I've been torn about whether to add yet another blog post about the real or imagined links between Micah True's running and his death. In a sense, blogging about it validates the sense that there must be some "meaning" to be extracted, even though an American under the age of 65 dies from heart disease ever 3.5 minutes or so. His death is tremendously sad, but the only thing it tells us for sure is something we've known since at least the 1970s: exercise makes you healthier, but it doesn't make you invincible.
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ReplyDeleteI've been torn about whether to add yet another blog post about the real or imagined links between Micah True's running and his death. In a sense, blogging about it validates the sense that there must be some "meaning" to be extracted, even though an American under the age of 65 dies from heart disease ever 3.5 minutes or so. His death is tremendously sad, but the only thing it tells us for sure is something we've known since at least the 1970s: exercise makes you healthier, but it doesn't make you invincible.
If I die of heart disease, which I very well could, or any other ailment for that matter, these are words to remember:
ReplyDeleteexercise makes you healthier, but it doesn't make you invincible.