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Running is a very high injury rate sport. Depending on what study you look at, novice runners has an accident rate of around 3.3 (that requires medical attentio
by belorn 3y ago
Running is a very high injury rate sport. Depending on what study you look at, novice runners has an accident rate of around 3.3 (that requires medical attention) per 100h of running. It is not without its own risk. Lower risk than climbing Everest or visiting Titanic, but still fairly high risk activity in a city environment with city traffic.
Swimming is a bit better if one want to a lower-risk sport.
- nradov 3y agoMusculoskeletal overuse injuries requiring some level of medical attention are pretty common in every endurance sport, including swimming. But the number of people who actually die due to running accidents is miniscule. We usually have a few deaths every year in open water swimming and the swim portion of triathlon races due to medical issues like heart attacks and immersion pulmonary oedema.