Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John 'the Man' wrote:
> Once upon a time, our fellow Van Bagnol
>    rambled on about "Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity."
> Our champion De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...
> 
>>I would have had no problem with you stating that 90 minutes is a 
>>reasonable limit in order to mitigate immune system stress. I _did_ have 
>>a problem with you stating 90 minutes should be the unequivocal maximum 
>>for _all_ workouts. If the former is what you actually meant, then your 
>>wording conveyed something else.
> 
> Of course, one does wonder why exercising for more than 90 minutes
> would even be an issue.  Most people have a hard time finding time to
> exercise to begin with.

Most people can find 90 spare minutes on a weekend.

> Do people who exercise for 2 hours every day, have a life?

Two hours a day would yield 140 miles for an elite runner. This is generally
considered high milage even for an elite marathon specialist. A competitive 
club runner could get by on about 40-70 miles/week and keep it down to about 
1hr/day on weekdays.

Cheers,
-- 
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/