Australias Mack Horton hopes to have inspired other athletes to speak out about drug cheats after triumphing over Chinas controversial Sun Yang to claim Olympic gold in the 400m freestyle.The 20-year-old did not back down on his strong stance against Yang, dismissing him as a drug cheat after describing his stunning gold-medal success as a win for the good guys.He clocked a personal best three minutes, 41.55 seconds to seal the stirring win ahead of defending champion Yang.Italys Gabriele Detti claimed bronze.Yang served a three-month ban for testing positive to a banned stimulant in 2014.Horton had no regrets about calling out Yang.I dont think it is a big statement because it is true, he has tested positive, he said.No athlete has really come forward and said it.It wouldnt have felt right if I raced against someone who had tested positive and didnt bring it up.Hopefully others will follow.Teammate Cate Campbell - part of Australias 4x100m womens relay team that claimed gold in a world record on Saturday - said it was too soon for her to speak out.There will be a time and a place for me to address that issue but its not right now, she said.Right now Im an Olympic gold medallist and part of a world record breaking relay team and now is not the time to be talking about drugs or other countries.Horton said he had been planned the attack on Yang after reading Swimming Australia president John Bertrands account of his famous 1983 Americas Cup yachting triumph which ended 132 years of US supremacy.It was something I thought of beforehand, he said.It was taking a leaf out of John Bertrands book ....(in 1983) he just referred to it (US) as the red boat.He kind of desensitised from it.Sun Yang is just the drug cheat.Horton tried to play down a personal rivalry with Yang but clearly there was no love lost.Definitely a win for the good guys, he told Channel Seven.Dont know if it was a rivalry between me and him, just me and an athlete who has tested positive I guess.Horton became the first Australian since Ian Thorpe (2004) to claim the Olympic 400m freestyle crown.Welcome to the Australian 400m Olympic Champion Club! Well done mate!! Thorpe tweeted.Australian head coach Jacco Verhaeren threw his weight behind Hortons bold stance against drug cheats.To be honest everyone thinks the same way, he said.As a swimming organisation we have zero tolerance to drugs.Its the same as saying we dont like drug cheats.He made a statement not in words but also performance which is fantastic.Verhaeren revealed Horton had predicted his 400m win.Before the race he felt confident otherwise you dont do that (call out Yang), he said.Sometimes athletes just know they are going to do something special.And Mack just said that to me he knew what he was going to do (in 400m final). Cheap Old Skool . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Discount Vans Shoes Sale . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. 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I cant believe race week (read: best week) is upon us. I started my journey to run my eighth marathon 120 days ago, and in four days Ill toe my feet to the line.The path hasnt been the smoothest. I had to miss a whole week of training for foot pain, I didnt finish two workouts within two weeks of the marathon, and there were many days -- even after I completed a run -- when I doubted myself. But sometimes the training is what makes it all worth it.Ive reached the tapering part of the training cycle, which is probably the toughest portion: Ive reduced my running mileage, my food and water intake matters more and sleep is even more important. Meanwhile, I have more and more time to stress about how my body is feeling. So the more you can relax, de-stress, rest and stretch, the better youll feel going in to race day.About 75 percent of the approximately 50,000 participants will be running their first New York City marathon. But even if this is your 50th marathon, race day is always special. Youve put in the work, and now its time to reap the benefits of your dedication. Enjoy the day and the atmosphere and -- above all -- enjoy the people who scream your name, hand you water and make the experience once in a lifetime.I cant predict how Sunday will go, but you can count on this: It will be my fifth New York marathon, Ill have my name written on pink duct tape, espnW will be on my hat, my favorite city will be the background and two million people will be cheering me on. As Kathrine Switzer said, If youre losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.Whether youre on the streets of New York, running in the race or watching on ABC or ESPN2, the New York City Marathon is a 26.2-mile block party, and I encourage you to join in!Some tips and remindeers for race day:Remember, you paid for this.dddddddddddd Painful or not, at some point you thought this was a good idea.Trust your training. Theres a reason why you train for four months to run for about four hours (give or take).The medal and your celebration drink-of-choice afterward will be worth it.Whether you run your goal time or not, you finished a marathon. At the end of the day, that is pretty cool.New York spectators are loud and exciting, but be careful of the crowd on First Avenue.?They can make you go faster than you maybe should with 10 miles left. At the same time, let them carry you through the pain.Look up from the road. New York is scenic in its own right, so dont forget to look at the worlds best skyline.Duct tape your name to your shirt, or have it written on you somehow. It makes all the difference to the crowd.Youre part of a great parade. Smile, laugh and maybe cry, and at the end of the day be grateful for what your body was able to accomplish.Dont try anything new during the race.You can never have enough body glide.Training Notebook: Longest run:?16 miles. All three of my 16-milers have been completed. Time to taper!! Hardest run:?Final 10-mile tempo run. I had to stop after seven miles because of fatigue and a sore hamstring. Highest weekly mileage:?51 miles. Biggest accomplishment:?Having only three runs standing between me and the starting line!Megan Flood is a seven-time marathoner and half marathoner. She is on a quest to qualify for the Boston Marathon and hopes New York 2016 is her ticket to Boston. You can follow her progress every other week here on espnW.com and on Twitter @meganflood11. ' ' '