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Tuesday, 13 May 2008
I had a friend who ran a gym and told me of the many people he knew who had permanently injured themselves as a result of running a marathon. On Sunday, I watched the Flora London Marathon 2008 on TV. Thirty four thousand people crossed the finish line. Sadly I was not one of them, having failed to secure a place in the race. When I lived in London, I was able to cheer the runners on from my garden, and have dreamed of running the race ever since. I also know many runners who have run marathons and done so without long term negative health effects. So, on Sunday, I applied for a place in the 2009 Flora London Marathon, dusted off my trainers and went for a run, and as I ran, I wondered just how good is running a marathon for you? Running a marathon is not easy due to the time you need to commit to training. You need to have a plan, and have commitment, but as I have shown the rewards in terms of your health, fitness, and mental health more than outweigh the effort you have to put in.

Getting out a calculator, a pen, some paper, a sixteen week marathon training plan, and a calorie guide, I worked out the following.

• 5,600 minutes of running at 9 minutes a mile will burn about 88,000 calories. I
• Running 600 miles is the equivalent of doing about 23 marathons.
• If you do a 16 week marathon training plan, you can expect to run about 600 miles over those 16 weeks.
• Burning 88,000 calories is the equivalent of losing 25lbs in weight.
• Training and running a marathon will help you lose between 1 ½ to 2 stone in weight!
• If you run at a four hour marathon pace (about 9 minutes a mile), 23 marathons will take you 93 hours
• That is about 5,600 minutes.

The benefits to me of losing this sort of weight, is that it would take me down to my ideal weight. How would losing 1 ½ to 2 stone benefit you? Are there any other benefits to running a marathon?

Yes there are. Here are just a few of them:

• Increased self esteem.
• More social contacts.
• A lasting sense of achievement.
• Running is fun.
• Increased fitness.

I really like the last benefit. I find running great fun, especially as I vary my running routes as much as possible. Varying your routes always gives you something new to see as you run.

 
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