Posted on 04/28/2021 1:16:08 PM PDT by USA Conservative
Maggie Williams runs for Summit High School. On Wednesday, Williams set a goal to break the school record in the 800-meter race. She ran the first lap in 61 seconds. Her head coach, Dave Turnbull, ran to the 200-meter mark to give her guidance on the last half lap.
“It was a beautiful day, probably one of the nicest days we’ve had in the last couple months,” Turnbull said. “No wind, 65 degrees. [Maggie] was ready to go.”
When Turnbull looked back to see Williams at the finish line, he couldn’t find her. “I thought maybe she took a knee,” Turnbull said. “She’d run really hard.”
Williams had collapsed, skidding the last few meters to the finish line. She crossed the line with her face at 2:08, breaking the school record by two seconds.
Video below:
Turnbull believes Williams suffered oxygen debt because of her mask.
“I knew it was from oxygen debt,” Turnbull said. “It had nothing to do with her conditioning. She ran a 2:11 a few weeks ago in Chandler, Arizona, and we didn’t have masks, and she finished standing up, walking around like no big deal.”
Turnbull says Williams struggled to recognize coaching staff after the collapse, and she couldn’t get up to walk around until 15-20 minutes post finish.
Before news of the OHA changes but following Williams collapse, Turnbull said he wouldn’t let Williams, or any of his athletes, compete in the 400, 800, 1500 or 3000 meter races if they had to wear masks.
“We’ll forfeit those events,” Turnbull said.
Turnbull said he was confident the state would change the rules. “I am pretty confident,” Turnbull said. “The science is pretty clearly on our side on this.”
And it seems that even do many “scientists” said that masks don’t restrict oxygen from entering the body it seems that OHA changed their stance after this incident.
They released the following statement: this statement Monday afternoon:
“The Oregon Health Authority regularly reviews COVID-19 guidance based on medical evidence and evolving science. We are revising the current guidance on the use of masks outdoors during competition. The guidance will allow people to take off face coverings when competing in non-contact sports outdoors and maintaining at least 6 feet of distance from others and the other virus protective protocols.
* The exception will not apply while training and conditioning for these sports or for competitions. * The exception will not apply before and after competing.
“Oregon at present is facing a fourth wave of surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and wider community spread of the virus. Mask wearing has proven to be effective at slowing spread of the virus – particularly in conjunction with other protective measures such as physical distancing, restricting gatherings, hand washing and getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
“As always, OHA will revise guidance as needed to protect public health during the pandemic.”
After the announcement, Turnbull and Williams called this a huge win.
“I feel like we’re offering a safe activity for kids now,” he said.
Meanwhile, Williams said in a text, “I’m very excited that some good can come out of this situation.”
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The level of collective idiocy is unreal these days.
LOL.
Sets a RECORD for the run.
But the mask “restricted her breathing”
Sure thing.
Maybe Oregon will now require TWO masks for athletic competitions. That’s the kind of “revision” leftists do.
That's never good...
Masks are for professionals, do not attempt to wear masks on your own (no way anyone could master wearing one of those things without extensive training).
Hey!
At least she fainted while competing against other girls her age!
Requiring wearing masks at a track meet is beyond insanity! Its people like this who put the retard into libtard!
Saw the video and she didn’t learn her lesson. Afterwards when talking to the reporter she had her mask on. Should have refused to wear it on principal alone.
I just got done with a couple of 1 hour product training sessions for some customers. It was outdoors. These people were standing 20 feet away from me and spread all over the place. I’ve got a loud voice but it was rather difficult.
These people pretty much all wore masks outdoors. I absolutely did not.
What does insanity look like? It was on display Wednesday at the Summit High School track in Bend, Oregon where the mask police — the Oregon Health Authority — forced athletes to wear masks during competition.
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Yup.
Poor girl did a face-plant on the track. The only reason she didn’t break her nose or jaw is she instinctively threw her forearms forward to protect her face just as she passed out.
"If you pass out from lack of Oxygen due to wearing your mask, we will not do CPR!"
"We will call 911, after we find our cell phones!"
Wow really? Did you read the part where she ran it in AZ with no mask, and finished the race standing up walking around no problem?
Of course you didn’t, or read it and intentionally overlooked it.
Kozak, reliably doing the work of those that would enslave us.
Anyone who argues that a mask doesn’t make breathing more difficult is either a fool or a liar.
The sad thing is that after all that, her new school record will only last until a male decides he wants to run women’s track.
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I seem to recall several years ago that there was a training mask for athletes that was designed to restrict air-flow. Thereby conditioning their lungs, heart, etc. more.
(Cardio)
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