Health/heart risks of long distance running?

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  [Deactivated] on 01/08/2019 - 23:51

  +5

  You can't be that unfit if you ran 10kms. You'll be fine, just keep at it, and your resting heart rate and peak heart rate will lower.

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  JIMB0 on 02/08/2019 - 06:22

  Just google max heart rate to find all the information you seek.

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  Euphemistic on 02/08/2019 - 06:37

  There are plenty of resources on the internet’s about this.

  There are millions of people who run and are fit and they had to start somewhere. As above, I’d you can run 10km you aren’t unfit, but obviously need some more conditioning. Listen to your body it will tell you when you are pushing too much. .

  The thing is, no one knows why some fit people just drop dead during an activity. It just happens. I have been a regular mountain biker for years. While I’m fairly fit I’m certainly not athlete level and it does concern me a bit about the heart problems, but I do what I can to keep fit becuase other health risks are significantly reduced. It’s always a trade off when doing something.

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  ihbh on 02/08/2019 - 07:17

  +1

  I did 10km the other day and felt fine

  What time did you do it in?

  My heart rate is fairly high on average (85+)

  What is your resting HR? Is it 85+?

  measured it at around 190

  Generally max HR is 220 - age. See here for targets: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-dept…

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    SlavOz on 02/08/2019 - 12:19

    Hi. I did the 10kms in just under an hour, but that was with only 5 days of notice and preparation (last minute charity run). Think I can definitely do better with some more training and commitment.

    Resting heart rate is around 80+ yes. Sometimes just standing up and walking to the kitchen my heart rate can hit into the 90s. I'm in good shape naturally (very slim) but never really exercised or worked out much so that's probably the cause.

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  slow on 02/08/2019 - 08:32

  +3

  I think a lot more people die from the effects of sitting on the couch eating junk food and other sedentary lifestyle choices.

  I have been running a lot for many years and when I look around consider myself considerably healthier than my contemporaries

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  Ocker on 02/08/2019 - 08:37

  James F. Fixx, who spurred the jogging craze with his best-selling books about running and preached the gospel that active people live longer, died of a heart attack Friday while on a solitary jog in Vermont. He was 52 years old.

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  outlander on 02/08/2019 - 08:37

  +1

  News can present a distorted image of the situation because they cherry pick data, which is why I largely ignore it. In every case I've seen where someone has died and I've thought "that could be me!" it always turns out that if you dig a little deeper, there were other issues at play.

  It's completely conceivable that every one of those people you read about, had existing heart problems.

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  DarthAntz on 02/08/2019 - 10:55

  +1

  Combine eating well with your exercise. Keep a diary of your heart rate results (jogging time, distance etc) and push yourself a little more once you see improvements in your heart rate.

  Sounds like you are making this claim too early into enjoyment for running. Stick to 10km for a little while longer until you've got a good chart of your progress (maybe ~30 runs).
  More benefits will come with the consistency of your runs. Great hobby and keep doing it!

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  rompastompa on 02/08/2019 - 11:28

  +2

  I've seen many deaths from people at local training grounds who's heart suddenly stopped

  :O How many deaths over how many years?! Perhaps there's something in the air, your local training grounds isn't in Chernobyl, is it?

  I'm generally healthy, mid 20s

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    SlavOz on 02/08/2019 - 12:11

    I grew up in a huge soccer community, played it as a kid and so did all my siblings. To this day I still play and help out with coaching on the side. I've seen a handful of notable cases where people were enjoying a fun Sunday league game, fell down, and never got back up. It's scarring, though tbf many times it has been found that certain combinations were factors, like drinking a few Red Bulls before a match.

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  try2bhelpful on 03/08/2019 - 00:19

  If you are concerned get a checkout from a doctor to see if you have any underlying issues.