She might have a glass of wine every night now, did she really while she was competing?Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk
Possibly, she could certainly run, but... Does that disprove the contention she could have run faster without drink?
I am not trying to say that alcohol is beneficial to athletic performance. The mood benefit of small amounts may well outweigh the physiological cost. I can't imagine that many people perform well if they are permanently miserable.
You are saying she that if this suggestion she drank wine daily is true, cutting back could not have improved her time.Evidence?Please don't put your own words into my mouth to try to strengthen your point: 'did not achieve her potential' - that has overtones totally absent in my original post.
I shoved a motivational flapjack at crack at the end of Blind Date on Monday and it didn't seem to help him succeed.