Id be pretty disappointed if I realized that any local/global triathlete was doping. Their times are just average in all three disciplines, nothing special.
Any average cyclist/swimmer/runner can out cycle us/run us and swim us.
And thats why triathletes dont dope and if they do, they are pathetic individuals to start with.
I hate to break it to you, but… there’s isn’t a Santa Claus.
Honestly I would rather be a doper than have as bad of a grasp of reality and logic as you.
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I do agree with you about the pathetic part but the fact is that some triathletes do dope, both pro and AG.
Heaps dope dude. To name a few
Kraft.
Beke.
Tim Don.
Keat.
as for age groupers. Well they do too.
Obviosuly they haven’t been busted so I don’t want to name them here or Slowman will ban me.
Please let me know when you wake up from your dream. 
I’d guess we’d all be shocked to know how many age groupers dope…
but you still name 2 pro that have not tested positive …beke as been declare innoncent and Tim as a miss test, but not a positive test??? unless i mis something, let s be carefull in accusing people…
Why would you dope unless you were top 50 in this sport. There just isn’t enough money out there. An average age grouper is never going to be a pro, never going to come by any marketing money to even break even after buying the stuff. Now, if you are top 50 or a young aspiring age grouper who is on the cusp of turning pro, I can see that. But with so many average AG triathletes out there, I really don’t see this becoming a widespread problem in the sport as a recreational sport. It may turn into a problem on the professional side, if it isn’t already.
the reality is, there way more money on the age group field than on the pro field… most pro just survived from race to race and have a very cheap lifestyle crashing on someone s floor and driving old beat up car… no money in pro triathlon to make it worthy…
in the age group rank, i dont think many will get a doc and transfusion and all this, but i m 100% sure there is some illegal substance use at times by some exceptions people to performe better and beat someone…(a ego thing)
but i agree with you, the sport as some dopers but i do not think it s very widespreed but we need to make rules harder and test more…
NAS is doing doping controle for every ironman this year… that is a big step forward!
I wouldn’t know how to dope (what to use, where to buy, etc), even if I wanted to.
An average age grouper…never going to come by any marketing money to even break even after buying the stuff
I know top AGers that do better in getting free equipment, travel, lodging expenses etc then 2 and 3rd tier pros. A top Ager will often garner more exposure for a sponsor then the 8-20th placed elite athlete at a race.
If AG’ers are willing to spend in the five figures to get a bike and race-wheels, powermeters and other gear, if they are willing to spend vacations and family time at training camps and travelling all over the world for races, if they are willing to add an extra monthly bill to pay a coach, then there are likely a couple of age groupers out there who are doping. Just becase you can’t buy it at your favorite tri store, or there is nobody bragging on Slowtwitch about it does not mean it is not happening.
WOW. Someone’s living in la-la land. HA!
Please let us know what sort of drugs your on…
“Why would you dope unless you were top 50 in this sport”
Walk into any gym in the country. All kinds of muscle boneheads who don’t compete in bodybuilding contests but still dope. I’d suspect in triathlon it’s a small percentage, but we’d be very naive to think that at least some AG’ers aren’t into substances.
If people are drafting on purpose and short cutting courses on purpose just to look better in results or possibly just for a crappy medal, why wouldn’t they go the next step? After all most everybody lives close to a GNC.
Herbert
disclaimer: this poster does not draft, does not shortcut courses, does not dope or cheat (others and himself) in any other way
*Why would you dope unless you were top 50 in this sport. *
I know of two age groupers (mid packers) that pop sudafed pills prior to olympic distance races and several Ironman racers (none of them competitive) that use pain relievers (motrin, tylenol). I have no doubt that many age groupers with access to fancier stuff would not hesitate using it.
Francois in Montreal
That is the stupidest reason I have ever heard. So you could say that IMers in swimming don’t dope, because others can swim each stroke faster (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle). Perhaps duathletes have never doped for the same reason you gave for triathlon. They might as well not even test an event like the decathalon.
Last time I checked, GNC didn’t sell EPO or bags of blood.
No, but they sell hormone precursors. Doping is more then just taking bags of blood or EPO. There are other substances.