See what others do

Hi everyone,

In this post I am going to talk about other people's work, and I try to look for others in my topic area to see what they say and how they approach this topic. One day when I was surfing on the web,  I come across this blog.  This blog belongs to Peter Giles is a former Olympic athlete, physicist and rational thinker from Canada. He has his blog called the Now THAT's Amateur and he is discussing most of the athletic related questions and all the fresh topics that are in the sports world nowadays.  He is very up to date with all his topics and he has a very formal writing style. He probably knows more about sports and rules than anyone in the business. I was amazed by his knowledge of all the small details about doping rules and the consequences of doping in athletics. He mentions the WADA code and he even links to their direct website which shows knowledge in this field of athletics.  

In each case I'll frame the athlete's case in terms of the WADA Code (PDF) and associated anti-doping rules.

 I am inspired by his talent and effort that he puts into this blog to let other people know about the rules and consequences of doping. He knows what he is talking about and he is educating all those people who are in the world of sports. He frequently posts on his blog and always gives detailed description about the topic about which he is writing. I feel I will never be able to reach his level of knowledge!

His two most interesting posts to me are the ones that talk about Marion Jones and the doping issue of Floyd Landis. These articles  are a part of a three part blog series and all of them talk about the violations that the athletes committed and the punishment that they got for breaking the rules.

2. The urine tested was not Landis' specimen. When urine samples are collected, the vials containing the A and B samples are labeled with unique identifying numbers. Both vials are sealed, and then sealed together within another labeled container. The number on each sample ensures that the test results are properly assigned to the appropriate athlete, and are also supposed to ensure anonymity of the sample within the lab. The lab documentation would report the positive test by sample number only. 

I really like his deep awareness about all the small details of doping rules, and he goes deeply into the topic to describe to the reader what all these things are. He makes the reader understand the things that he is talking about.
Peter Giles is discusses all the official information about doping in athletics. I, on the other hand, will try to talk about the doping in a more informal way from a point of view of an athlete. I will try to visit his site more often to see what is new, to get some updates about the rules and the doping code and all the related issues that he will discuss in his blog.