I guess random might truly mean random.
I would imagine that the resources could be better allocated than purely random though.
I fully support testing age groupers, especially those trying to either win the AG or qualify for something (Boston, Kona, etc).
I am curious how this person was selected. I would hope that at the same race on the same day they tested all the award recipients too.
I am also curious if the TUE rules could be written to better handle this situation; maybe they can't, but do we really want be banning a non-competitive recreational athlete for prescribed menopause meds.
Nevermind the italicized above, wrote that before I knew that she was placing so highly in all of her events.
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I would imagine that the resources could be better allocated than purely random though.
I fully support testing age groupers, especially those trying to either win the AG or qualify for something (Boston, Kona, etc).
I am curious how this person was selected. I would hope that at the same race on the same day they tested all the award recipients too.
I am also curious if the TUE rules could be written to better handle this situation; maybe they can't, but do we really want be banning a non-competitive recreational athlete for prescribed menopause meds.
Nevermind the italicized above, wrote that before I knew that she was placing so highly in all of her events.
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Currently accepting limited number of new athletes
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Jim Martin: Dec 29, 14 12:01