With long, lean bodies and serious cardiovascular endurance, marathon runners are seen as the pinnacle of health. But is running marathons really good for you? Health benefits of moderate running include weight control, stress reduction, better blood pressure and lower cholesterol. A study published ...
The death from heart attack of the ultramarathoner Micah True has raised awareness about the safety of marathon racing and training. But the science suggests that distance running and racing are extremely unlikely to kill you — except when, in rare instances, they do.Gretchen Reynolds...
Do you know your running facts from fiction? Debunk some of the running world's most common urban legends.
And is that why we often do things we don't need to do and which are sometimes painful – like running a marathon? Writing for BBC Future, Claudia Hammond explains that "enforced and extended rest, unless we are ill and our ...
and previously for the Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon and Tri-Rock Triathlon in Philadelphia. He is a director of the running and endurance Sports Medicine Program at Penn Medicine. Dr. Vasudevan provides non-operative management of musculoskeletal conditions affecting athletes and active individuals of...
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but excessive exercise was damaging. For instance, in one German study published inEuropean Heart Journal, researchers compared the hearts of 108 chronic marathoners and sedentary people in a control group. Surprisingly, the runners had more coronary plaque buildup, a risk factor for heart disease...
Running is a metaphor for life. I realized this while ___22___ for a marathon to celebrate my 60th birthday. All the other runners being faster than me made me ___23___. But my coach shared some valuable ad...
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A marathon is a long running race of 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometres). The first Olympic Marathon was held in Athens. Now, many cities host their own marathons every year. Some of the best-known marathons around the world are the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon and the Tokyo Ma...