(January 9, 2013 at 5:59 pm)Rhythm Wrote: If you're big on distance running it would make sense for you to reduce your mass. Even if you didn't try to do so it would eventually happen, as the body uses both fat and muscle for fuel in a long distance run. There's an interesting side effect to this though, long distance running actually lowers your metabolism (the body attempts to minimize fuel consumption while maximizing gain from said consumption). This is why long distance runners tend to put on weight fast when they aren't running even if they maintain a similar "healthy" diet.
Well, running marathons is sketchy as to whether or not it is good for you- since the story of the Marathon, was that of A courier, that needed to deliver an important message from Athens to Marathon, as he ran the distance and delivered the letter, he shortly died. The first person to do a marathon died- that is a good warning sign. Ultra marathons- and 24 hour running races, are not that good for the body- but I enjoy running long distances- often, to become competitive you need to put yourself in unhealthy positions to get the pro contract or w/e.
