The hidden dangers of marathon running
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The very first marathon runner, Pheidippides, may have died of exhaustion but over 860,000 people still applied to run last year’s London Marathon.When Pheidippides reportedly ran from Marathon to Athens to announce victory over the Persians in 490BC, he wouldn’t have known he’d started a major trend. But maybe we should be paying more attention to his sad demise, as this is an endurance event despite the increasing numbers of people wanting to take on the challenge.I experienced it myself in 20
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