RunningAHEAD - Topic: Poor article on running marathons on abcnews.com

runmichigan

posted: 4/20/2015 at 4:42 PM
modified: 4/20/2015 at 4:46 PM

I guess I should have known better than to expect a good article on marathoning from abcnews.com, but one can always hope. They did not even report who won Boston today, but published this piece instead.

This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Run a Marathon

At least foxnews.com reported who won Boston.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2015/04/20/kenyan-rotich-wins-women-race-in-11th-boston-marathon/?intcmp=latestnews

Ileneforward

#artbydmcbride

posted: 4/20/2015 at 4:49 PM

"psychological symptoms like confusion and disorientation"

Runners run

BoilerTom90

posted: 4/20/2015 at 5:15 PM

that happens whether or not I run.

Quote from Ileneforward on 4/20/2015 at 4:49 PM:

"psychological symptoms like confusion and disorientation"

LedLincoln

not bad for mile 25

posted: 4/20/2015 at 5:31 PM

Quote from BoilerTom90 on 4/20/2015 at 5:15 PM:

that happens whether or not I run.

I was gonna say, that can only account for why people register.

JimR

posted: 4/20/2015 at 5:47 PM

Jason Karp. Still trollilng.

bhearn

posted: 4/20/2015 at 10:01 PM

I'm alarmed to see that I'm using up a lot of blood. Should I be getting transfusions?

beat

Break on through

posted: 4/20/2015 at 11:43 PM

Running a marathon can compromise the immune system for several months ...

there is a sharp spike in heart rate ...

extra stress on the kidneys ...

liver goes into overdrive ...

brain swelling ...

hyponatremic runners lose their ability to remember numbers ...

Well, if you put it like that, I don't know how anyone survives a marathon!

"Not to touch the Earth, not to see the Sun, nothing left to do but run, run, run..."

Phidippides

posted: 4/21/2015 at 8:28 AM

He didn't say anything about ruining your knees..... The author should have included that.....

Champions are made when no one is watching

Toronto

Seven Deadly Shins

posted: 4/21/2015 at 11:23 AM

I think the secret agenda is to limit the number of people who register for races... this marathon thing is definitely getting out of hand.

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 4/21/2015 at 11:29 AM

Most people don't

Quote from beat on 4/20/2015 at 11:43 PM:

Well, if you put it like that, I don't know how anyone survives a marathon!

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

LedLincoln

not bad for mile 25

posted: 4/21/2015 at 11:50 AM

Quote from Trent on 4/21/2015 at 11:29 AM:

Most people don't

So, population reduced by ~30000 after yesterday. Seems like the marathon craze should be abating in a couple of years.

Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 4/21/2015 at 12:05 PM

Correct.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Mendeldave

ultramarathon/triathlete

posted: 4/21/2015 at 2:10 PM
modified: 4/21/2015 at 2:13 PM

Not as bad as I was expecting to read (I was expecting it to say how we'll all get heart attacks from running) but it's annoying when authors write some runners will experience this, that and the other thing but fail to mention that it's hardly anyone who will actually experience whatever they're saying some might.

Imagine if car ads went something like this: "The new Mazda 3, with power steering and a nice coat of paint. Some drivers will kill others because they will get behind the wheel after a night of boozing."

Oh, and I found it funny that the head line is This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Run a Marathon and the picture below is of a bunch of super fit people. Like it's saying... you'll become fit.

HTFU? Why not!

USATF Coach

Empire Tri Club Coach
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Rockin

posted: 4/21/2015 at 3:05 PM

The OP quotes, Dr. Lewis G. Maharam, but how does Dr. Lewis G. Maharam know this? From looking at Dr. Lewis G. Maharam's photo on the internet, he doesn't look like a marathon runner. Is he a marathon runner?

LedLincoln

not bad for mile 25

posted: 4/21/2015 at 4:18 PM
modified: 4/21/2015 at 4:19 PM

Quote from Rockin on 4/21/2015 at 3:05 PM:

The OP quotes, Dr. Lewis G. Maharam, but how does Dr. Lewis G. Maharam know this? From looking at Dr. Lewis G. Maharam's photo on the internet, he doesn't look like a marathon runner. Is he a marathon runner?

Inconclusive as to whether he's a runner, but he is an accomplished self promoter.

Dr. Maharam is the most trusted doctor in the sport of running.

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