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> probably a metric tonne of PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) Note that Sawe funded extra testing drug testing for himself for the 2 months before winning t
by nl 6mo ago
> probably a metric tonne of PEDs (performance enhancing drugs)
Note that Sawe funded extra testing drug testing for himself for the 2 months before winning the Berlin marathon. The testing followed Athletics Integrity Unit protocols (so surprise testing etc):
https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/04/how-sabastian-sawe-convinced-the-aiu-to-test-him-more-and-why-hes-doing-it-again-in-2026/ https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/04/how-sabastian-sawe-conv...
- rao-v 6mo agoThis is news to me and genuinely impressive. Putting extra work into ensuring your attempt at one of the few records that will last the duration of humanity is damn smart.
- e44858 6mo agoDrug testing has its loopholes: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2016/07/19/486595080/report-russia-used-mouse-hole-to-swap-urine-samples-of-olympic-athletes https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2016/07/19/486595080/r...
- nl 6mo agoYes it does. Pretty hard to use the in-competition avoidance strategy like that in this out of competition case though.