
Your Heart Receives The Greatest Benefit
There are several benefits of running in a marathon, but one of the most important is that it improves your heart health. The first time you decide to take part in a marathon, your circulatory system will go back in time a few years, making you feel younger.
Senior researcher and cardiologist at the Institute of Cardiovascular Science at University College in London, Dr. Charlotte Manisty states, “Training for a marathon — even as a novice runner — has significant benefits on the cardiovascular system and can ‘reverse’ the effects of aging that we find in the major blood vessels by four years.”