The Victoria resident had his four-year suspension for steroid use reduced to two years by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, whose regulations now reflect the World Anti-Doping Agency's code.
"The closest way to describe the last two years is waiting for Christmas when you are a kid, but no one will tell you when it is," Guest said in a release.
He tested positive for the steroid nandrolone during the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.
Canadian Kelly Guest had his four-year suspension for steroid use reduced by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. (CP File Photo)
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As part of the CCES reinstatement process, however, Guest had to submit to a drug test and apply for reinstatement.
Guest, who is eligible to compete on July 14, was handed a four-year ban when a urine sample from a World Cup triathlon in Edmonton showed traces of nandrolone.
Blaming the positive test on supplements he was taking, Guest was sent home from the Commonwealth Games prior to competing.
In June 2003, an adjudicator ruled Guest did not knowingly take a banned substance. But the adjudicator also said Guest chose to take unregulated nutritional supplements after he had been warned by the CCES that he was putting himself at risk because unregulated supplements can be contaminated with banned substances.
Some nutritional supplements have been known to contain nandrolone without listing it in the product contents. Nandrolone helps increase muscle mass and physical strength.
Guest, who is working part time coaching and training to compete in his first Ironman competition in August, was happy to be able to pursue his career again.
"Now I can climb back into the saddle, toe the line and race. I am a firm believer that your life is what you make of it," said Guest. "Now I can look forward to enjoying my life and living it to the fullest. It's amazing how much deeper you can dig when you know why you are digging."
with files from Canadian Press
