Day 8 - Dorm life with Ian Dobson : Speakers & Interviews



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#36
Guys   July 28, 2008 at 1:38pm
come on now and lets not be dumb about this....

A) If someone was on something do you think it would be broadcasted over the internet....doubtful
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B) you're on the internet, stop being lazy and google what they are
You're the man ian! keep doing what you do
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#35
Goober   July 26, 2008 at 10:32pm
This guy is class personified. Hanging with Jen Rhines and Sara Hall might not be the worst thing in the world. And he always has the CA red wine for the lonely moments.
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#34
Ellie   July 26, 2008 at 3:37pm
This is such a cool video. I love seeing the houses of elite runners and getting to see what they eat and drink. It would be awesome to be able to see other runner's houses as well.
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#33
ReeF   July 25, 2008 at 10:08pm
He makes the most of what he has in that tiny dorm room and he's doing fine.This just goes to show material things are just that. Material. And i'm sure he has a lot of time to focus because of that.
Good luck the rest of the summer Ian!
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#32
Me   July 25, 2008 at 7:34pm
should i take testoboost and im 16
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#31
Md+   July 25, 2008 at 7:23pm
link to all his supplements and stuff... testoboost (increases testorone) he uses some growth hormone thingy.. weird stuff, iunno how 1 can take all this in 1 day.

https://www.mdplusstore.com/listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=55
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#30
Nice   July 25, 2008 at 5:02pm
nice video
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#29
BG   July 25, 2008 at 3:36pm
Gaz de France meet is on espn classic right now.
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#28
Tony   July 25, 2008 at 3:19pm
Anthony...great name. And right on about the vitamins.

Now, onto the supplements. There is some scientific literature out there in really crappy journals from about 30 years ago, that shows if you take a leucine amino acid tablet, that your GH increases. You can, in fact, infuse a few different amino acids into the blood and see a transient increase in GH. You can do the same thing with several other amino acids to get a small transient increase in testosterone. Having said that, "testo boost" and "gh boost" are likely just amino acid pills, which probably cite those old articles but do not contain enough of any amino acid (or likely, wont get the amino acids into the bloodstream quickly enough) to increase circulating GH or Test levels. Supplement labels are NOT REGULATED in their claims of action or potency, except they may NOT indicated that they can cure or treat a specific disease.
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#27
BG   July 25, 2008 at 2:37pm
Anthony is right in his analysis. People need to do some reading up on exercise physiology and it will reaffirm what he wrote.
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#26
What's That?   July 25, 2008 at 2:31pm
It's ok Layne, c'mon out of the "pre lives" closet.
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#25
Layne Schwier   July 25, 2008 at 1:47pm
I guess I shouldn't assume that Ryan, Sara, Jen, and Deena take the supplements too but he does say "we take a bunch of stuff from this company called MD+" so by him saying we, I assume he means his training group.
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#24
Layne Schwier   July 25, 2008 at 1:42pm
I actually want to find out more about these supplements if they are legal, which I assume they are at this point. I agree, I don't think Ian would show them to just anyone if there was any doubt. It does appear that their group takes these so I guess we can assume that mean Ryan, Sara, Jen, and Deena as well. The MD+ website claims they are legal through WADA and also lists those that are fine for NCAA. Of course, you can say whatever you want on supplements.

It is good for those regular runners and those of us not necessarily working with the elite to see what the elites are doing beyond their running that may also be contributing to higher performance. I assume "boosting" what you have naturally, both GH and Testosterone, is Ok as opposed to adding additional by taking HGH. The prices for those supplements are a bit out of the range for your ordinary runner, at least for my wallet.
How did you know I wear shoes made of tire rubber and newspaper? Never had a Pre t-shirt though.
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#23
What's That?   July 25, 2008 at 11:49am
Anthony, how dare you come in here and challenge ill informed opinions with well thought, well written, facts? This just won't do!

Thanks for the reply!
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#22
Anthony Sanchez   July 25, 2008 at 11:38am
Andrew-Taking an average multi-vitamin a day on top of eating a proper diet would be hardly detrimental. Most multi-vitamins only contain 100% of your daily needed doses (based on a 2,000 calorie diet, which, for an athlete such as ian dobson is a very inadequate amount of calories) of your water-soluble vitamins (such as vitamin C, B12, ect.). Any excess of water soluble vitamins your body will urinate/sweat out. They're harmless except in EXTREME amounts. The fat soluble vitamins, such as Vitamin K and Vitamin D, often aren't 100% Daily Values; they're less in a vitamin. Excess of these vitamins are stored in fat, and can become toxic if in excess, although it would still take a lot of them. More to the point, 100% Daily Value for an average person isn't 100% Daily Value for an olympian.
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#21
Myko   July 25, 2008 at 10:55am
It's awesome that he would let Flotrack in to see all of that. How many of you would let Mark just take a camera right up to your room? Good-luck in that 3k Ian!!
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#20
What's That?   July 25, 2008 at 8:57am
Andrew - Great point. Where did you get your nutritional information from? Sadly many athletes either don't, can't or won't eat a balanced meal. However, he was taking one multi, a veggie powder, and then a couple of supplements. I also think it's common knowledge that one of the challenges of racing in Europe (have you ever done so? I have) is maintaining or finding the proper diet.
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#19
Andrew   July 25, 2008 at 8:49am
Wow way too many supplements. If you have any sort of a respectable diet and you take a multivitamin then there is a pretty good chance that you are getting a toxic amount of some vitamins. A lot of athletes have the "more is better" attitude when it comes to vitamins and minerals but it can be detrimental.
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#18
Dobson Is The Man   July 25, 2008 at 7:54am
good luck out in beijing ian, you deserve it!
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#17
What's That?   July 25, 2008 at 6:43am
Mark, C'mon, you know heroes like Layne and Josh only drink water and struggle with a 'balanced' diet. That's all tough guys like them need. They wave off sports drinks and have their own mixture of water, some table salt and the tried and true chocolate milk for recovery. They feel that any supplements are suspect. Hell they even make their own shoes out of used tires and recycled newspapers. They are pure runners. The only 'fake thing' they wear is their "pre lives" shirts!

That being said - in seriousness I can see where the eyebrows could be raised regarding the names of the supplements. However, I highly doubt Ian would be taking any natural supplement without checking to make sure they are legal.
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#16
Layne Schwier   July 24, 2008 at 11:23pm
Missed it the first time but he also mentioned GH boost. Growth Hormone Boost? I am guessing that there is a difference between boosting/enhancing your natural GH and Testosterone and supplementing with additional GH and Testosterone? Is that what these Boost products are doing.....supposedly?
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#15
BG   July 24, 2008 at 11:20pm
This website is one of the best things to happen to the sport.
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#14
What's That?   July 24, 2008 at 10:39pm
Hell yeah caffeine before a workout.....what's your point?

Now the Testo Boost.....a sure sign that this will wind up on Letsrun!
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#13
Joshua Neyhart   July 24, 2008 at 10:35pm
and he acted a little sketch bout those pills.

caffine before workout? hmmmmmmm.
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#12
Joshua Neyhart   July 24, 2008 at 10:34pm
is someone chewing gum? that's really annoying
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#11
Layne Schwier   July 24, 2008 at 10:11pm
Testo Boost?
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#10
Aidan Goltra   July 24, 2008 at 9:32pm
Dang, thats a lot of pills
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#9
Dan Suher   July 24, 2008 at 9:18pm
Think about it average shoe lasts 400 miles for the average person. That is about a month per shoe for some of these guys, perhaps even less. Now with anyone doing consistent mileage that number drops closer to 350 and is aided by alternating shoes every other day to let the foam reset. So if you are someone like Ian or Craig running say 15+ miles per day, and maybe not alternating shoes, you maybe get a 250-300 life span (also because he can with his sponsorship) well there you have it 25 or more trainers in a year easy. Now imagine the non-sponsored runners out there, doing that kind of mileage, thats 2500 a year just on the trainers.
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#8
DE6   July 24, 2008 at 9:11pm
Video of Day 6?
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#7
Rel   July 24, 2008 at 7:17pm
Do you just leave the building to go out on steady runs? Like running downtown Leeuven?
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#6
Re : Tony   July 24, 2008 at 7:04pm
If you've every seen the Big Mazungo vid of Craig Mottram on youtube, it says he goes through something like 83 pairs of shoes in one year.
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#5
Tony   July 24, 2008 at 3:56pm
He can't run in the same pair of shoes for over a month? Does that mean trainers? Wow, must be nice to have a sponsorship and run in brand new shoes every month.
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#4
Thanks   July 24, 2008 at 1:27pm
that was cool and interesting
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#3
ivanvano13   July 24, 2008 at 1:00pm
That vitamin part was actually very helpful.
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#2
Sara_fan   July 24, 2008 at 12:55pm
Let's see a tour of Sara's pad!
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#1
Anonymous Coward   July 24, 2008 at 12:52pm
nice
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Ian Dobson


Day 8 - Dorm life with Ian Dobson

April 16, 2009
I caught up with 2008 Olympian Ian Dobson to check out his crib (if thats what you want to call it) here in Leuven. Most of us stay on campus in University housing. Ian, Sara Hall, and Jen Rhines are just off the campus in a nicer 'dorm-style' apartment. Check it out!

About Ian Dobson 

Organization:Mammoth Track Club
College:Stanford University (stanford)
Bio:
Ian Dobson had a dream season in 2005 where everything seemed to be clicking. Ian and his Stanford teammate Ryan Hall dominated the US 5k. First Dobson and Hall took the top spots at the NCAA championships…
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   - Coverage: Flotrack Euro Adventures, Season 2
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