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2008 New York City Marathon Tests Runners for Steroids
[November 3rd, 2008] by Millard Baker
The New York Road Runners has collaborated with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to randomly test at least six male and six female runners at the 2008 New York City Marathon.
In addition to testing the urine samples for anabolic steroids and other substances prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Code, the Road Runners requested this year that Usada test for the blood booster erythropoietin, or EPO. The Road Runners pay for the tests, which will amount to $550 per athlete.
We wonder if 12 random tests out of over 39,000 runners will deter the use of banned substances? The NY Road Runners and USADA are satisfied nonetheless.
Sam Grotewold, who acted as a Road Runners liaison with the doping agency this year, said all tests would be randomly selected and it was conceivable that the winner might not be included.
“We are able to test in a targeted random fashion in an unannounced way, and we are satisfied with that,” Erin Hannan, a spokeswoman for Usada, said.
Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil was a surprise winner of this year’s NYC marathon; he was not on anyone’s radar. It seems unlikely he was tested.
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March 1, 2009 at 9:04 pm
[...] issue of steroid use at the NYC Marathon was sufficiently important for the New York Road Runners to collaborate ...