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The Endurance Athlete's Heart

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A recent report showed that running as few as five minutes a day can bear significant health benefits. 

But why stop at five?  Where once marathons seemed long at 26+ miles, now there are ultra-marathons that go 50 and even 100 miles. 

That's got to have some impacts on the heart. 

Dr. Brian Morrison at Southern Oregon Cardiology knows a thing or two about hearts. 

He visits to talk about the heart of an endurance athlete.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.