what are the effects of long distance running

myles · Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 3

Hello, I am a guy who is 23 years old. I know that running on short distance gives you more speed. I am wondering what you get by long distance running. That should give you endurance in running, or am I wrong? Could you tell me more about this? Is there anything else?

magdalen · Newbie Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 4

Hi there. You got it right. When you are running on great distances, you improve your physical endurance(in running).Apart from that if you manage to run a marathon, for example, you might get mental strength because while running at such great distances as marathon there is always a time, around 30-35 km, where a competitor want to give up. You might call that point a breaking point. If you manage to hang on and finish a race it means that you are stronger mentally.

what are the effects of long distance running

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