Are Marathons Healthy

Around nine months ago I wrote a post questioning whether or not Marathons are healthy. I wrote the post a few days after I had completed the ING Georgia Marathon. In the half a year since that has passed I have trained for and ran the New York City Marathon and I am currently a few weeks away from running in the Disney Marathon.

The good news for anyone interested in running a Marathon is that I am still running with no real problems. I have reduced my mile pace by close to a minute and I have also lost close to fifteen pounds. I have been taking a vitamin supplement as well as glucosamine. I still can feel an old hip injury during the first couple of miles but otherwise I have not noticed any changes in my body.

The scary news is that during the past few months there have been multiple cases of sudden death during marathons. Chad Schieber collapsed during the Chicago Marathon this summer. His death has been attributed to a pre-existing heart condition. In April, 22 year old David Rogers collapsed after completing the London Marathon. His death has been attributed to hyponatraemia. Finally, there was the highly publicized death of Ryan Shay, the elite runner who perished while attempting to qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. His death has also been linked to a pre-existing heart condition.

It should be noted that these young men who died while running made up a very small percentage of those who ran in Marathons and finished without a problem. Most of these men had pre-existing conditions and the stress of the marathon was too much for their bodies to take. These unfortunate events highlight the need to get a proper medical exam before attempting to run long distances. Marathons place a enormous amount of stress on the human body and you need to be sure that you are not putting yourself in danger.

Can the interenet be used to make money?

I apologize to the few people who actually read this blog on occasion, as I have not done much to keep your interest levels up. The past month has been quite turbulent as far as my work and social life goes, plus the weeks before Christmas break are always crazy at school. This is of course not a good excuse since I actually still have been doing some writing.

Some of you may remember Don Lapre, the "nutritionist" who enthusiastically told late night television viewers how he made "millions of dollars from his one-bedroom apartment by placing tiny ads in newspapers around the country." Well, my scheme does not really sink to that level of desperation but it is not much better.

If you have used the Internet in the past few months, you may have noticed that there is an abundance of advertisements strategically placed on many websites. These ads provide revenue for the owner of the website each time they are clicked on. The amount of money is determined the type of advertisement and if the click results in a sale for the advertiser.

As a young college graduate with limited wisdom on the workings of the world, there are unfortunately a limited number of topics that I can provide advice about. The one topic that I do know quite a lot about is obtaining funding for college. I had to take out student loans for both undergraduate and graduate school. As a result of the research I did, I believe I can provide somewhat sound advice for students attempting to pay for their education. The best part of my idea is that the advertisements that I have placed on my website are quite lucrative.

Now that you have taken the time to read this post, please be sure to check out the sound financial advice on my Student Loan Advice website! Perhaps you will even help me pay off my own loans by visiting some of the advertisers on my website. Hopefully you will see me some day talking about how I made millions from my one bedroom apartment by placing tiny advertisements on websites all over the Internet.