tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post8638350877221453707..comments2024-03-29T07:47:38.538+00:00Comments on Running in Cork, Ireland: Can the kick at the end of a Marathon be fatal?John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-90825767463033295552011-11-28T16:13:32.087+00:002011-11-28T16:13:32.087+00:00A topic to bring everyone down to earth. I'm n...A topic to bring everyone down to earth. I'm not a doctor, but have completed 5 marathons. My advice for what it's worth is to train properly and respect the distance. If a runner is capable of a 5 hour marathon, don't think you can do 4.30. There are no bad times in a marathon. Let's face it, 26 miles is a long way and a marathon shouldn't be undertaken lightly. Regarding theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-53476131083131908102011-11-24T23:23:45.042+00:002011-11-24T23:23:45.042+00:00So its 1/50000
For the population of ireland if t...So its 1/50000<br /><br />For the population of ireland if they were in one race would be 80 people.<br /><br />Or 480 people per day if you have an average of 4 hrs.<br /><br />Then if you multiply that by 365 to get a year.<br /><br />Then the life expectancy for me is 77.96 and women 82.55 so lets round it to 80 years.<br /><br />So basically your 3 times more likely to die during a marathon romhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086390207070247899noreply@blogger.com