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In article <1993Jan22.184756.3634@maths.tcd.ie>, stores@maths.tcd.ie
(Alison Musgrave) writes:
> 
> At what age do most people start running the marathon? I have always
wanted to
> run it ,but have been told not to as I am only 17! Having read about
the twins
> from America who ran the marathon at a very young age ,I would be
interested to
> know if it effected their bones/growth in any way ? At the moment I
run middle
> distance.
>          Thanks,
>                 Alison.

I ran my first marathon at age 16 on about 30-40 miles a week with my previous
long run being 13 miles.  I ran relatively slow and walked the last couple of
miles.  My next was at 17 on maybe 40-45 miles a week, but I raced.  I ran
another 3 as an 18 year old, on about 60 a week.  In all cases, I didn't get
hurt and recovered quickly.

16 years later I managed to finally break that PR I set as an 18 year old.  I
trained like hell for 4 months, 70-80 miles a week, and felt like something
that the cat spit up for about 3 or 4 weeks after.

Run 'em while you're young.

-paulf