Define āhigh mileage runnersā
20 miles or more a week.
For how long?
Im not reading that.
The bullet point is that this was a poor quality low powered study in which a conclusion was manufactured.
Male marathon runners (n = 50) as compared with sedentary male controls (n = 23) had increased total plaque volume (200 vs. 126 mm3, p < 0.01), calcified plaque volume (84 vs. 44 mm3, p < 0.0001), and non-calcified plaque volume (116 vs. 82 mm3, p = 0.04). Lesion area and length, number of lesions per subject, and diameter stenosis did not reach statistical significance.
Conclusion
Long-term male marathon runners may have paradoxically increased coronary artery plaque volume.
I was minded by it after Pat Hooper died recently. We were chatting about it in the āreal worldā. People who are involved in athletics reckoned it was a thing alright but more research is needed.
You take things awful personally.
Like most things, moderation is key. Running 100 miles a week for years canāt be good for you. I seen Jerry Kiernan out running a while back, and it was very sad. Youād wonder why heād bother. Lad living across from me ran with Jerry back in the day. Had heart trouble recently and consultant said it is very common amongst long distance runners and cyclists.
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People run for a variety of reasons, Iām sure most are aware of the risks, I fear that Iād be in a far worse place mentally if I didnāt get out most days to clear my head and feel good about what Iāve done, other people will have other valid reasons
Itās a pointless interjection into a thread type that doesnāt normally have that sort of shite, thereās enough negativity on TFK
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You did not read what I said.
I wasnāt talking about your post but the one you were replying to
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Itās a conversation I had in real world with people who do run, as i said, after Hooper died. They had various perspectives on it.
Itās not meant to be negative. Itās just a viewpoint.
One of lads I spoke to reckoned anybody over 40 should get a heart calcification test. Need a GP referral but best predictor of heart attack there is. Far better than stress tests or usual medicals.
Great running lads. Iām intending on doing a trail run today, but not sure if Iāll get out. Been working all morning and may go do family stuff in afternoon, so will hopefully get out sometime this week. Will hopefully get 10k done, time will be shit, but Iām aiming for a 60 minute target.
Iām pretty sure I read last week that Pat Hooperās father died from a heart attack at an early age too. Might be more hereditary than anything to do with running.
Running in flats is bad for you
Spotted a run on strava, Itās the Black Bridge mate, havenāt we discussed this before 
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I knew youād bite 
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