Why everybody's running marathons now

为什么现在每个人都跑马拉松

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2024-11-02

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Marathon participation is surging, fueled in large part by 20-somethings who’ve embraced distance running as a way to deal with their quarter-life crises. Journalist Maggie Mertens and researcher Kevin Masters break down the state of the race. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members A runner in a Rubik's Cube costume during the 2024 London Marathon. Photo by Daniel Lai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  • While running marathon, there are people who end up pooping themselves.

  • Peeing your pants is definitely something that happens.

  • There's definitely, like, vomiting that happens.

  • People get overheated, dehydrated.

  • You know, you can have foot problems, leg problems, knee problems.

  • Runner's knee is one that I've had friends suffer from, which is pretty, pretty sad.

  • Just means you kind of like, ran too much and your knee is not happy about it.

  • Nipple chafing.

  • You know, chafing in general, like thigh chafing, arm chafing.

  • I had a really bad, like, armpit chafe after one race.

  • I mean, there's very rare cases of people who have heart attacks while they run marathons.

  • Okay?

  • But all that aside, it could be the greatest thing you ever do.

  • It could be.

  • I mean, it absolutely could be.

  • It could be something that changes your life, that makes you feel like a rock star, that, like, changes how you view yourself.

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