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Old 03-14-07 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by NoRacer
Sounds more like an allergic reaction than carb depletion which is what "bonking" refers to.
A lack of carbohydrates to the muscles would be a bonk, which happened in the above case, albeit for different reasons than usual. As for a purely natural bonk death, I am not sure that is possible unless a person had a very low body fat index and even then it is pure speculation. That video of the lady collapsing at the end of a triathlon looks like that comes pretty close though to a body shutdown.
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