Justin Gatlin

 

Justin Gatlin can compete…oh wait, no he can’t…

Two weeks ago, Justin Gatlin’s appeal was rejected and his original doping offense for being on ADHD medication was upheld. At the time, I stated that the matter was settled now and that he had to wait until 2010 to return.
According to U.S. District Judge Lacey A. Collier, I was wrong. He has [...]

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Justin Gatlin’s appeal rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport

Things are not looking so good for Justin Gatlin. His appeal to reduce his ban from 4 years to 2 years was rejected by CAS. USATF President Bill Roe had this to say:
“USA Track & Field respects the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding Justin Gatlin’s eligibility. This case has [...]

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This Week Last Year: Matter over Mind

This week last year and two years ago was a busy one. This week this year I am on my way to Rhode Island to run a marathon. Have a good weekend!

This week last year, I finished up the series on Mind Games by discussing how how your body controls your thoughts. [...]

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Justin Gatlin will challenge his 4 year ban

In a 2 to 1 decision, USADA has handed Justin Gatlin a 4 year ban effective as of May 25, 2006 and invalidating any races that he competed in following April 22, 2006. The lone dissenter on the panel was Christopher Campbell.
“Increasing Mr. Gatlin’s sanction for his first violation because of his disability is [...]

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This Week Last Year: Parks, Gender Tests and Coaching

This week last year was dominated by the news, with a review of the past year on the site.

My series with Scott continued as he discussed working out at the park. It is kind of funny, but last year’s December topic was very closely related to this year’s December topic. We didn’t even [...]

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This Week Last Year: More Shoes and Equaled Records

This week last year I was still on my honeymoon, so half of the week was spent wrapping up my shoe care tips that I had written before I left. I did discuss when it is appropriate to eat a midnight snack, though.

The second half of my shoe maintenance series continued with a discussion [...]

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This Week Last Year: Beach to Beacon, Tapers, and Runs on the Sun

This week last year, just like this week this year, involved a lot of preparation for and the running of the Beach to Beacon 10k. At least there was not nearly as many doping scandals this week last year as there were two years ago.

The Beach to Beacon was won by Tom Nyariki last [...]

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