50 Quotes by Michael Flynn

Rest days are as important as training days, and it's important for endurance athletes to speak with their personal physicians about their routine. Athletes also should be aware of this post-exercise window of opportunity, continue to eat right and take precautions around others who are sick.

I still see it as a training block and I am expecting the athletes to be racing hard, and they'll have some extremely good racing in that period.

We wanted to race but it would have been a waste of time, we're not going to race someone who's not fit.

There is still a lot to learn about how exercise affects the immune system, because it's difficult for researchers to assess the many layers of protection within the system. Strenuous or prolonged exercise seems to suppress the immune system, leaving athletes more susceptible to illness for one to six hours following a hard workout - the so-called open window.

We will wait until there is a request for help. That way, we can meet specific need. We want to have a targeted response.

We certainly didn't want Sarah racing if her preparation has been compromised,

Even though the Games road race is three weeks away, people are still fighting for positions (on the starting team of six).

There's pretty good evidence that the intensity of prolonged exercise suppresses certain aspects of the immune system. If someone is just doing fitness exercise, it seems like their resistance is better.

The sales continued to be strong. It's been a while since we had the typical downturn. But the domestic industry is having real trouble making money in this market. Unit sales have been good. Everything else has been problematic.