169: What Happens To Your Body After Running a Marathon?
5/9/202650 min
If you’ve run a marathon, you’re training for one or you’re thinking about signing up for one... this episode is for you.
Andy, Sarah and Rick dive into the science of what happens to your body after a marathon. From intense muscle soreness and a weakened immune system to the huge impact on your central nervous system. If you’ve ever experienced brain fog or found yourself bumping into things after a race, you are not alone!
The team break down exactly what you should be doing post-marathon to give your body the best chance of recovery, reduce your risk of injury and get back to feeling your best.
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First 90 secondsAndy Baddeley· Host0:00
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Sarah Hartley· Host0:24
We're going on tour, and I am so excited about this.
Andy Baddeley· Host0:27
It was a deliberate pun 'cause this episode is sponsored by On, so we're going on tour- On tour ... with On for the On Squad Race. So we're going all over the world, starting with South America.
Sarah Hartley· Host0:35
Buenos Aires.
Andy Baddeley· Host0:36
Yeah.
Sarah Hartley· Host0:36
I cannot wait. The On Squad Race has already started, and we are going to five different locations to take part in this sick event.
Andy Baddeley· Host0:44
Yeah. We're gonna be finding out all about the local running culture in three different continents, which is pretty cool for us.
Sarah Hartley· Host0:49
And racing up and down in a spiral car park, which I feel like is gonna be a test in itself.
Andy Baddeley· Host0:55
Yeah, four by four relay, two men, two women on each teams. We're gonna be captaining various teams when we take on these challenges around the world. And On is on a mission to ignite the human spirit through movement, which is what we're gonna be doing by traveling all over the world and meeting all these amazing runners.
Sarah Hartley· Host1:07
And if you wanna find out more about On Squad Race, then head to the link in the show notes.
Speaker 2· Host1:11
[upbeat music] Let me paint you a picture. It's days, a week, weeks even since you ran a big race. Your brain's feeling foggy. You're a little bit lost. You're bumping into things. You don't know where to go. You end up walking the streets