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Brad Culp

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Endurance sports zealot and journalist. Pre-order my book, The Norwegian Method, or don't. Out Oct 15:

Geneva Illinois

Joined November 2010

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@bbculp

Brad Culp

4 years

Activities with low risk of contracting COVID-19: -Running -Petting your dog -Cycling -Playing with your dog -Rewatching Breaking Bad -Looking at your dog -Puzzles -Reminding your dog that he/she is a "good dog" -Open-water swimming -Replying to this with a picture of your dog(s)

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4 years

Thanks for making this such a positive thread. I didn't know that was possible here. A lot of you said you wish you had a dog right now. I can't imagine not having one. If you want a dog, please adopt. This is our shelter dog, Fox. He's the best bad dog in the world.

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Now that you know what social distancing is, try using it when you pass a cyclist with your car.

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I can't believe changing their name to Russian Olympic Committee for a few years didn't fix it.

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Sometimes I think triathlon has a lot of problems, but I just watched a man who missed 3 drug tests this year win a world title over a guy who's served multiple doping bans in an empty stadium in the Persian Gulf because someone bribed the IAAF to put it there.

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Today is the 10-year anniversary of the time a really important guy in an Audi blocked a bike lane in San Diego and tried to fight me, so my buddy reached into his car, took his keys, and we both rode off along the coast. Happy that day to all who celebrate.

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2 years

Cyclists don't get to make fun of triathletes ever again.

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An observation about cycling in America after 18 years of doing it: Every pickup driver wants to kill you and every Subaru driver is willing to drive through a field to give you as much room as possible.

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Imagine watching college basketball right now when you could be waiting for some nondescript guy named Keith to tweet about a bunch of weirdos jogging around a Tennessee state park while looking for book pages. #BM100

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5 years

Athletes on plane wearing Kona finisher medals. Athletes at O'Hare wearing Chicago marathon finisher medals. Endurance athletes, man.

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2 years

Some personal news: I have a son. Update the doomsday clock. (Happy + healthy 🤱+ 👶) 🙏

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5 years

What a relief to know that none of the Team Sky or Oregon Project athletes were using any of those darn drugs that their coaches and doctors were trafficking.

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People on here who can't run a mile are furious over marathons adding a non-binary division for amateurs. I cannot think of something less consequential to be mad about.

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2 years

Crazy that some guy named Keith is better at live coverage than the largest endurance event producer on earth. #BM100

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4 years

If your race has been canceled, don't post some BS about how you "trained for nothing." Unless you're a professional, the point of all that training never really was the race. The race was just an excuse to do the training that you knew would make you feel better.

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Earlier this year a swimmer destroyed vials of blood in front of a drug tester and was allowed to compete in the world champs. And now a sprinter who missed 3 drug tests will compete in the track world champs. What the fuck are we doing?

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2 years

It would be a real shame if @ASICSamerica pulled it's presenting sponsorship from the Flying Pig Marathon (Cincinnati) over the fact that THEY LET A FUCKING 6-YEAR-OLD DO A MARATHON!

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If you're just not feeling it, sometimes it's good to remember that a 5-mile run and 5-mile walk are basically the same thing as far as your body is concerned.

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3 years

Very sad to hear of the passing of triathlon and marathon legend Dick Hoyt. Dick was a trailblazer for inclusion in endurance sports and his legacy will live on in perpetuity.

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2 years

HELP WANTED: Billion-dollar business seeking unpaid volunteers to help put on multi-day event on remote island. If interested, please book a flight to Kona and lodging. Volunteers will be rewarded with a cotton shirt they'll be required to wear and will sweat through in seconds.

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4 years

This Saturday, @ChrisNikic is attempting to become the first person with Down Syndrome to finish an Ironman. He is an absolute legend. Let's get him to 1,000 followers before race day. Give him a follow and wish him good luck!

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4 years

Pretty impressive that NBC's all-male commentating team can spend 10 minutes talking about Rupp's tumultuous year without a single mention of Salazar. #Atlanta2020

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2 years

The coolest thing about the Barkley Marathons—aside from it starting at an unknown time with a conch shell and cigarette—is that neither Ironman nor Life Time will ever be able to buy it. #BM100

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2 years

If you're wondering "Is the Barkley Marathons the hardest endurance event on earth?" You should know there's 54,000 feet of vertical gain over 100 miles. The DNF rate over the last 22 years is just over 99% #BM100

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2 years

I've been watching the Tour de France for 22 years and been married for 9. The most important thing I've learned is that you shouldn't tell your spouse about rest days. Just tell them that you're taking a day off from watching to spend extra time with them.

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Ranking of the greatest triathletes of all time: 10. you 9. can't 8. rank 7. athletes 6. across 5. generations 4. it 3. doesn't 2. work 1. Frodeno

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4 years

BREAKING: Garmin

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5 years

Anti-doping in 2019: Lauren Goss wasn't allowed to compete at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship because she got high. Yet Alexander Vinokourov, Laurent Jalabert and Brigitte McMahon—all of whom cheated sport on the highest level—became "Ironman world champions."

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3 years

In the 8 years since the Sochi Olympics, The IOC has gone from considering a complete ban on Russian athletes to allowing Russian athletes with a slightly different flag to allowing Russian athletes who just tested positive for PEDs.

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5 months

Every other race on earth: Here's the time, exact route, and hash tag. Barkley Marathons: Here's the hash tag, and go fuck yourself #BM100

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7 years

This was @starykowicz on August 23 of last year. Today he rode 112 miles in 4:01:15. #IMTX

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4 years

Sports: Testing everyone for performance-enhancing drugs is impossible. Also sports: We'll test everyone for COVID every day if we can exist again.

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2 years

So glad I didn't get drug tested after I accidentally took a handful of granddad's heart meds the night before my first Ironman.

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4 years

Some personal news: You guys HAVE to watch #TigerKingNetflix Also, I'm a dad.

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4 years

Galen Rupp is leading as they cut away to Trump. This is my hell. #Atlanta2020

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2 years

Ironman promised me that if this tweet gets 100 retweets or 1000 likes, they will not cancel or shorten the swim at St. George.

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5 years

The Team Sky house of cards is falling b/c of a fight over a reimbursement. The Oregon Project crumbled b/c athletes were sick of Salazar's abuse. The Lance myth was exposed b/c he was an asshole to a lot of people. If you want to get away with cheating, don't be a dick.

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4 years

Race directors: Stop "postponing" races until August, September, October, or any time in 2020. Mass participation races are not happening this year.

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3 years

These stories about Olympic skiers whose parents own ski resorts in Vermont sure are inspiring.

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3 years

I started running at 16. Today I turn 36. In 20 years, the only thing I've learned for certain is that trails are better than pavement. Everything else is still a mystery.

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4 years

My in-laws have tested positive for COVID even though they've been more cautious than anyone I know. Father-in-law is fine; mother-in-law is pretty sick (and diabetic). The pandemic hasn't gone away just because you're over it. Do your part. Don't be an asshole.

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4 years

LEGEND! #chrisnikic #onepercentbetter

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Thoughts after a month of owning a treadmill: -This is hell -Never enjoyed running less -I can finally run every day -I might actually be improving -This is only 6.5 mph? -Losing weight w/o giving up 🍺=😊 -How do people do more than 5 mi?

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People like to say all dopers are sociopaths. That's not true. Ordinary people cheat all the time. But someone who dopes his way to the top of pro cycling (and an Olympic gold medal) and then spends his mid-40s beating up on amateur triathletes is an absolute fucking sociopath.

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The fact that #smalleuropeanwoman is trending globally is a testament to the will and courage of @JasminKParis and also how sick @keithdunn is at tweeting. #BM100

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I love when athletes test positive and say they only started doping after winning that big race. Like they got to the top of the sport clean and then decided to start cheating. Good riddance Colin Chartier.

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2 years

Today, Ironman called off 70.3 St. Petersburg due to the ongoing conflict that has killed 250 Ukrainian civilians. On Friday, Ironman 70.3 Dubai will take place in the UAE, the main partner in the Saudi-led genocide that has killed 250,000 Yemeni civilians 🇾🇪

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2 years

Some observation from today's long run: 1. It's good humans have evolved to climb trees better than dogs. 2. Please check the structural integrity of your fences, particularly if you own a 180-lb mastiff. 3. Turns out I can still get my heart rate over 180.

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With a time of 7:21:12, @kristianblu has shattered the @IRONMANtri world record at #IMCozumel . Swim: 39:41 (current assisted) Bike: 4:02:40 Run: 2:35:25

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Thinking of all my friends and foes in Boulder. If you don't think guns are the problem, you are the problem. We are the only country that deals with this shit.

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In a time of mass hysteria, race cancellations and bouncy shoes, let's pause for moment to recognize that a race took place in New Zealand last week and the woman who shattered the course record was wearing a pair of sneakers you can buy on eBay for $60. 📸 @witsupcom

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10 months

@FOS @UNCFieldHockey This should be a way bigger story and field hockey is underrated.

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4 years

Running is a funny thing. In the last 5 days, I've had both the best and worst runs I can remember. That doesn't happen with swimming or biking. You never know how a run is going to go until you get out there. What a great sport to be bad at.

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5 months

Anyone else run a little farther and harder today because of what a #smalleuropeanwoman did in Tennessee yesterday? #BM100

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2 years

Chelsea Sodaro became a pro triathlete 4 years ago. She gave birth 18 months ago. Truly one of the most incredible and unpredictable performances I've seen in 20+ years of following this race. #IMKona

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Just texted @cameronwurf to ask why he didn't save this performance for Kona. His response: "Just a training trot dude. I'll freshen up now."

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With a new PB of 7:46:54, @cameronwurf wins the 2019 IRONMAN Italy Emilia-Romagna! 🏆 #IMItaly

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A marathon I ran in 2014 just sent an email reminding me that my finish photos are still available and they'd make a perfect Valentine's gift to myself. I'm considering purchasing them just so one person thinks this promotion was a good idea.

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Athletes: If you're going to dope, it's important to become a white American or Brit first. That way, the media/social media will give you the benefit of the doubt if you happen to test positive. Whatever you do, DO NOT become Russian or African. It's different for them.

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Good morning to all the new faces at the pool. Remember that swimming is hard, you'll probably never figure it out, and you should just try running instead.

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5 months

Go home everybody, a #smalleuropeanwoman just won Women's History Month #BM100

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Jasmin Paris @JasminKParis finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:58:21.

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If only the running community cared as much about doping and systemic corruption within the IAAF as it does about bouncy shoes.

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. @CEOIronman If you want to show your pros and age-groupers that you actually care about clean sport, this is not a good look. I realize you couldn't stop Vinokourov from racing, but you didn't have to celebrate it.

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5 years

Can we at least make it an 8-year ban to make up for the 4 years it took to investigate Salazar and fight him (and Nike) in court? I also think @karagoucher & @stevemagness should get to kick him in the balls at least once.

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Hypothetically, if your wife and 1-day-old kid are both sound asleep in a hospital room that happens to be 400 feet from one of the best open-water swimming spots in the country, not going for a swim would make you a horrible person, right?

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Currently dropping bottles and gels along the route of tomorrow's long run (15 miles). It's been 6 years since I've been fit enough to do this, so it feels pretty damn good.

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The worst part of the Lia Thomas saga is that it took the spotlight away from UVA's Kate Douglass turning in the best single-meet performance in NCAA history. 3 individual titles, 3 national records. No one swims—let alone wins—the 50 free and 200 breast. Unreal versatility.

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@BarstoolBigCat 🤔🤔🤔

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We should start disqualifying people for not finishing with a dog.

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. @JoshAmberger is the funniest man in triathlon. I can't compete with this.

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5 years

#imwc race report

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Texas reported 5,112 new COVID cases on Monday. This Sunday, the Lone Star State will host the first @IRONMANtri event since March 7. Good luck to every idiot racing.

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4 years

Exactly how every grandparent hopes to meet their first grandchild.

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3 years

Important for anyone writing about Olympic sports.

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6 years

Nothing on Twitter will ever top this thread.

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Love putting my Peloton bike in the most striking area of my ultra-modern $3 million house

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Look what happened to this port-a-potty in Kona after Vinokourov took a piss in it.

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Fun fact: @kristianblu is about to become the person with the largest chest ever to win an Ironman world title. I have no way of verifying this but I'm 100% sure it's true. #IMWC

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Imagine flipping on the Tour de France, not having a graphic showing where the jerseys and peloton are, and the commentators just guessing where everyone is. #IMWC

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It's a shame bike racing doesn't make for good television. #imola2020

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Triathlon: Let's become a spectator sport! Also triathlon: Let's put our 4 biggest events in Kona, Hawaii, St. George, Utah, Samorin, Slovakia and Neom, Saudi Arabia.

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At least some athletes are willing to take a stand against Sun Yang, even as FINA refuses to. Bravo @_mackhorton

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A guy just yelled at me on the trails for not wearing a mask. For context, this is a 6-mile loop where I see between zero and one person each day. I'm all for masks where they're appropriate, but it appears some of us are going crazy.

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Triathlon is a beautiful sport.

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Le départ du cyclisme est capital dans une épreuve de triathlon. La preuve en image. 🎥 fb Médéric Pion

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The rest of the world has never laughed harder at America.

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'He/she has never failed a drug test' has become the dumbest cliche in sports. Only stupid athletes fail drug tests. As we've seen this week, it takes whistleblowers. It takes law enforcement. It takes a lot more than glowing piss.

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@MavenofHonor I once talked to Matt Damon about baseball for a few minutes in the security line at Heathrow.

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Learning butterfly is the #1 thing you can do to become a better swimmer. It's the only way to guarantee you'll never have to share a lane, and that's the most effective way to enjoy swimming.

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The new @CADEXCycling bike of @kristianblu is even crazier than a 6-year-old running a marathon. 📸Brad Kaminski

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If you're looking for another reason to visit Morzine after today's stage of the Tour, you should know that this pool exists.

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@jmarpdx Your tweets make people drink.

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Good morning to everyone except the 100 senators who want to make sunrises harder to come by for morning runners.

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The legs of Olympic speedskater Joey Mantia. Don't skip leg day.

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People are the worst version of themselves behind the wheel of a car and the best version of themselves while pedaling a bike. It's amazing more people don't trade one for the other.

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Just said "happy mother's day" to a woman walking her dog on the trail. She replied that she's not a mom, so I just pointed to her dog. She smiled and said "thank you." Happy mother's day to all the dog moms out there.

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Update on @ChrisNikic : He's through 78 miles of the bike averaging 13.1 mph. He should make it to T2 with about an hour to spare before the bike cutoff. It's looking good. There is a finish line camera at . I'll post updates as he gets closer to the finish.

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Quick reaction: 7:40 is insane; Laidlow has huge ballz; hope Kristian is OK. A complete rookie podium, 2/3 of which will spend the next two years chasing Olympic gold. Strange and fun times for the sport. #IMKona

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I like the idea of pros occasionally racing an @IRONMANtri world championship away from Hawaii. I hate the idea of splitting a world championship by gender.

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I have never been more nervous or excited to watch other people exercise.

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Salazar abused athletes, trafficked drugs and experimented on his own children. He's a monster and a criminal and should be prosecuted in court. A four-year "ban" does nothing to fix the broken system. Bravo @runmarycain for your courage and honesty.

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Mary Cain

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This was a long time coming. For years, I felt broken and alone- I waited, yet no one reach out to help. Now I am ok. But the system isn’t. And I can’t stay silent. This was hard to share, so thanks @lindsaycrouse & @nytimes for all your support. ❤️

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Triathlon industry: "We've created the ugliest mode of transportation in human history!" Elon Musk: [long inhale] "Hold my blunt."

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Didn't realize @gwenjorgensen made the 5000 final. Say what you want about her leaving tri, that's a massive achievement. #TrackFieldTrials21

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