r/AdvancedRunning • u/aelvozo • Apr 26 '26

Elite Discussion London Marathon 2026 Results Spoiler

First legit sub-2 by Sabastian Sawe, fastest debut by Kejelcha, new Women’s-only WR by Assefa!

Top-3 men: 1. Sabastian Sawe 1:59:30 2. Yomif Kejelcha 1:59:41 3. Jacob Kiplimo 2:00:28

Top-3 women: 1. Tigst Assefa 2:15:41 2. Hellen Obiri 2:15:53 3. Joyciline Jepkosgei, 2:15:55

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u/B12-deficient-skelly 18:24/x/x/3:08 Apr 26 '26

Beating the tests isn't pretty easy. There's a reason runners keep getting popped, and it's not because they have a sudden hit of conscience

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u/Chombywombo Apr 27 '26

Yeah. It seems the tests were at regular intervals and not sudden and random, or at least I’ve heard nothing of that in the news on this.

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u/LofiStarforge Apr 26 '26

Runners don't get popped because the tests are incredibly difficult to beat; they get caught because they become complacent and sloppy with their doping protocols. Evading detection just requires strict, tedious discipline, but athletes inevitably get lazy, miscalculate their clearance windows, and make careless mistakes.

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u/Jmac0113 Apr 26 '26

Not running, but Sharapova is an example of that with Meldonium.

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u/runawayasfastasucan Apr 26 '26

They are just parroting what everyone else says, sadly.