https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/01/18/live-longer-by-running-for-the-finish-line.aspxEver thought of running a marathon? It&rsquo;s a lofty goal, but scientists have discovered it&rsquo;s much more than that. It turns out that running your first marathon can do miraculous things for your health. StudyFinds reported that researchers inenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/01/18/live-longer-by-running-for-the-finish-line.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9781621/18/2020 2:05:40 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:978162Almond<p>My philosophy about running is the same as Ronald Reagans--let your horses do the running. &nbsp;I am happy to be walking and am not able to run. &nbsp;There are not too many times I would even find running useful. &nbsp;I am not sure this jogging craze is good for women internally or their joints, esp. on hard surfaces. &nbsp;I do not see long-lived Okinawan women jogging. &nbsp;Walking is a much more natural day-to-day activity. &nbsp;</p> <p>When I was in college, there was a student who ran 30 miles a day--hard to believe. &nbsp;He was not an athlete or anything. &nbsp;I wonder if he did it just for the runner&#39;s high. &nbsp;I never did ask him. &nbsp;He was very rigid in his outlook on life in many ways. &nbsp;I wonder what kind of shape he is in today. &nbsp;A lot of these marathon runners I have known have followed bad dietary advice (doctors told them to avoid butter and use margarine, etc.) and they had heart attacks. </p> <p>Prehistorically, walking and carrying heavy loads were probably more significant for survival. &nbsp; </p> <p>It is not in my nature to understand why anyone would want to run a marathon. &nbsp;I don&#39;t think in terms of competing in ways like that.</p>