Usada Has Received Many Questions Regarding The 60âminute Time ...
USADA has received many questions regarding the 60‐minute time slot. The bullet points below clarify
the specific questions we have received.
• An athlete is subject to testing at any time during the day.
• An athlete will only be subject to a Missed Test if he/she is unavailable during his/her specified
60‐minute time slot.
• If an athlete is unavailable outside of the 60‐minute time slot, USADA will record that as an
Unsuccessful Attempt and monitor an athlete’s unavailability outside of that 60‐minute time
slot. Repeated Unsuccessful Attempts outside of the 60‐minutes could lead to a Filing Failure
and/or a potential evasion of testing. It is important that an athlete provide accurate and
complete whereabouts.
• The 60‐minute time slot cannot be split into half‐hour increments.
• Listing a 60‐minute time slot on the “roads of Boulder running” or “biking in the California hills”
is not a specific location and should not be used as a 60‐minute time slot. If, however, an
athlete chooses to provide a training location such as “biking the roads of Boulder” or “running
in the California hills,” outside of his/her designated 60‐minute time slot, he/she must provide
the start and end time and ensure the training times are accurate.
• Even if an athlete is flying internationally, he/she will still need to provide a 60‐minute time
slot. Per the IST, a 60‐minute time slot must be provided for every day. This can be before the
athlete arrives to the airport, or after he/she lands. In some cases, where it is a 24‐hour flight or
a flight during the IST‐stipulated 6am‐11pm window, an athlete may need to record the 60‐
minute time slot during the flight time. An athlete should provide the flight number, departure
and arrival city, and any other pertinent information. The address of the new location, training
times, trip duration, and the 60‐minute time slot(s) must also be provided in an update.
• When crossing the International Date Line, an athlete is responsible for providing a 60‐minute
time slot each day. That could mean an athlete leaves Asia on Date X, but returns to the U.S. on
Date X. That athlete should provide a 60‐minute time slot where he/she is available and
accessible. Example: Leave Asia on February 4 and return to the United States on February 4.
• If an athlete is flying domestically (i.e. from Los Angeles to Las Vegas), the athlete will still need
to provide a 60‐minute time slot and location, but the time slot should be stated before he/she
arrives to the airport or after he/she lands and not during the flight. Therefore, the flight should
not be used as the 60‐minute time slot. The address of the new location, training times, trip
duration, and the 60‐minute time slot(s) must also be provided in an update.
• If an athlete travels via a vehicle and the travel time encompasses the 6am‐11pm IST‐stipulated
window, the athlete will need to be diligent in providing up‐to‐date location information such as
providing a 60‐minute time slot during a stop for lunch or at a gas station. Once the athlete
reaches his/her final destination, the athlete must provide the address of the new location and
the 60‐minute time slot.
Updates to USADA can be completed in 3 ways:
• update@usada.org
• text@usada.org (add USADA to your cell phone contacts to send a text)
• Whereabouts Filing at www.usada.org/ae
Thank you for being diligent and cooperative during Quarter 1 2009.
