Isn't the marathon pretty in-line with our persistence hunting heritage? Do experienced marathoners still deal with those or do they mainly impact beginners?

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

Being an experienced marathon runner is a red flag marker for all kinds of tendon damages, all kinds of muscle damage, some kinds of organ damage. During examination if someone tells you they run marathons you go directly to checking for damages like it's a choose your own adventure novel.

It's an incredibly intensive and repetitive (In terms of impact and muscle activity) activity with a lot of friction involved and that's a bad combo for basically all parts of your body.

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

Isn't the marathon pretty in-line with our persistence hunting heritage?

chasing down an animal for like a mile or two is different than chasing it down for 26