Is distance running bad for your hips and knees? New research says not, finding no link between arthritis and how far, and for how long, you have run

A study of 4,000 marathon runners finds no causal link between their running history and osteoarthritis. It adds to evidence that the idea distance running damages the knees and hips is a myth.

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