Anabolic steroids are very useful for distance sports, but in a different way. They speed up recovery from micro-injuries, enabling cheaters to put in more trai

Anabolic steroids are very useful for distance sports, but in a different way. They speed up recovery from micro-injuries, enabling cheaters to put in more training miles on the bike or running. Famously, Mary Decker Slaney was busted for having an illegal T/E ratio. She disputed it by claiming that contraceptive drugs altered her hormones, but the IAAF upheld her ban.