Kosgei and Kiplimo sign up for 25 tests a year
A 2:12 marathoner with no sponsor who delivers for DoorDash says he will run 2:06 in Chicago on Sunday, and he is inviting the internet to mock him if he does not.
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Kosgei and Kiplimo take 25 surprise doping tests a year, Nike paying
Brigid Kosgei and Jacob Kiplimo have voluntarily entered the AIU's enhanced anti-doping program ahead of Chicago, per CITIUS MAG. It means at least 25 unannounced out-of-competition tests a year with 100 to 120 analyses, against about six tests for a typical athlete in the marathon pool.
They’ve been testing me three times per week, sometimes two times per week, in Kenya.
Races and results
Hicks plans a 62-minute half, Cullen calls his shot at 2:06
Charles Hicks says he will go out "as hard as we can" in Chicago on Sunday, targeting a 62-minute first half off the biggest mileage of his life, up to "like 125, 130 mi a week." Patrick Cullen, a BYU grad with a 2:12 best and no sponsor, says he will run 2:06.
I invite everyone on Let's Run to dunk on me endlessly
How they train
Holmer and Lore of Running argue over why 100g of carbs works
Brady Holmer says the gains from 80 to 120 grams of carbs per hour are not just about burning more fuel, because there is probably a cap on how much you can burn, and the brain is involved too.
beginning of the end for metabolic theory that muscle glycogen/exogenous CHO is obligatory fuel for exercise performance