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Back on Track After Her Four-Year ‘Burrito Ban,’ Shelby Houlihan Looks to Make up for Lost Time
Shelby Houlihan, banned for four years over a tainted burrito claim, won silver indoors and now aims for 5,000 meters at World Championships, resuming competition in 2025.
- Shelby Houlihan, the reigning U.S. 5,000-meter champion, is making a comeback to racing following the conclusion of her four-year doping suspension.
- Her ban, infamously called the 'Burrito Ban,' stemmed from a positive test linked to a contaminated pork burrito she ate, with no prior positives in 53 tests from 2017 to 2021.
- During her suspension, Houlihan traveled cross-country in a vintage 1971 bus, faced lost sponsorships, and made public statements defending her innocence and commitment to the sport.
- Houlihan said, “I knew I didn’t cheat” and affirmed, “I don’t take supplements anymore,” while World Athletics President Seb Coe noted that doping agencies act with thoroughness when following up cases.
- Her silver medal in the women's 3,000 meters at the March 22, 2025 World Indoor Championships in Nanjing signaled she is making up for lost time despite missing her athletic prime.
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Iowa native Shelby Houlihan looks to make up for lost time on track after four-year 'Burrito Ban'
Shelby Houlihan says she shifts between trying to shine a light on a system she says ultimately betrayed her and going about the business of making up for lost time.
·Des Moines, United States
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