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Originally Posted by Barrett
I think that people think that anyone can do a marathon now-a-days. I believe that they do not train enough to prepare for a marathon. I have only completed one, and the training part takes up alot of your life. But it is extremely sad. Remember also, the first person to ever run a marathon died as well. It is not something that everyone can complete. I have also heard that the stress you put on your body during the marathon is similar to a heart attack!!! My condolences go out to the runner and his family.
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Agreed. That's what I was thinking. I'm not trying to get on a soapbox here, but I do think that Barrett is right, there are so many people that view it as an attainable goal, but aren't willing to put in the miles that should be done. Hell - Lance's longest run was 13 miles before his first marathon. All I can say is that I hope people start to realize that it takes a TON of work to run a marathon safely - and without doing major damage to your body.
Regardless, it sounds like this person was in great shape, and it was a freak accident. It makes me so sad to hear this, but it brings to mind an early Fitcast episode in which Lou was discussing heartbeat variances, and how endurance athletes tend to have that necessary variance disappear. I'd be interested to hear what Lou has to say about it..
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