Running a marathon is argued to be one of the hardest things anyone chooses to do in their life. This article proves that the theory could possibly be true and how it can affect a person's genes. Running a marathon takes commitment. In the body, the respiratory, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal systems really take a hit after running this event. Only the fully adept athletes can run a successful marathon. When runners run, the leg muscles deteriorate and as a result, it causes a very intense and an increased effort. The muscles start to get damaged and causes the muscles to lose strength. This term is known as the “wall” and it’s a faintness after the energy is all gone. Spanish researchers are testing runners to see if genetics have anything to do with running a marathon. The reason for this research, is because they’re athletes who suffer no muscle deterioration after finishing, while the others are at the finish line bleeding from their knees and bent over exhausted. Specialists tested seventy-one runners, who underwent blood testing after competing. Everyone was assigned a gene score; zero indicated that the runner will be the exhausted one after finishing, one represented the runner will be tired after the race but, no to where they are laying down, suffering, and two indicated that the runner has no problems after running. This concludes that …show more content…
During cross country season, I run anywhere from four miles a day to ten miles a day. I find that to be hard already. I can’t imagine how hard running a marathon truly is. When I do run ten miles, I know to go at a slower pace because I know how far I have to run. When I watch a marathon on TV for the Olympics, those professional athletes are running the pace I run for a mile. It amazes me how these people spend their entire life just running. It is my goal for one day to run a marathon, but I know it will take lots and lots of
They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares" (603). This quotation shows that running is not always competition, but it helps runners overcome their
Though physical exercise and training such as running can serve as valuable to the human body it can also come with downfalls as well. Running typically involves with using the lower part of the body such as the legs, knees and joints. This causes a runner to put most of its weight on the lower part of the body which eventually causes complications.“A runner usually is putting the weight down incorrectly on the lower body due to poor foot and lower body placement, this causes a person that may be 120 pounds to put double the weight on the lower body”(Davis). The extra pounds exerted to the body can cause problems such a damaged cartilage, tearing, and swelling. “Marathon runners tend to have the most problems with this because they put so much on their body physically for long...
Four days after winning the Seagate 100 km Ultramarathon in Toledo, Ohio, I was hospitalized for 11 days with Acute Kidney Failure, a direct consequence of the race, possibly exacerbated by the 2400 mg of ibuprofen that I took during the race. In this article, I will describe my race and my hospitalization, discuss similar experiences of two runners after the 1994 Western States (WS) 100 Mile Endurance Run, and tell what I have learned that might be of general interest.
Research Question: What are the physical and mental effects of doping in track and field?
Muscular endurance- As the player must continue running, their muscles will begin to tire and lactic acid will build up in their muscles. To ensure the players muscle don’t fatigue, the coach of this elite athlete has clearly targeted their muscular endurance. Shown through the multiple resistance trainings and circuit training, the athletes muscular endurance will be sure to improve.
Second, I will explain how human are able to surpass the limit and physiological toll on the body during a long distance run.
Running is the oldest and most popular sports in the world. Most runners feel that running is fairly simple, when in reality it is very complex. Running is one of the only sports that gives the whole body a work out. Leg strength and cardiovascular endurance play huge roles in the success of a runner, but they are not the only things that measure ones running ability. Upper body strength and back support are also important in running. Since athlete's's bodies are made up entirely of muscle, they must exercise often in order to take care of themselves and prevent injuries. Muscles are like any other thing in the world, the more you use them the stronger they get. Running long distances is strenuous on the muscles and if they are over worked and under cared for they can be damaged. Running causes the muscles that are active to become strong and less flexible, whereas the opposing muscles that are relatively under used become weaker. When muscles are being used they expand and contract often. If the muscles were not used in a while they usually get sore from the work out. Since muscles are the most important part of being athletic, proper care should go into maintaining them. Stretching before and after runs is a perfect way to care for your muscles.
Running may have a heavier toll on the body than any other sport, literally. With each stride, force of two to three times the bodies weight is hammered on the joint, muscles, and tendons.
Motivation to run comes in many different forms, it can be the need to finish an omnipresent goal, the need to prove something, or it could be to simply push yourself to a limit you did not know you had. For Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer, it was all of the above. For 75 years women were not allowed to run in the Boston Marathon. Many people in this time frame believed that a woman did not have the physical or substantial ability to run long distances, especially the 26.2 miles that make up a marathon. Bobbi and Kathrine would not stand for this conflict and through their actions created a compromise.
Running is not easy, but most Saturday mornings in the summer, I convince myself to step outside and test the strength of my heart by running a few miles. Half-Marathon US Champion Julia Stamps once stated, “Running away, can also be running toward something.” That is exactly what I do. When I start running away from my house, I end up running towards a specific destination. Two miles in, I stop at my destination to enjoy the view of Ted Grinter’s
I signed up to run track in the spring and went to summer conditioning for cross country. That’s when my coaches, teammates, and myself noticed that my running has improved significantly from when I first started. I knew that I had to work hard my senior year to achieve my goals for running. Running is a mental sport. The workouts I had to do were brutally painful and I had stay positive throughout the run because I know the training I had to do will help me during a race.
Running is a natural form of human locomotion. To many, running is an essential aspect of most sports and is also a simple way that requires little to get exercise anywhere. But because many people have adapted to improper forms of running over time, numerous physical injuries are the results. With the help of understanding the physics behind running, people can learn to run in such a way that expends less energy from the body. Keeping physics in mind may also lead to less injuries and effortless running. Remember, physics can be very helpful when running!
The exhaustion you feel after finally crossing the finish line at a marathon is like nothing you have felt before. You are completely drained physically, mentally, and emotionally. Your legs hurt to the bone, at the same time you are gasping for air while your throat screams for moisture. All of this is a small price to pay for the overwhelming feeling of self pride and accomplishment you are overcome with. Running the marathon is only half of the process. Training is very important with steps such as finding motivation, diet, safety, stretching, and last preparations the day of the marathon. With many physical, mental, and social benefits the hardship is well worth it. I greatly enjoy running and hope to one day run a full marathon.
The miles increased each week and before I knew it, the last long run before the marathon was only twenty miles. Then came the marathon, 26.2 miles of runners’ high, pain, agony, and unstable weather.
As the topic above endurance runners have slower twitch muscles in the body. The anatomy build of an endurance runners differs from a sprinter. Scott Amato, (2013, September 27 explains long distance are typically tall. The article also explains that long distance runners have long arms. The long legs of a long distance runners helps with a making fewer steps while running. While these are the typical characteristics of a long distance runners, some runners are normal height but have long legs to be able to give them the advantage of long strides. Most long distance runners are really thin and have less muscle mass. However; there is a reason why long distance runners have less muscle mass. Less muscle mass helps the long distance runners run longer as well as allowing the runner to run fast during a race because runners are not held down with all that muscle mass. Most runners do not weigh a lot because long distance runners run burn a lot of calories while running, causing runners to gain no weight at all. Most long distance runners have high VO2 max, which leads to them running for long periods in time. While these are the characteristics for long distance runners, there are different characteristics for