This article resonated with me. I was especially interested in the comments of Andy Higgins and Doug Clement, two coaches that I really respect. I think this article summarizes the all the issues in a very succinct and concise manner.Questions continue to surround sprintingBy BEVERLEY SMITH AND JAMES CHRISTIE , From Monday's Globe and MailSeptember 21, 2008Twenty years after Canadian sprinter Be [...]

The news of Usain Bolt's recent 100m world record has spurred quite a bit of heated debate on the forum over the use of drugs in our sport. In the past I've gotten involved in these debates quite a bit...passionately protesting that not EVERYONE was on drugs. With the ongoing BALCO fallout and the steady stream of athletes implicated in its wake, one could easily assume that everyone at the elit [...]

Here's an interesting article from Sports Illustrated that recalled the Lewis:Johnson showdown in Seoul almost 10 years ago.... The damn shame is all anyone seems to remember is what happenednext: the disgrace of a positive steroid test, the flight from Seoul,the Dubin Inquiry into drugs in sports, the subsequent comeback and asecond positive test, the match race against a horse. Almost t [...]

Here's an interesting time line of the debacle that is Marion Jones from Own Slot of the Times Online:Sept 2000: Marion Jones wins three gold medals at Sydney Olympic Games. C. J. Hunter, her husband, tests positive for steroids. Tim Montgomery wins relay gold 2001: Montgomery’s breakthrough year. He finishes close second to Maurice Greene in World Championships 100 metres Sept 14, 20 [...]

I am not proposing you ignore anything. I know those athletes were the best in their country; I was in Colorado Springs when they broke all the National Records in 82 & 83. Look closer at the message. I am amazed that people keep seeking the secret and the Holy Grail. What got his best athlete from 10.1 to 9.86 – look at the change in physical development. That was not a normal performance c [...]

I have received quite a few emails with links to a well known drug coach who is now on a lecture tour of Australia. It has prompted to think again about where we draw the line. I challenged someone on this guy and his “information” and their retort was that he is a hell of a coach. My comeback is how do you know? Was it the drugs or the coaching? Lets remember that doping is cheating. [...]

After the last post on drugs I vowed that it would be a long time before I posted anything on drugs in sport. Well yesterday the “news” about Barry Bonds made me feel obligated to comment. Gene Wojciechowski on ESPN.com posed the question; do you believe Barry Bonds or do you believe the book? I never believed Barry Bonds. I have not read or even seen the book yet, but I did read the S [...]