--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > > I don't know that running a marathon could be said > > > > > to "destroy your health" even temporarily. It > > > > > certainly depletes your strength, but it doesn't > > > > > take that long to recover if you're fit to start > > > > > with. > > > > > > > > You start pissing blood and so on as your body digests itself > > > > during the run. > > > > > > Maybe some do, but I don't think it's very common. > > > And even so, given that recovery is quick, I still > > > wouldn't call that "destroying your health." > > > > How quick is "quick?" > > Few days, max. > > I'm talking about events like the New York City > Marathon that all kinds of ordinary people run > in, BTW--people who have regular jobs, moms with > kids, and so on. If it were as debilitating as > you suggest, they wouldn't be able to participate. > And I've seen interviews with or stories about > quite a few over the years. Never saw any of them > say their health was destroyed, even temporarily. >
Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe none ofthem are attempting to beat the world record. The olympic level athletes reportedly have at least short-term health problems after the run. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
