Running and Scuba?

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21 years ago 12/20/2002 8:12am EST

I'm an 80 mpw runner currently in pretty serious training (Lots of miles at lactate threshold, some at VO2 max.) I'm also going to the Carribean next week to scuba dive for the first time ever, and I'll continue training while I'm down there. My question is, does anyone know whether this kind of running will make me more prone to decompression sickness while diving? I heard that "strenuous exercise" does screw with dive tables and makes decompression sickness more likely. Any insight on whether this is a legitimate concern?

21 years ago 12/20/2002 8:24am EST

re: MVrunner

how deep are you going? i am NOT an expert on SCUBA by any means, but i run about 85MPW and spent a week diving in the Domincan Republic earlier this year with no problems. i was not going very deep, however.

21 years ago 12/20/2002 9:20am EST

re: MVrunner

I dove for the first time while training for a marathon. I was in Bonaire and I made it an easy week - just steady miles and no doubles. I dove and didn't get sick or anything. The instructors are pretty conservative with newbies, so you should be OK. We were diving up to 70 feet or so with most of our dives around 30-60 feet.

21 years ago 12/20/2002 9:27am EST

re: MVrunner

HOW ABOUT U TAKE A COUPLE EASY DAYS IF YOUR THAT WORRIED ABOUT IT, YOU CAN RUN EVERYDAY OF YOUR LIFE, YOU CANT GO SCUBA DIVING IN THE CARRIBBEAN EVERYDAY OF YOUR LIFE

21 years ago 12/20/2002 4:33pm EST

re: MVrunner

I am going diving in January. I went diving once before and just did easy 10 mile type days, but was in Australia, so it was not as hot as the Carribean.

Plan on that being an easy week, but I don't think going down to 60 feet you have to worry too much about decompression sickness. Using the dive tables you are going to do no compression needed type dives so you will be fine. I think that strenuous exercise applies to your average person, not a highly trained runner like yourself.

21 years ago 12/21/2002 5:31am EST

re: bfullem

Who would win in scuba diving, Ritz or Webb?

21 years ago 12/21/2002 3:25pm EST

re: jasonlover

hey dudes, i also went to Bonaire last year, ran about 50 miles a week while there due to the heat, ladies, alchohol, and alot of time underwater, but i went down to 120 (on accident) but it was sweet and did not affect my running....

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