What does marathon training do to your body? A reporter becomes the test subject

THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT KEEPS ME UP BECAUSE SOMEONE’S MOM ASKED A TOTALLY NORMAL QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER RUNNING IS BAD FOR YOUR BODY AND INSTEAD OF JUST GUESSING THIS NPR REPORTER ELISSA NADWORNY WENT AND TURNED HERSELF INTO A WHOLE TEST SUBJECT BEFORE RUNNING THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON AND THE THING IS SHE LITERALLY GOT A BONE SCAN AND BLOOD WORK AND A TREADMILL TEST TO FIND OUT WHAT TRAINING ACTUALLY DOES TO YOU WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE I AM SUDDENLY SO CONCERNED ABOUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO OUR BONES AND OUR ORGANS AND NOBODY EVEN HAS A CLEAR ANSWER YET EXCEPT WE ARE ALL OUT HERE PUSHING OUR BODIES TO THE ABSOLUTE LIMIT AND I JUST HOPE EVERYONE IS DRINKING WATER. ANYWAY, ABSOLUTE SCENES.

SO APPARENTLY, AND I AM STILL PROCESSING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NEW YORK CITY BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE WHOLE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON IS TAKING PLACE AND NPR REPORTER ELISSA NADWORNY DECIDED TO BECOME AN ACTUAL TEST SUBJECT BEFORE RUNNING IT JUST TO SETTLE A QUESTION FROM HER MOM ABOUT WHETHER MARATHON TRAINING IS BAD FOR HER BODY AND THE THING IS SHE WENT AND GOT A BONE SCAN AND BLOOD WORK AND A TREADMILL TEST WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE NOW I AM STANDING HERE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO OUR BONES AND OUR BODIES AND I AM HONESTLY JUST VERY WORRIED ABOUT EVERYONE AND WANT US ALL TO BE CAREFUL. ANYWAY REMIND ME TO LOOK THIS UP TOMORROW.

Ahead of the New York City Marathon, NPR reporter Elissa Nadworny underwent a bone scan, blood work, and a treadmill test to evaluate how training affects the body.

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