Quote Originally Posted by emmalinda View Post
I don't think telling this person that you know a friend who gets violently ill after every race isn't going to be the advice that we're after here.... :/
I'm sorry if it seemed that way, but I wasn't at all saying that the OP should expect that. That was an exceptional case, and that girl flat out bragged about it because, as I said, in sports, especially running, it IS seen as a badge of honor to go until you get sick. That is the culture the OP might run into.
What I was trying to say was that there's no real basis for it in exercise science, and she should not feel that she has to go past her limits to reach her athletic goals.