Why everybody's running marathons now

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🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Marathon participation is surging, fueled in large part by 20-somethings who’ve embraced distance running as a way to deal with their quarter-life crises. Journalist Maggie Mertens and researcher Kevin Masters break down the state of the race. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members A runner in a Rubik's Cube costume during the 2024 London Marathon. Photo by Daniel Lai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	While running marathon, there are people who end up pooping themselves.
0:05.0	Peeing your pants is definitely something that happens.
0:09.0	There's definitely like vomiting that happens.
0:12.0	People get overheated, dehydrated.
0:14.0	You know, you can have foot problems, leg problems, me problems.
0:18.0	Runner's knee is one that I've had friends suffer from, which is pretty
0:22.3	sad just means you kind of like ran too much and your knee is not happy about it. Nipple chafing,
0:30.2	you know, chafing in general, thigh chafing, arm chafing. I had a really bad like armpit chaf after
0:36.5	one race. I mean, there's very rare cases of people who have
0:39.9	heart attacks while they run marathons. Okay, but all that aside, it could be the greatest thing you ever do?
0:46.0	It could be. I mean, it absolutely could be. It could be something that changes your life that makes you
0:51.2	feel like a rock star that like changes how you view yourself.
0:55.0	Why everyone seems to be running a marathon now?
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