Jepchirchir's agent says testers waited two hours
Her agent says doping control officers sat outside Peres Jepchirchir's door for two hours and only got in after threatening a two-year ban. Coach James McKirdy wants her old results reopened.
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Jepchirchir's agent says testers were kept outside for two hours
The new detail in the Jepchirchir EPO case is how the sample was collected: her agent says testers were denied entry to her house for two hours, per LetsRun. The agent says they did not identify themselves as doping control at first, and she opened the door only after being warned of a ban.
If Perez will not open the door, we will have to take action. She will be banned for two years,
How they train
Magness and Bitter push back on the "jogging wrecks your knees" post
Steve Magness says the claim that easy jogging destroys your knees is wrong on several counts, pointing to research that running is likely protective and at worst does no harm. Sean O'Mara's original post told readers to "Walk. Sprint. Skip the middle." Zach Bitter answered with his own mileage.
I am over 100,000 lifetime miles and my knees are fine.