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Cheating in amateur sports

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Icelandic Trigirl Jun 2016 12:06pm, 2 Jun 2016 2,576 posts	Quote Pin Icelandic Trigirl Mr D - that's quite a story. I always feel sorry for those who get cheated out of their podium place. Sure, they might get the medal reinstated later, but they miss the moment of glory. Even at my very lowly level in a very small town, it's an awesome feeling getting a medal. Rotten to have that taken from you SPR - that's one of the thins in Mr D's article - someone says: well at least if you are doping, you are still using your body to get around. I 'fess up to Pocket Coffee. It's the dogs.
Dvorak Jun 2016 12:08pm, 2 Jun 2016 11,808 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Hmm, I'd wondered about cadging someone's inhaler. I'll just stick to my Jakeman's then. Although I wouldn't be surprised to find a few cocoa snorters in these parts independent.co.uk
mr d Jun 2016 12:13pm, 2 Jun 2016 2,171 posts	Quote Pin mr d I thought it was a spoof at first, don't think I'll be crumbling my post race Twirl up and snorting it pre race.
Jubear Jun 2016 1:06pm, 2 Jun 2016 849 posts	Quote Pin Jubear I'm pretty sure I couldn't do it: I still feel my 5k pb is a bit fraudulent, because I was paced around by a friend and wouldn't have done it without her. I have a view on mechanical doping too. MrJB has an electric-assist Bike (he also walks very oddly due to fairly extensive internal leg scaffolding, so can justify the motor six ways to Sunday) but he logs his rides on ~~strava~~ as... ordinary rides. I think he's being untruthful at best, and we have many lively discussions every time somebody reports him and his KOM segment is removed. At least he's not racing with it.
Bazoaxe Jun 2016 1:17pm, 2 Jun 2016 10,177 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe Its like the cyclists on conquersize. Cheats
Keefy Beefy Jun 2016 1:24pm, 2 Jun 2016 9,257 posts	Quote Pin Keefy Beefy From NYT article: "Litton, a Michigan dentist in his 40s, was a champion marathon runner who claimed to regularly run marathons in under three hours and who was, he said, setting some sort of record by completing marathons in all 50 states. Neither assertion was correct, but give him points for effort. Once, he went so far as to invent a fake marathon in Wyoming, complete with a fake website, fake competitors, fake race officials and a fake winner (himself)." Now that's bonkers.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jun 2016 1:57pm, 2 Jun 2016 23,637 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Good hard training and lucky genetics are responsible for my times, I do take decongestants when suffering with sinus issues but that would only be occasional use and never to enhance results, if I have taken them before racing that would be chance rather than design, if I am racing against anyone who has an unfair (doping) advantage then I neither know nor care.
Winded Jun 2016 2:07pm, 2 Jun 2016 4,180 posts	Quote Pin Winded Anyone who gets a better time than me on ~~strava~~ through mechanical cheating should have their saddle removed and be made to ride somewhere very bumpy. Note I'm a long way down the leaderboards but I still like to see how I'm doing and how my best compares to people I know.
Velociraptor Jun 2016 2:20pm, 2 Jun 2016 33,877 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I see mechanical doping as being in the same category as people who cut corners or hop into a car during a race, and of being orders of magnitude "worse" than taking even quite sophisticated drugs but still doing the event with your own body. Neither is OK, of course. I confess to being tempted, on occasion, to swap Garmins with eL Bee! so that I can piss off the ~~strava~~ lady-trolls.
Ultracat Jun 2016 2:31pm, 2 Jun 2016 11,440 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat I don't cycle so never got involved much on ~~strava~~ I have noticed that the default setting is running and see that some people run very fast indeed, I guess they cycled it but forgot to say on their ~~strava~~ account.