But Inger Miller is not a distance runner. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Kaplan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 4:23 AM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Athletes fighting their own battle on drugs
> I've mentioned from time to time that research of a few years back > (Running Research News from around '95) suggested that legal levels of > caffeine (the equivalent of up to 3 cups of coffee) could be quite > beneficial to mid-distance and distance performances, while illegal levels > (5+ cups) are actually detrimental to performance. > > I don't know if this has been looked into further or if it is accepted as > fact, but it certainly raises questions as to the purpose of banning high > levels of caffeine. Last I checked, food makes you faster, but too much > of it before a race slows you down... > > Dan > > --- Roger Ruth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I realize that it is aside from the main thrust of this article, and I > > realize that my question may be naive, but why would it matter that an > > athlete tests positive for caffiene? I can't see that consuming a dozen > > cups of coffee or a dozen cans of cola per day provides any advantage in > > muscle-building, stamina, or anything else relevant to athletic > > performance. > > > > How does caffiene get into the list of proscribed substances? > > ===== > http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. > http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Free Contests... > ------------------------------------------------------------ > @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > _/ \ \/\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lifetime forwarding address) > / / (503)370-9969 phone/fax > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com >
