Mike Fish of ESPN.com comments on Alvin Harrison's recent drug bust:Alvin Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist (1996 and 2000) in the 1,600-meter relay, is among the few athletes busted for steroids who seems willing to accept some responsibility for it. Harrison is putting the finishing touches on a book titled "The Observer" that he says will offer a firsthand look inside the [...]

Bob Kravitz of the Indy Star says both USATF and Gatlin share the blame for the most recent doping scandal:They knew Justin Gatlin was dirty. The people who presented the national track and field meet at IUPUI -- that would be Indianapolis-based USA Track & Field -- learned five days before the meet that Gatlin's "A" sample had tested positive for testosterone. And yet, they couldn&# [...]

Here's a nice commentary on J Gat from Richard Lewis of the London Times:Justin Gatlin is set to pay the ultimate sporting price as he faces a life ban from athletics after attempting to beat the system. Five years on from failing one drugs test but then being reinstated into the sport, the American 100m Olympic and world champion and world record holder has brought new shame to a sport which [...]

The following is reprinted from the IAAF web site http://www.iaaf.org Out of all these tests there were two positive tests - this really defies logic when doping continues to be such a factor. My take on this is that the outlaws are ahead of the law!In total, 884 tests were carried out both prior to and during the championships on a total of 708 individual athletes, which was a greater number of tests th [...]

I will post periodically on doping issues. Let me say that regardless of the sport or individual that there must ZERO TOLERANCE toward doping in sport. If an athlete is caught they must be banned for life. Their coaches should also be penalized and if they have multiple athletes caught they also should be banned from coaching. There is no fine line in regard to doping you are either for it or agai [...]

The sad fact of the commingling of sport and illegal drugs is that we never get to know what we are watching. We are all infected with a ineluctable skepticism that forces us to view such otherwise compelling sporting events as the Tour de France, and the Track & Field World Championships much as we would professional wrestling. We have all had too many occasions to hear too many allegations follo [...]

The last day of a great week of track and field ended yesterday. It wassomewhat sad to have it be over, because as a track and field addict, Ineed my fix everyday.Wariner pulls away in the 4 x 400m relayI'll skip to the action, since I have packing to do and a flight to catch.The race that I came here for was the women's marathon to support my wife Turena who was running.The Events:Radcliffe spr [...]

The Meet:It was again pleasant for a track meet. There is of course aheadwind on the homestretch and a tailwind for the horizontal jumpers.Quote of the Day: TOMYWave Count: Too many to count.The Atmosphere:Each night becomes more and more party like in the stands.If the meet ended with tonight's performances, it would be a story bookending to this meet. Look below to see why.The Events:Women's 5 [...]

Theweather took a turn for the better last night. No rain, sun, and mid60's for the temps. It was still breezy but not as bad as previousnights.Isinbayeva sets another WR!Quote of the Day:"There is the Americanteam........and there is the baton on the track." This quote came from the English speakingannouncer at the stadium as the exchange for the American 4 x 100 relay was replayed [...]

Simply the Best: U.S. Men's 200mQuote of the Day: Don't have any!Wave Count: Out of control last night. It probably went around the stadium 15 times total.Simply the Best: Remember the Tina Turner song- Simply the Best. I'm sick ofit. That's the victory lap song for the winners as they start off witha hoard of photographers surrounding them and the flag of their countrywrapped around them.Inte [...]