I'm not quite sure if I think of this as a good thing or a bad thing, but I'm now in the testing pool of athletes that can be randomly drug tested by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. It's not that I take random drugs, but now I have to very closely watch everything that I put in my body. A lot of cold medicines and supplements are said to have items that are included on the banned substance list. That's a little scary... I guess I'll just have to be vigilant about what I consume. No poppy seed muffins or "everything" bagels for me! ;)
So, what this means, in a nutshell, is that because I'm a certain rank in the U.S. and I'm competing internationally, the US Olympic Committee and/or USA Judo take precautions to make sure all their athletes are "clean". I'll have to fill out quarterly reports, letting them know my whereabouts. Any day, at any point in time, they can randomly show up to test me for banned substances. I'm in a meeting a work?--doesn't matter, I have to be tested. It's kind of crazy, when I think about it. The other thing is, there is no warning...they just show up. I guess that's why they call it "random" drug testing, huh? :)