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Don't let the marathon scare you (Read 524 times)

Trent view log ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ	posted: 12/21/2007 at 5:15 PM
	http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/us/21marathon.html
	noʎ ɥʇıʍ ǝq ʎǝʞuoɯ ǝɥʇ ʎɐɯ

PerfesserR view log Jazz, happy dog	posted: 12/21/2007 at 5:59 PM
	They failed to account for monkey attacks.
	No, I don't want the damned combo special. Now quit asking me that.

BadDawg view log	posted: 12/21/2007 at 11:59 PM
	Quote from PerfesserR on 12/21/2007 at 5:59 PM: They failed to account for monkey attacks. The monkey attacks don't affect the major metro marathons Perfesser, so they are woefully underreported by the major media. The article is absolutely right about the overemphasis on marathon deaths, bad news sells. You won't see America's weight problem called an issue by health professionals, it's called an epidemic for a reason. The health risks of planting yourself on the couch are much greater. Like Bill Maher said, "ask your doctor if getting off your ass is right for you".
	Ed Tuesday Good Times 5K series in Lowell, MA HTFU "The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self." Whitney Young

mcsolar99 view log	posted: 12/22/2007 at 4:35 PM
	this reminds me of my favorite factoid: your chance of getting struck and killed by lightning during an entire year equals your chance of dying in your car after driving a mere 7 miles. i'm hoping to race my next marathon in a lightning storm. let's see if those monkeys have enough balls to come after me then.

Trent view log ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ	posted: 12/22/2007 at 4:42 PM modified: 12/22/2007 at 4:42 PM
	mcsolar, you had better select your marathon wisely after a taunt like that...
	noʎ ɥʇıʍ ǝq ʎǝʞuoɯ ǝɥʇ ʎɐɯ

Teresadfp view log	posted: 12/22/2007 at 5:39 PM
	Quote from mcsolar99 on 12/22/2007 at 4:35 PM: this reminds me of my favorite factoid: your chance of getting struck and killed by lightning during an entire year equals your chance of dying in your car after driving a mere 7 miles. i'm hoping to race my next marathon in a lightning storm. let's see if those monkeys have enough balls to come after me then. Great factoid! I will repeat that to my friends who are scared of flying - I always tell them it's much more dangerous driving across town to the airport than flying commercially cross-country! They look at me like I'm nuts...

mcsolar99 view log	posted: 12/22/2007 at 10:02 PM modified: 12/22/2007 at 10:04 PM
	Quote from Trent on 12/22/2007 at 4:42 PM: mcsolar, you had better select your marathon wisely after a taunt like that... i'm in my last hard week for pf changs (13 jan) machismo is the only thing keeping me afloat right now... in two weeks i'll be sacrificing at the flying monkey alter to atone for my sins, for sure... stumbling towards the taper...

trishierunner view log esq.	posted: 12/22/2007 at 10:23 PM
	Great article ... definitely something to share when people ask me if I'm worried about dropping dead in a marathon.
	2009: BQ?

tuf_aint_enough view log	posted: 12/22/2007 at 10:44 PM
	Well, if a Canadian from Toronto is cited in the article it must be true. I make a point of entering races that my cardiologist is also running. Seriously. He is a runner too, and I often find myself toeing the line with him. I try to stay particularly close on the big hills. Can't be too careful.

PerfesserR view log Jazz, happy dog	posted: 12/23/2007 at 7:27 AM
	Quote from Teresadfp on 12/22/2007 at 5:39 PM: ... I always tell them it's much more dangerous driving across town to the airport than flying commercially cross-country! ... Of course, that depends on who's at the controls...
	No, I don't want the damned combo special. Now quit asking me that.

spaniel view log	posted: 12/23/2007 at 3:27 PM
	The dangers of marathons may be exaggerated, but the benefits of 5Ks and 10Ks are not appreciated. Marathons are serious events that put people's bodies through a lot of stress. I still don't understand why newer runners feel the need to jump right to the marathon and forego all the benefits of shorter races.
	"Talent" is a cop-out for not wanting to try harder. marathon - 2:28 HM - 1:09:53 10K - 30:57 5K - 15:18 (2nd half of above 10K)

Mississippi view log	posted: 12/23/2007 at 5:30 PM modified: 12/23/2007 at 5:31 PM
	Quote from trishierunner on 12/22/2007 at 10:23 PM: worried about dropping dead in a marathon. This is my husband's number one fear of my running marathons. He says that it is just too much tempting fate and that the human body isn't meant to run for that long.
	"You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast. These are some good times so take a good look around. You may not know it now but you're gonna miss this" ~ Trace Adkins RunningAhead.com Texas Independence Relay Team

Bonkin view log Reboot	posted: 12/23/2007 at 6:58 PM
	Quote from Mississippi on 12/23/2007 at 5:30 PM: This is my husband's number one fear of my running marathons. He says that it is just too much tempting fate and that the human body isn't meant to run for that long. Wasn't it that PBS special last month or so ago that talked about how humans used to catch their food by outlasting the animals - i.e. long distance running. Maybe he could watch that and it will remind him to get back to his caveman roots.
	Your monkey gives me the creeps. - andahuff

rockenmamof5	posted: 12/23/2007 at 7:11 PM
	Quote from Bonkin on 12/23/2007 at 6:58 PM: Wasn't it that PBS special last month or so ago that talked about how humans used to catch their food by outlasting the animals - i.e. long distance running. Maybe he could watch that and it will remind him to get back to his caveman roots. Yep Mike it was that Nova special!! Now for me if I'm going to drop dead during a race it's more likely to be a 5k
	Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

Mississippi view log	posted: 12/23/2007 at 7:29 PM
	Quote from Bonkin on 12/23/2007 at 6:58 PM: Wasn't it that PBS special last month or so ago that talked about how humans used to catch their food by outlasting the animals - i.e. long distance running. Maybe he could watch that and it will remind him to get back to his caveman roots. Funny. But he'd then politely remind me that there are 4 grocery stores within 10 miles of our home..and last time he checked there weren't any wild animals hiding in the meat department.
	"You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast. These are some good times so take a good look around. You may not know it now but you're gonna miss this" ~ Trace Adkins RunningAhead.com Texas Independence Relay Team

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