Dr. Matsumura of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Lehigh Valley Health Network crunched data from over 3,800 male and female runners. The majority under age 40 and averaged several miles a week on the roads running through several pairs of Nike running shoes.
The conclusion? More is not better. Runners are playing a kind of running Russian game of roulette.
Dr. James O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at the Mid-American Heart Institute, noted family history of heart disease and other genetically predisposed disorders did not explain the life-shortening effects of the running.
O’Keefe said there may simply be 'too much wear and tear,' and advised fanatics to switch to a slow the pace and reduce the time out to 2.5 hours about two to three times each week. A prescription for running?
Apparently wannabe marathon runners are literally killing themselves. Who knew?
