The Effect of Alcohol on Athletes

After finding out last Wednesday that the Western States 100 run was cancelled, the rudder of my ship fell off. "What now?" I asked myself. I was navigating uncharted waters with no goal or goal driven motivation. After several days I noticed I was "tipping" a few more beers or glasses of wine to make up for the loss and disappointment of it all. Then, after running a few times, I knew my liquid "Western Cancellation" diet was taking its toll on me. I started to feel physically tapped despite being in great shape. So I did a little research and found an article that gave me pause. Its entitled "Alcohol and Athletes". I've never been one to shy away from a few beers the night or week before a race, but after last week's experience and reading this, I'm thinking twice about it.

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