Does doping help in world records? Robert Karaś uncensored.

Karaś hates training at night and loves to sleep, but forces himself because he believes that's when it's hardest to make the mind work. He ran among partygoers on the beach promenade. He started the block by swimming in an apartment complex pool, then cycled on a trainer in his apartment, and finally ran. Combining disciplines without a break mimics the continuity of competition. This approach stems from the fact that he doesn't change his training – he simply adds night accents to his standard plan.

Karaś claims his body is so accustomed to continuous effort that when he takes a complete break for 2–3 days, he feels irritable and "on soft legs." That's why he never stops exercising completely. Instead, he only reduces volume while maintaining high intensity (e.g., intervals), because his body needs a signal to stay ready. He compares it to his sex life – he needs daily intimacy, he can't suddenly cut off the routine.

Karaś reveals that this is one of many techniques he uses when physical pain becomes unbearable – e.g., with a stress fracture of the tibia at the 370th kilometer of a race. He says he can "trick his head," and the thought of losing his closest ones makes the current pain seem like "crap." He admits that during multi-hour competitions he also has hallucinations (devils, talking to grass), but mental techniques help him survive the toughest moments.

Karaś doesn't believe in magic supplements or pre-race rituals. When associates suggest changes, he replies that it's nonsense – if something worked throughout the preparation period, a change can only harm. He gives the example that he can't imagine several days of sexual abstinence before a race, because he needs daily intimacy with his partner to feel good mentally. This approach is part of a larger life philosophy – he only does what he feels like and what has worked for him for years.

Karaś claims the media are driven solely by clickability, not truth. He says he understands tabloids that prey on emotions, but he expected reliability from major stations. After seeing a distorted report on TVN24's "main news," he decided not to participate in any interview for the mainstream, despite receiving invitations. He emphasizes that he doesn't go to friends to whitewash himself, but wants to talk only to those he knows and who won't distort his words. In his opinion, truth in today's world is worth little compared to reach.

He learned about the polygraph only after the test – he went there a day or two later, having no time to prepare. He claims you cannot cheat a polygraph, and people who laugh at it don't understand the mechanism. He references a book by Marian Zacharski, a Polish spy, where agents learned to bypass the polygraph, but that's an extreme level. He emphasizes that no athlete caught doping has ever done this before. He even offers a public live confrontation with the head of POLADA, where both would answer questions under a polygraph.