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05-16-12, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeyba

You definitely have a far better chance of getting sick from your 5yr old than the airport.

fify

05-16-12, 08:24 PM

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fify

Thanks.

that is better.

05-21-12, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Octopus

.... sometimes I'll get "cured" over the course of the ride. I've started two long rides sick as a dog -- fever and green stuff coming out of my lungs and the whole 9 yards -- and by the end of the first day, I've felt like a new man......
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we had a local ultra runner who believed in this same thing. He started an event with what he thought was a minor cold. when he crossed the finish line he collapsed and died. Post mortem it was determined that he had pneumonia.

About post-ride illnesses. If I get significantly hypothermic on a ride I reliably run a fever and have flu-like symptoms for up to a week afterwards. It generally requires pretty extreme conditions - like ice storms at the top of mountain passes or mid-winter/minus 5 degrees. It has nothing to do with being host to a 'bug'. It's how my body responds to that kind of stress.

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