SARMs live in a sort of legal gray area. I believe they are legal to possess, but not to distribute or market or sell. Young boys are all about using SARMs these days.
I actually spent some time with Imogen at Lahti, ironically in drug testing while accompanying my own athlete. She was 3rd I believe in that race, and I asked her where she had been, and great to see her back. Seemed there was injury and someā¦life things, and she was in a very good place now and looked forward to racing.
For her to be on the drug wouldāve taken more than a one or two use to make a difference. And her boyfriend might just have well taken a supplement without even considering it. Dumb, yes, but some simple research shows itās popular in gyms and supplements.
I want to believe her on this one. And not be too crass about it. Although, sex helps the hormones soā¦one could surmise that sex is indeed a performance enhancer in and of itself 
As stated, with doses, half life and the time when test was taken (6 & 22 days) it would have to be a massive amount if it were just one incident, otherwise frequentā¦
"it shall impose a Provisional Suspension on the Athlete
promptly upon or after the review and notification required by Article 7.2."
Again, thereās been no suggestion by any of the parties involved that the review and notification required under the section youāve referenced has been completed.
Furthermore, thereās been no confirmation whether this falls under AAF or APF, each with its own respective processes for review.
Sure, it makes for a compelling headline but does a grave disservice to readers by providing an unverified version of supposed facts regarding the status of the review.
ITA statement is out: She is provisionally suspended, but can challenge that:
The athlete now has the opportunity to present her explanations for the result.
In accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code and Article 7.4.1 of the IRONMAN Anti-Doping Rules, the athlete is under provisional suspension. The athlete has the right to challenge the provisional suspension and ask for its lifting.
Given that the case is underway, there will be no further comments made.
At least she gets the chance to give a blow by blow account at the hearing.
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It was confirmed. Itās why we published. But thanks.
Well, at the least she didnt say that it didnt worth it
Does anyone has a photo of the āboyfriendā? Just curious, I figure that if the dude is ripped, then we can especulate his usage. But on the other hand, if he is some skinny, fat or dad bod dude, then it can also be argued that he is using the supplement to try to keep up with his super fit shredded girlfriend
I always give athletes the benefit of the doubt, but this sounds like every other lawyered excuse. Just like Sinner, I suspect she will get a reduced sentence.
It this excuse flies, wonder how many athletes will make sure their significant others keep an active and very visible āhardcore fitnessā image on social mediaā¦just in case they get, you know, accidentally contaminated with this or other short half life compound 
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Iād be asking for the boyfriend to subit receipts/bank statements for whatever it is heās ātransferredā to her that heās bought? As a first step?
Whos in her training camp by the way?
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If you scroll back awhile on her insta you can find a few photos.
Iām imagining at least a year suspension here. Even if the story went exactly as she says, itās crazy negligent by her/her team.
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This study shows it is detectable 5-10 days after a 50ug (0.05mg) dose. It also says the typical does for PED is 1mg/day.
Possible she was microdosing at >5% of the normal dose every 7 days, but to me that seems stupidly risky. Otherwise the clean test 6 days before should be exculpatory evidence of contamination.
Her boyfriend having WADA-prohibited drugs in her household may actually be itās own seperate violation.
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Then doesnāt that mean she is responsible?
what do you think her team did wrong
No, I think this is a scenario where it is way more gray than it is black and white.
Not sure how you āconfirmedā something when both the ITA and Ironman were listed in your original story as not commenting.
Itās public now but respectfully disagree that you jumped the gun on publishing information ahead of doing due diligence as a responsible media outlet. That stuff catches up with you eventually.
If she was cleanā¦
I canāt imagine a worse thing to wake up to then to see the news break, and suddenly everyone is looking at your instagram and trying to decide if they believe you based on how your boyfriend looks and then making all kinds of fun/gross innuendos about bodily fluids. Part of me almost thinks thatās worse punishment then the banning and just putting your head down and going away.
Incidentally, heās not a jacked gym bro, but looks pretty fit. What we do know is a few possibilities - either sheās doping, heās doping, or their both doping. She didnāt deny it and say thereās no way this came from anywhere. So behind the scenes, he was willing to fall on hisā¦erā¦sword.
When it comes to him and her, if itās just him doping, they are both pretty stupid. You have to assume thatās crazy for him to be doing it knowingly, and if it was unknowningly, also pretty stupid. And itās quite frankly disgusting that a normal looking fit dude needs to take this crapā¦ for what? To have a six pack? Seriouslyā¦?! I can almost understand the body builder crowd thatās just pushing their body to the limit to get that elephantiasis muscle look ā but again, still very stupid.
In her case, while I realize she has been around for awhile and had some solid results, on a world top level stage, this last 18 months or so is the first time her name has really shined in the world class level racing fields. So thatās a big jump in performance. But, I would expect that is the exact purpose of training ā over time the consistency pays off.
Not that my personal take matters, but it does seem unlikely that her boyfriend is slamming so many supplements that a high enough volume made it through his semen and then into her blood stream. I can understand trace amounts coming out of his bodily fluids, but itās not like this stuff is replicating in her body like a virus. They didnāt do a full blood transfusion and analyze her blood. What are the odds of a substance with a short half life making it through his body and into hers and showing up in a small blood sample? It has to be āless than the odds of her micro dosing herself.ā
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Yeah idk if this moves the needle for me. I think athletes have gotten pretty good at beating testing. Iām not going to pretend to know whatās up here but I do know plenty of people doping routinely beat testers. I almost find it more suspicious that she got it right twice but not for this one. I would only focus on the positive test & the explanation needs to be even stronger than what her lawyers came up with. The crafted narrative gets an A+. The drug, however, is seemingly common in athletics. Seems almost too much of a coincidence to have your partner take the fall. There was a pole vaulter years back who claimed the same sort of thing ā not guilty because he had been kissing his girlfriend. Meh. Burritos, kissing, sex, pick your favorite defense. The positive test, mixed with an above average year, should be accounted for beyond a doubt imo.
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i tihnk you will see that pretty much every media outlet posted within 30 minutes ā¦
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Almost like we had other sources than IM and ITA. But I felt it important to initially note they hadnāt said anything.
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