[sendomatic]

Interesting link. But the way you introduce it overstates the statements made by the research.

[nopinsight]

I have just a couple of friends who run full marathons on a regular basis. One of them just died this year, probably due to heart condition, one day after a marathon. He has no other ailments we knew of.

It’s anecdotal, yes, but coupled with some research and other medical advice I’ve read, running marathons or longer distance too often and aiming for a competitive time likely has long-term negative effects on your health.

(Note: The etymology of ‘marathon’ also gives a small hint of this, though obviously Pheidippides ran in a very different condition from modern marathons.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides )

[_the_inflator]

I agree. Most people could not get into the area of "death risk".

I am more interested in injuries.