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Old 09-25-18 | 10:17 AM
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It blows my mind that folks train for these races, and cheat. For what? Their name on some list that no one cares about?

***Gratuitous brag: I'm big and normally hefty, but in 1997 I was trim and in shape and placed 3rd in the US National Half-marathon championships (well, 3rd in the under 40, male, Clydesdale class). I ran a 1:35.***. I guess the point of this brag (so it's not gratuitous!) is that I am pretty competitive. So I understand the drive.

But would I have felt better if I'd cheated and come in second, or first? Maybe. Fleetingly. But the knowledge that I'd cheated would have lasted a lot longer than the pleasure gained. I think that the cheaters are so wrapped up in being a legend in their own mind that they loose focus on the simple fact that in amateur races like this NO ONE CARES A MONTH AFTER THE RACE. And they end up with guilt that drives them to cheat more. Like heroin: they'll never feel good about themselves unless its right after a "fix". But then withdrawal...

To the OP: Water over the bridge. If you see your erstwhile teamate's times posted, and they are in the same range as Lance Armstrong's TdF speeds, perhaps mention your concern the the race director. But I'd let it pass. You didn't cheat.

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