Christian Hesch, former Pacific Association runner, admits to EPO usage

Below is a link to an article in competitor magazine that contains a letter dated Oct. 14, 2012 by Christian Hesch in which he
apologizes for using the performance enhancing drug erythropoietin (EPO) for the last two years.

"competitor" article

Below is a link to an article in last Sunday's The New York Times which goes into more detail about Christian Hesch's EPO usage.

"The New York Times" article

Here is a link to a Scott Douglas article in the online edition of RUNNER'S WORLD.

"RUNNER'S WORLD" article


And finally here is a link to a blog by Larry Eder (publisher of California Track & Running News). The blog includes a response by Christian Hesch.

Larry Eder blog


Tom Bernhard