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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m no expert but I’d guess any form of extreme exercise stresses the body, temporarily increasing inflammation and decreasing resistance to illness. [/quote]

Long distance running is linked to acute kidney issues, so it's believable.

No one's saying not to work out, just that extreme exercise can cause some damage.[/quote]

During really intense exercise sessions, the body will divert blood away from the digestive system muscles. There’s actually a condition called ischemic colitis which can develop in some distance runners as a result of this—the large intestine and colon don’t get enough blood.[/quote]

This is the path they should be looking down. I think running these arbitrary race distances puts a hard goal on runners and so they are over stressing their bodies again and again to meet these defined distances. I think running a few times per week and getting adequate rest is fine. But decades of rigid training will take a toll on the body. I know many runners with awful joint problems too.

My MIL on the other hand runs 20 mins per day on average at a modest pace and she is still doing it in her mid 60s.[/quote]

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