It all sounds pointless.
Marathons are not good for the body.
It wasn’t. She spent a long time in college training for a career she happily dumped when she found a guy who’d be her sperm donor and personal atm. Now she puts whatever she wants to do ahead of everything else. She’s a raving modern woman success.
“Marathons are not good for the body.”
SO TRUE! I was a runner who brought my kids up running - 4 ran a half with me one year while 2 others did the 5-mile (I only did half’s - always injured something training for full’s), and 3 are marathoners. One son is still a serious marathoner & tri-athlete - but he is always dealing with injuries. But he’s addicted, having done all the big marathons.
The other 3 of us agree: full marathons are not good for the body. Half marathons are great and do no harm.
It’s a rare person who can do full marathons regularly w/o injuries.
I had to quit running at 69 5 years ago due to arthritis under my kneecaps - and only walk now - and really miss my running.......
That’s why people take time to recover, rather than starting right back out of the gate. They can be done, but you need a few weeks of going lightly to recover.