One in four endurance runners displays ‘worryingly high’ levels of anxiety and depression, according to a study led by a man who has himself run more than 400 marathons. Isn’t exercise supposed to make you feel good?
A potentially interesting topic, but the style in which this article is written is very irritating. It’s trying to put words into the reader’s mouth, and most of the “replies” are rather insulting and overtly stereotypical.
Back onto the topic itself - some runners run away from something bad in their lives, or have adopted addiction to running to replace some other addiction, usually drugs or overworking. I know a few like that personally, and they are indeed unhappy.
I’m not a fan of how the article is written, but as someone who runs marathons, I do think it offers some conversation points.
For me, training for a marathon is like preparing for a moon landing. It takes a lot of time and commitment, and it’s sometimes hard to fit in. Then on race day, if you don’t get the time you’ve been training for, you can feel quite dejected afterwards.
Why not just run with friends recreationally, and then sign up for a marathon for the social aspect and enjoy hanging out with people while running too far?
A potentially interesting topic, but the style in which this article is written is very irritating. It’s trying to put words into the reader’s mouth, and most of the “replies” are rather insulting and overtly stereotypical.
Back onto the topic itself - some runners run away from something bad in their lives, or have adopted addiction to running to replace some other addiction, usually drugs or overworking. I know a few like that personally, and they are indeed unhappy.
I’m not a fan of how the article is written, but as someone who runs marathons, I do think it offers some conversation points.
For me, training for a marathon is like preparing for a moon landing. It takes a lot of time and commitment, and it’s sometimes hard to fit in. Then on race day, if you don’t get the time you’ve been training for, you can feel quite dejected afterwards.
Why not just run with friends recreationally, and then sign up for a marathon for the social aspect and enjoy hanging out with people while running too far?