Good, probably unfortunate for whoever he took a spot from.

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Apparently the status of his TUE was changed.

What do you expect? There's a doping clinic across the street from the IMTX transition area.

Was that a pink??? He had applied for a TUE and was granted initially?

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Yes, to the second question.

That's a good start, but it should be lifetime ban.

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So I take it you must know Jason personally or did I miss something in the press release?

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I used to know him personally back in 2011 or 2012. We are currently FB friends (although we've had no contact since those aforementioned years). Based on vicarious information, it sounds like he did have a legitimate TUE at some point.

Curious how he got a TUE in the first pace since we always hear that they don't give them out. Then if it was revoked why he kept taking it and racing. No doubt many will disagree with him ever taking T regardless of TUE or not, myself included.

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Off topic, but whoa, there were three Jason Smiths at IMTX this year?? That seems unlikely...

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Until paper work or evidence showing that to be the case is made available, I would say that is a convenient excuse and probably not true.

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It's good to see the ban but, as a somewhat fast short course age grouper who hopes to KQ some day, this is very discouraging. To work your ass off and have someone potentially take a KQ spot because they doped just... sucks. If it were your livelihood it would be even worse.

I was generally under the impression that certain medical conditions, treated with hormone therapy, could be granted TUEs.

Either way, I don't know the entirety of the circumstances and regardless he failed an in competition test. But if he did have the medical condition I've been told I would - no question - seek hormone therapy if that was an option and I needed the hormone for certain things.

I probably wouldn't keep doing triathlon though, because I don't enjoy it enough to go through those kinds of hoops.

Not sure what the condition is. I would assume you mean low-sex drive and ED. If that is the case I have talked to quite a number of athletes over the years who have complained about the same thing. I have personally suspected that a few of those athletes are also on T.

Regular people think I am insane to sleep 12 hours a day. There is a reason I sleep 12 hours a day. As athletes we are incredibly hard on ourselves and the typical athlete, age-grouper to pro, do not give nearly enough thought to recovery.

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Smith or Johnson has to be one of the most common last names. David or John have to be more popular than Jason but I am sure Jason is up there.

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Highly unlikely.

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Especially if they were born around 80-81. I named my first son Jason. I thought it was pretty unique. I learned differently when I would yell for him at a park or something and half-dozen kids his age would turn their head.

I believe some athletes mix up what is a TUE and what is a MD prescription.
As far as I know, you will never get a TUE for low T.

Some athletes will justify their doping since they got a prescription from a MD. But it is still doping.

Did he used to live in the midwest? May be an old teammate.....crazy talented runner!

Guessing it is not the case for someone this young, but if you lost both testicles to testicular cancer, or had them removed for the treatment of prostate cancer (again, highly unlikely in someone this young), I can then see a TUE being granted for low T.

do allow for people to take a banned substance and still race if the person discloses it and states they don't want to be eligible for awards? I know it would be a rare case but I think of it like age groupers who wear wetsuits when it's above 78? and just start at the back and aren't eligible for awards. So if a person is taking a banned substance that a TUE cannot be obtained for, like testosterone, could they still race? I know that's not this scenario I'm just generally curious.

No. Banned is banned.

37 with a TUE for testosterone? Seems a bit unlikely.