Ivory Williams runs windy 9.88 at Texas Relays, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder

Ivory Williams, photo by PhotoRun.net.
I am trying to really take drug testing seriously. I respect what USADA and WADA to on stopping athletes from taking performance enhancing drugs, but who was the Nobel prize winner who put marijuana on the banned list? Particular life experiences might suggest that, after inhaling, one might a) order a large pizza, b) play some Peter Tosh, c) then watch Jurassic Park, d) all of the above. Running 9.88 for 100 meters, high jump 7-10 1/2 or running 27:13 for 10,000 meters would be way, way down the list. To be taken seriously, then act seriously. There are real cheaters out there. In this case, I
am not confident that someone smoking a joint is getting a training benefit.

EME NEWS (APR 5, 2010) UPDATE
Williams is ok
AUSTIN (USA): Ivory Williams won the 100 m at Texas Relays in windy 9.88. He has completed his on-line education module and was eligible to compete as per USADA information.
Borzakovskiy for Bergen
MOSCOW (RUS): Olympic 2004 winner at 800 m Yuriy Borzakovskiy confirmed his participation in second European Team Championships next June. He plans to compete in Bergen, Norway on June 19-20 in the highest class of the event. Russia was last year second and aims for win in 2010. Last year winners were German athletes.
RESULTS
RABAT (MOR, Apr 4): Ethiopian Tsefay Astedou won the 6th Rabat road race with 27:30 course record at 10 km. Second Morrocan Abdellah Tagharaft achieved 27:36. Female winner was Kenyan Sarah Chepchirchir clocking 31:39.
DONGIO (SUI, Apr 5): Ethiopian Imane Merga, fourth from Berlin 10 000, won the Giro Media Blenio at 10 km. His 29:03 was the fastest over Kenyans Moses Mosop (29:05.2) and steeple specialist Richard Matelong (29:05.3). Best European was Ukrainian Vasiliy Matviychuk with 30:00 as 6th.
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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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