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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-27 months agoNo sports world record is broken by doing what’s healthy. But judging by the trail ultra-marathoners I know personally, they’d be a lot less healthy if they didn’t have that hobby. Lots of (undiagnosed) ADHD in the sport, too.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoI suppose if you’ve got a self-destructive streak a mile wild, better to at least burn out doing something impressive.
No sports world record is broken by doing what’s healthy.
But judging by the trail ultra-marathoners I know personally, they’d be a lot less healthy if they didn’t have that hobby.
Lots of (undiagnosed) ADHD in the sport, too.
I suppose if you’ve got a self-destructive streak a mile wild, better to at least burn out doing something impressive.