Tag: Marathon Training
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Yikes, I have a High Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) Score. Was it Caused by Running? Will Running Make Things Worse?
My preceding post explored the question of how much endurance exercise is ENOUGH to get all its benefits. This post begins my exploration of medical concerns about damage to the heart from too much endurance exercise. The most frequently discussed concerns are increased-for-age coronary artery atherosclerosis (AS) and the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (AFib)…
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Have I Maxed Out the Health Benefits of Running?
Do I run too much? From conversations (with non-runners, of course) and reading descriptions of what others try to do regularly to maintain their health, I have found that a lot of people believe that “it has been determined” (by wise people who study such things, I guess) that there is an optimal amount of…
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Can Running Reduce My Risk of Dementia?
I have almost reached the start of my 66th year and am, as far as I know, in excellent health. This puts me at high risk of living far into the age ranges in which a terrifying percentage of people develop dementia (pathologic cognitive decline severe enough to interfere with daily life). I have a…
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Tibialis Posterior Tendinopathy Strikes
Was it too greedy to plan a second marathon just two months after my last one? All was going well until it wasn’t, two weeks before race day, after a 15-mile run prescribed by my coach for the end of my first week of “tapering” for the race. I did not get to participate in…
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After Months Completely Unable to Run in 2021, 2022 was a Much Better Running Year
I paused my blog project after my DNS (Did Not Start) at the 2021 Grandma’s Marathon. In the four months following my hamstring injury, every time I tried a test run the result was intense pain in the back of my right thigh that stopped me after a short distance. Throughout these months, I walked…
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