Every hour of running adds 7 hours to your life.

[Decker]

Or so the latest studies show...But we already knew this right? 🙂: nyti.ms/2oo8G54

[Lordi Marathon]

Great news! I know running for an hour sometimes feels like seven hours on a bad day! Reminds me of that old addage about not drinking, smoking, eating rich food or motorcycling giving you a longer life (or at least it will feel very much longer) But seriously, I find the time spent running to be expansive (in the moment, timeless, hence sometimes it is an enjoyable focussed eternity all in a short period of time). The fact we get 7 hours of life extension back ontop of that is a great bonus!

[AnnieW55 in reply to Lordi]

I was going to say that 😀. Totally agree with your post. Even if an extra 7hrs turns out not to be true.

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to AnnieW55]

Yes, absolutely! We usually only agree with the studies that confirm our own lifestyles, so I’m going with this one 😁

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

Haha yes that is true,some runs never seem to end. I think they also qualified it by mentioning that many people who run also tend to have healthier lifestyles outside of running. But I’m not going to argue with science when it’s on my side!

[AnnieW55]

Except for a bad run day when it feels like so much more 😀.

Ok Lordi has already said it but I couldn’t resist, sorry☺️.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Hmmm, I wonder how many hours I've run...

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

We may need to call NASA to help calculate that one Abi. You’ve probably banked 20 years by now! 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

😁 Maybe not that many, but it must be a few!!

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

For sure 😁 Now I’m trying to calculate mine and my head is starting to hurt.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

😂

Apparently in May alone I added 15 days to my life. May was an exceptional month, mind you...

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

Wow! That is more than I have for my first year! 😁

[Mummycav]

Yey! We can all live forever!!! Haha

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Mummycav]

More time to run

[Mummycav in reply to Decker]

Now that’s a win win!!

[Lordi Marathon]

I forgot to do the calculations - I've added 35 days to my life in 2018 so far! So it looks like recreational running adds about 1.5 months a year to my life. Wow, that's a great way of looking at things!

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

Wow, serious miles paying dividends there!