62mac said...
Don't you have to be on drugs to ride a sup
oh well there goes sup are you knew it

Dunno about 'drugs in sup' but seen a few dopes on them!

(myself included)

I had no idea that drug testing cost so much.

Does this mean that if we have drug testing the entry fees will have to go up (heaps) to cover the cost of the testing?

DJ

DavidJohn said...
I had no idea that drug testing cost so much.

Does this mean that if we have drug testing the entry fees will have to go up (heaps) to cover the cost of the testing?

DJ

I'd say they, have signed up as it is part of getting Gov funding, pathway to Olympics etc etc.
surfing did the same thing years back. I think surfing oz can test already.

They need a drug policy to get certain grants etc so I'd say it's more to do with that than actually wanting to test people.

Great notice - all events should have something like this.





I think Surfing Australia have just implemented the testing policy after a meeting at the recent Nationals.

Given the costs it will be interesting to see how far down the competition ladder testing goes eg. International, national, state etc.

DavidJohn said...
I had no idea that drug testing cost so much.

Does this mean that if we have drug testing the entry fees will have to go up (heaps) to cover the cost of the testing?

DJ

I guess this means we won't be drug testing on our downwinders.

laceys lane said...
dj, tell me it's not true

It's not just paddlers taking JACK up supplement but also coaches recommending it to there athletes - Not a good look.

Using a JACK up product will cause more harm than good - not straight away but a couple of years down the track. It weakens / thins the linings of the heart and arteries, hearts attack or strokes will happen. Not worth the risk to just win a few races!!

It is not only used during races but also in training to the paddler / Athlete can train harder for longer and multiple times during the day. You will notice a drop in weight loss as well as getting the results of training multiple time.