Lance Armstrong Suspended From WTC

Just as Lance was starting to blow apart the field in triathlon, the USADA opens another investigation.  I strongly agree with Dan Empfield's assesment - we must respect the process, but there should be a little more proof than heresay.  If you have proof he did it in the way of test results, then ban the Hell out of him.  If not, then, well, you really can't.

I was a little surprised to see WTC (Owner of the Ironman brand) ban him from competing for the time being.  Lance tends to remember things, and if he escapes from this investigation unscathed, he won't be too kind back to the WTC about it.

I also strongly agree with Dan's opinion, and that of many Zen practitioners, that people aren't entirely good or bad - we're a mixed bag.  All of us have done stupid, mean, criminal, rude, and hurtful things, no matter how great we are on the whole.  To think somebody is a terrible person because of one aspect of what they've done in life is common, but not a very useful way to function in the world.  Embrace the good, work on changing the bad, and move on.

I greatly enjoyed the time when Lance retweeted our Ironbaby triathlon - helping a lot of people get help at the hospital.  He didn't have to do that.  That was nice!  And if he doped, then we need to help him realize that was wrong, take his punishment for it, and move on.

As an aside, I found it pretty funny that the person I first heard the new from was Macca on Twitter. Take from that what you will.  :)