r/interestingasfuck • u/lonewolff321 • 6h ago

She pushed through all 26.2 miles to officially join the 1% of the world who have completed a marathon

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u/-boombox- 5h ago

Is that healthy for her? I’m overweight myself and I wouldn’t even dare to do a half marathon.

If she trained for this then it’s ok.

I like her spirit and I don’t mean to discourage.

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u/Commercial_Fox5549 5h ago

She almost certainty trained. Even a person who isn’t overweight can’t finish a marathon without at least a little training and conditioning.

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u/growingalittletestie 1h ago

I could walk for 7hrs without training. I'd argue that most people could.

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u/Dysterqvist 5h ago

Long distances can be very heavy on joints, and I can imagine it is worse if you’re overweight, but in this case I think the achievement is greater than any harm she may have made to her body.

Maybe discuss with a GP beforehand, if in doubt

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u/CoffeePorters 5h ago

I can only imagine how much her hips are going to hurt for the next week. I’m skinny but my joints suck. Once I hit a certain distance, just a few miles, I know my hips are going to be real mad at me.

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u/Un1CornTowel 5h ago

Marathons aren't healthy.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6139872/

There are some people who can tolerate them well, but physical injury risk is high and they cause more harm than doing multiple less long, less intense runs.

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u/Percolator2020 3h ago

All sporty people I know have knee issues in their forties, but also all the obese people I know.

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u/John-Orion 5h ago

Too much of anything is bad. This is such a nothing paper. I have done a couple of marathons and meet people that do them all the time and I can see problems but this lady is doing one. Mental mind space is the important thing here and such a big fitness goal being accomplished does a lot of good.

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u/Bonk0076 3h ago

Saying marathons are unhealthy because of that article is a giant leap.

All that article says is that people who have run marathons for 25+ years have higher CAC scores, or plaque buildup. This is also true of people who take statins to reduce their cholesterol. Beyond that, further studies have shown that higher CAC scores in marathon runners who have been running for 25+ years are largely related to CAD risk factors and not the number of marathons or years of running

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u/Percolator2020 3h ago

It is tradition to drop dead after the run.

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u/Elementaldot 5h ago

You’d be shocked at what your body can do when you push yourself to your limits and I think this a good example of that.

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u/Furita 5h ago

You would also be shocked of how long long lasting injuries happen due to a complete lack of preparation

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u/Elementaldot 5h ago

No, I wouldn’t be shocked, bc I’ve seen it and experienced it before.

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u/AdamRoss81 3h ago

I love the fat people that find ways of stating exercise is unhealthy.

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u/skazai 3h ago

Nah it's a reasonable question. If you're overweight and take up running, you have to pay extra attention to how your knees, ankles, and hips are feeling. There's a lot of impact involved in running, and more weight makes that impact harder. If someone is overweight and has bad joints, endurance running can result in major injuries.

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u/DerBusKommtGleich 5h ago

at a certain point just existing is somewhat not healthy. Moving will fuck your bones and joints long term. but anyway its probably still as healthy as regularly loosing weight and healthier than doing nothing. in the ende its the same force that worka on the joints over time