If he’s vomiting that soon after the race, it’s from overexertion. It’s not something that happens frequently, but it’s not unusual. They’ll puke, or soil themselves from the stress, especially the endurance athletes like the triathletes or marathoners.
It’s the athletes who will be vomiting later on back in their quarters that are more significant, since those will be the ones poisoned by the contaminated water.
When I was a competitive distance runner, I would occasionally see someone puke after a race. It happens ...
—”If he’s vomiting that soon after the race, it’s from overexertion.”
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On an unexpectedly warm century ride, I almost made it in; almost.
A trash can in a park and that was that; hard to be rid of the barf smell in your nostrils.
Same thing I was thinking. This is just over exertion. The polluted water will take a few hours to take effect.