110 | Performance Enhancing Drugs - The Doping Crisis

How are we still facing doping issues in 2023? Over a year from the Paris 2024 Olympics, doping is still making headlines. Most recently, Kenyan Athletics has been overwhelmed with doping sanctions. However, the Kenyan doping crisis is a unique situation and a far cry from the systematic doping of the Russian Olympic Federation as portrayed in the movie Icarus. 

Listen in as we attempt to dissect the sports doping landscape using our inside knowledge and sports science experience.

Here are those links we mentioned: 

Kenyan doping cases: https://www.adak.or.ke/reasoned-decisions/

Matt's enduro doping article: https://www.mtbphd.com/post/2018/11/27/do-drugs-work-in-enduro/ 

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Dr Will O'Connor and Dr Matt Miller (MTB PhD) are sports scientists who work with a plethora of endurance athletes from professionals to amateurs. They talk about common issues athletes encounter during endurance training and how to avoid or remedy them with the help of sports science. Submit questions to will@drwilloconnor.com