Marathon running can damage a heart
Posted On 11/28/2007 9:17:10 AM by TriFatlete
Running 26.2 miles is not for the faint of heart.
Abnormalities in heart structure and function were found in men and women who ran the Boston Marathon in 2004 and 2005 by Harvard Medical School researchers.
For some 2,500 years, scientists have written about possible unhealthy outcomes of running for tens of miles when nothing is chasing you. But more and more people are doing it. In 2005, 382,000 runners completed a marathon, 80,000 more than in 2000. That has not led to a massive increase in heart attacks. In fact, Arthur Siegel, an assistant clinical professor of medicine, says the risk of dying from a heart attack is a scant one in 50,000 runners.
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A Little American Cheer in Dublin | Running Community
Posted On 1/8/2008 9:59:40 AM by TriFatlete
The sights, sounds and community of the Dublin marathon is captured by American runner Karen Embree. What happens when 10,000-plus runners venture out for 26.2 miles, laughing, crying, eating, running and even whining together? It doesn't really matter where we travel to, what language is spoken, the color of skin, the age, size or shape of the people. A marathon is a marathon is a marathon.
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Get Your Ultimate Marathon Training Plan From Runner's World.com
Posted On 6/10/2008 5:06:25 AM by TriFatlete
Runner's World.com gives you the ultimate training plan for running a marathon plus advice on tackling the 26.2 mile distance.
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