Is Running High Mileage Bad for Your Health? A Response to Media Scrutiny on “Running Too Much” Conclusion The running habits of the subjects in the ULTRA study appear to confer some remarkable health benefits, at least in the short term. The group as a whole averaged 2,080 miles in the past calendar year—40 miles per week—which is pretty impressive for a group of over 1,200 runners. These ultrarunners missed fewer days of work, needed less medical care, and had a lower incidence of pretty much every serious medical condition compared to the general population. Notably, however, allergies, hay fever, and asthma are bigger concerns for the ultramarathoning community. We’ll have to wait a while to see whether this trend of good health continues for the runners in the ULTRA study, but what does this suggest for you, right now?
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:00:14 +0000
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