Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity

Once upon a time, our fellow Donovan Rebbechi
   rambled on about "Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity."
Our champion De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...

>> Normal training is what I recommended in my first post.  :)
>> 
>> Normal training is training in moderation.  
>
>Moderate means different things to different people. An elite athlete might
>be able to run 100 miles with the same effort that you'd run 40 miles.

I really don't think so.

There are a number of ways to quantify it.  Certainly, this 90 minute
figure is one of the parameters. An elite athlete, by definition, does
not engage in moderate exercise.

Also, an elite athlete really cannot be Jack LaLanne at age 89.  I
would say that Jack's workouts are not moderate either.

Just thought that you might want to know. :)