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Thanks for the reference. It's just hard for me to parse out how bad it is for me to continue running these kinds of distances.

One could easily write a list of scary side effects for being sedentary too... but which is worse? I'm just guessing (hoping) that the benefits of marathon running outweigh the costs.

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The choice isn't marathons or nothing. You could run half-marathons.

Parent's last sentence gives me hope it should be OK, at least for the heart.

What I can surely say is that I have never been feeling better and healthier than since I started running long distances at 30.

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