Barely Interesting Running Facts

Dave K

Did you know!?!....

• Athletes dressed in red (NY Flyers Red?) are more likely to win events than athletes wearing another color (Nature Magazine) 
• Physically active people have a 60 percent lower risk for Alzheimer's disease than couch potatoes (The Lancet Neurology - Sweden)  
• In terms of on-site media coverage, the Boston Marathon ranks behind only the Super Bowl as the largest single day sporting event in the world (Boston Athletic Association) 
• An average man has enough energy in his fat stores to run non-stop for 3 days at 15 miles per hour. (bbc.co.uk) 
• Runners report average yearly injury rates from 24% to 68%, of which 2% to 11% involve the hip or pelvis (van Mechelen, W. in "Running injuries: a review of the epidemiological literature") 
• 13.2 to 17.3 percent of all running injuries have been attributed to shin splints (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons) 
• The risk of having a heart attack during a marathon is one in 55,000. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology) 
• Runners who played ball sports as kids had nearly 50 percent fewer stress fractures than runners who didn't (Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine)

And there you have it.

-Dave K, Flyers Blogmaster