So Noah Lyles running in the Olympics on Day2 of Covid...impressive or jerk move?

[Anonymous]

Super impressive. Medaled with a virus that affects breathing. Dude is the GOAT.

[Anonymous]

Impressive. I was lying on a couch with a fever watching Hallmark Christmas movies on day 2 of Covid back in December.

If the Olympics weren't imposing any Covid restrictions on athletes, then I can't criticize him for running outdoors. With that many people in one place, there were probably many illnesses circulating. You don't just throw away years of training.

[Anonymous]

I currently have Covid and asthma. I run regularly, 5 miles a day, much much slower than any Olympian. No way could I run anything right now because I can’t breathe through my nose. So go him. Mostly like a head cold at this point, but still, I can’t run with asthma and a cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I currently have Covid and asthma. I run regularly, 5 miles a day, much much slower than any Olympian. No way could I run anything right now because I can’t breathe through my nose. So go him. Mostly like a head cold at this point, but still, I can’t run with asthma and a cold.

You can't breathe through your mouth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was running outside and masking while in the warm-up area. There are no Covid regulations for the spectators or athletes.
Impressive to run with Covid?
Jerk move or not at all?
If it was you, would you skip an Olympic race that you had trained for 4 years for? OR run anyway?



What would you do if the Olympics only happened every 4 years and you have practice for at least 6 hours a day for 4 years straight for this solo occasion. No one is gonna stay in their bed! I’m not gonna even read the other replies. Don’t care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are healthy young adults. A bit of a virus isn't going to stop them from competing in the biggest event of their lives.

However, vigorous exercise while actively infected is linked with development of long COVID. So a bit of virus may stop them from
nearly everything else thereafter.

Everyone acting like this is “normal” we are “back to” is complicit in the suffering these folks will experience. You’ll say a lot of things—but don’t say you were not informed.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like he moved out of the Olympic village as soon as he tested positive. It’s an outdoor event. So yeah, I think it was OK for him to do this. I’d think it was kind of crappy if it was an indoor event.

[Anonymous]

He wasn’t wearing a mask in the indoor staging area before he went on. He hugged other runners after the race. He didn’t appear to tell the medical staff who assisted him after the race that he had Covid, or they would probably have put masks on. Who knows what health vulnerabilities were present in the people around him? Covid is not Ebola, but it’s definitely more dangerous than flu if you look at the numbers. It’s also hella contagious and if I were an Olympic athlete with another event in a couple of days I would really rather not be exposed, especially by someone who is aware that they are contagious since that particular exposure could have been avoided.

There are ways he could have run and still protected others around him better. I think he was planning on keeping it a secret, but the gig was up when he was taken out of the stadium in a wheelchair, so he had to confess.

Although the athletic performance was impressive, I’m gonna err on the side of “jerk move”. I will include his coaches on this one because I’m sure they helped him make his decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was running outside and masking while in the warm-up area. There are no Covid regulations for the spectators or athletes.
Impressive to run with Covid?
Jerk move or not at all?
If it was you, would you skip an Olympic race that you had trained for 4 years for? OR run anyway?



I would run!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He wasn’t wearing a mask in the indoor staging area before he went on. He hugged other runners after the race. He didn’t appear to tell the medical staff who assisted him after the race that he had Covid, or they would probably have put masks on. Who knows what health vulnerabilities were present in the people around him? Covid is not Ebola, but it’s definitely more dangerous than flu if you look at the numbers. It’s also hella contagious and if I were an Olympic athlete with another event in a couple of days I would really rather not be exposed, especially by someone who is aware that they are contagious since that particular exposure could have been avoided.

There are ways he could have run and still protected others around him better. I think he was planning on keeping it a secret, but the gig was up when he was taken out of the stadium in a wheelchair, so he had to confess.

Although the athletic performance was impressive, I’m gonna err on the side of “jerk move”. I will include his coaches on this one because I’m sure they helped him make his decisions.

+1

Perfect summary

To sum it up he was inconsiderate to all of those around him. Looked silly wearing a KN95 while interviewing with NBC after the race, dude, now you decide to wear a proper mask?

[Anonymous]

Its more about whether he would have been Ok breathing running with Covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was running outside and masking while in the warm-up area. There are no Covid regulations for the spectators or athletes.
Impressive to run with Covid?
Jerk move or not at all?
If it was you, would you skip an Olympic race that you had trained for 4 years for? OR run anyway?

He could have worn a 95 type mask in the warm up area and other indoor area and taken it off outside. He instead wore a surgical mask losely inconsistently while inside.

Are you saying surgical masks don't work? Is that why doctors wear them?

Doctors run races while wearing tight fitting masks?

Know how hard it is to breathe running with a mask? It’s why Northam did not require masks for people that were exercising

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I currently have Covid and asthma. I run regularly, 5 miles a day, much much slower than any Olympian. No way could I run anything right now because I can’t breathe through my nose. So go him. Mostly like a head cold at this point, but still, I can’t run with asthma and a cold.

You can't breathe through your mouth?

No, I’m using my pores to breath and occasionally I can get a good inhale through my right ear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I currently have Covid and asthma. I run regularly, 5 miles a day, much much slower than any Olympian. No way could I run anything right now because I can’t breathe through my nose. So go him. Mostly like a head cold at this point, but still, I can’t run with asthma and a cold.

Of course you run slower than any Olympian. LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These are healthy young adults. A bit of a virus isn't going to stop them from competing in the biggest event of their lives.

However, vigorous exercise while actively infected is linked with development of long COVID. So a bit of virus may stop them from
nearly everything else thereafter.

Everyone acting like this is “normal” we are “back to” is complicit in the suffering these folks will experience. You’ll say a lot of things—but don’t say you were not informed.

Vigorous exercise for the otherwise couch potatoes. He will be fine in a few days.