Come on!!!! USATF is a joke!!! Present
>& future athletes will be affected. USATF cannot
>let athletes go overseas and cheat!!! I believe
>all athletes should be tested every month

If you are going to jump in the thread, it would help if you read the previous posts. Specifically the ones that clearly point out that USATF does NOT do the testing anymore. Please read up on USADA and their testing regime before throwing around blanket accusations that USATF is currently engaged in covering up tests.

I'd also suggest reading up on the differences between Modafinil and THG and the resulting consequences of a positive test for each.

[Guest]

The reason almost no one tests positive right before the worlds or any other competition for that matter, is that you would have to be a complete moron to go to a competition with "dirty" urine knowing you will likely be tested. Any athlete using banned substances, knows at least the basics of how long it takes to "clean" the system, and knows their competitive schedual, so it's not too hard to clean up before competition. Besides the drugs help you train harder, not compete.

[MJD]

A local take on Calvin:

http://www.californianonline.com/news/s ... 64898.html

[Guest]

>I believe all athletes should be tested every month.<

Do you have the slightest idea of how much that would cost? I do, and it would be well beyoond the capacity of either USATF or USADA to fund.

Morevoer, you don't really have to test all athletes every month. As long as they know that they are subject to random testing and that random testing does actually occur, there's enough of a deterrent.

What you need to understand is that the current flap deals with two substances that athletes and their advisors thought they could take with impunity. And a year ago, they would have been right because nobody was testing for either THG or Modafinil.

None of this has anything to do with the frequency of testing. Most of these positives apparently derived from in-competition testing, when the athletes knew they're likely to be tested. They just thought they were flying under the radar, and the testers came up with better radar.

The evil scientists and coaches will continue to look for ways to cheat, and the good scientists will continue to look for ways to figure out what the evil ones are doing so they can test for it.
And none of that has anything to do with frequency of testing.

[Guest]

I am predicting that if "Calvin" is banned for two years because of his two positives for stimulants during his career that "Alvin" will suddenly begin running fast again and be a factor at next years Olympics.

[Guest]

He is already getting ready I thought you knew that already!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

"Now when they look for Calvin, what will they find?"

Maybe the guy snoring in the front seat... since Alvin's got races coming up and needs a good night's sleep?

[Guest]

everybody is on fucking drugs....Assholes!Even your boys Mitch and Adam.....Honkeys.

[michael lewis]

"everybody is on fucking drugs....Assholes!Even your boys Mitch and Adam.....Honkeys."

Thank you Shakespeare.

[Guest]

not everyone is on drugs and I don't think Adam or Mitch are on drugs they both have good talent and definitely do not deserve to be called "honkeys." This drug scandal has been a bad down fall for us, but don't start blaming others if you dont know what you're talking about.