Masters track featured in Eliquis TV spot? At least it’s legal drug
“I accept I’m not 21. I accept I’m not the sprinter I was back in college,” says a fiftysomething gent going out for a jog in running shoes and green longsleeves top. He’s an actor, probably. But the commercial for the anti-stroke medication Eliquis appears to be using masters track as a setting to promote the drug. Alarm bells go off in my head! Could Eliquis be on the WADA banned list? I shoot off email and get a quick reply from masters chair Gary Snyder, who searched a database of banned substances. Fortunately, the active ingredient in Eliquis is the legal apixaban. “This ingredient is not currently included on the WADA Prohibited List,” says its citation. Whew! Dodged one there. In any case, Eliquis, next time use a real masters sprinter for your TV ads.
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My problem is the guy in the commercial claims to have been a sprinter.
Really?
What event?
Who did he run for?
Doesn’t look like a guy with too many fast twitch fibers.
I hate the fact companies don’t use actual athletes, past or present.
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