Why I took the Pledge

Soy de las personas me enseñaron desde pequeño en mi hogar que las cosas se ganan de manera limpia y honradamente, es el premio mas grande que tiene cualquier deportistas que lo que gana lo hace por esfuerzo y merito propio, que trabajo duro para ello, porque toda aquella persona que recurre a sustancia para ganar no le ganan a nadie lo único que logran es engañarse a ellos mismo, desde Venezuela un cordial y felicitarlos por esta campaña y que los apoyamos al 100% en Trail Venezolano , saludos.

Why I Took the Pledge

Running is measurably synergistic with my recovery from alcohol addiction. Doping in sport runs counter to my core beliefs and passions that align with the originating ethos that trail running was born from.

Why I Took the Pledge

I just have a great respect for my body and learning its natural limits or that there seem to be none if you work hard enough at something… and admire what others can accomplish. I feel betrayed and cheated when someone accomplishes an amazing thing on PED’s.

There’s no shortcuts around hard work. There’s no supplement for desire. You either have it enough to accomplish your goals or you don’t and you should find it. But don’t cheat. You cheat others who look up to you when you do. I won’t do that.

Why I Took the Pledge

Keeping the competitive field level will continue to allow our sport to grow. As athletes, we work very hard to get to the levels we are at and getting an edge from a substance creates an imbalance in our sport.

Why I Took the Pledge

I find peace in running. Running has helped me see my own strength and courage in darkness created by my Depression and PTSD. PEDs will only strip away all the growth I have done and replace it with self-doubt.

I love seeing the kids I coach light up when they finish a race. Through Girls on the Run, I’ve been teaching them to say no to drugs, to stand up to bullies, and to work hard to reach their goals. There is no way I am going to say to them “Do as I say, not as I do.”

Why I Took the Pledge

I am committed to clean sport in running because too many role models have fallen by the wayside over the years due to drug use and cheating. The short term gain to the athlete just isn’t worth the long term damage to the sports it happens in, be it running, cycling, or any other challenge that pits athletes against each other in the name of fair competition. The controversies around those who decide to cheat and, inevitably, get caught for it, mires everyone involved, whether complicit or not, in suspicion, particularly to the layperson or the average fan; it becomes impossible to believe that anyone is clean as familiar names become associated with doping every time a new test manages to find something the athlete thought they covered up. Clean Sport Athletes can change that perception and win back the sport‘s reputation as drug free, as well as those reputations of athletes playing by the rules and winning against cheaters.

Why I Took the Pledge

Por un deporte limpio, en el que la base por conseguir los éxitos, sea el trabajo duro, la superación, mucho sacrificio y sobre todo pasión por lo que se hace. Así se consiguen los sueños y los retos.

Why I Took the Pledge

I believe in a level playing field. Hard work should be rewarded, cheating should be punished.

Why I Took the Pledge

Winners never cheat and cheaters never win!
Drugs are pervasive in our society. Doctors prescribe pills instead of exercise and rehab, and people use drugs to enhance their performance…it’s just wrong!
If I am going to get beat (and I will…I’m a mid packer at best!) I want to know it is by someone who has put in the blood, sweat and tears to do so, not by someone who popped a magic pill.
Keep our sport, and all sports, clean!

Why I Took the Pledge

Doping is no better than being a junkie on the streets; same deceitfulness, same unending drive to get what you want, same selfishness, none of which has a place in a sport that is about displaying your NATURAL talent. The only performance enhancement that is allowed is that which you reap from consistently training your body. Your genetics are what they are, and no synthetic substance can fix them for you. You do the best that YOU can, and if it also happens to be better than everyone else’s best, then you win! If not, so be it. There is always next time. The goal is not (or at least it oughtn’t be) to win at all costs; rather, be better than you were before.