Allergies
May 18th, 2007 |I was talking to Pete on the Urthel ride last Tuesday night about this.
Let’s say that you are an individual who, for what ever reason, has a metabolism that prevents you from developing enough muscle mass to be competitive at elite level bicycle racing. Is this a natural phenomenon or is this an illness that you should be allowed to treat medically with drugs that are normally banned in competition?
Now let’s say you are an individual who has a low VO2 Max level that prevents you from being competitive at elite level bicycle racing. Is this an illness that you should be allowed to treat medically with drugs that are normally banned in competition?
Finally, let’s say you have allergies that, due to asthma or other reactions, prevent you from being able to work efficiently during exercise. Is this an illness that you should be allowed to treat medically with drugs that are normally banned in competition?
Are allergies a natural human reaction or are they an illness that an athlete should receive special dispensation to treat?
What about tendonitis?
If the human body breaks down under load, for whatever reason, is it an illness or is it what separates the truly gifted from the rest of us schloobheimers?
