Editing Marathon (section)

===After a marathon===
Marathon participation may result in various medical, [[human musculoskeletal system|musculoskeletal]], and [[dermatology|dermatological]] complaints.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Jaworski CA |title=Medical concerns of marathons |journal=Current Sports Medicine Reports |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=137–43 |date=June 2005 |pmid=15907265 |doi=10.1097/01.csmr.0000306196.51994.5f|s2cid=220577417 |doi-access=free }}</ref> [[Delayed onset muscle soreness]] (DOMS) is a common condition affecting runners during the first week following a marathon.<ref name="pfitzinger.com">[http://www.pfitzinger.com/labreports/marathonrecovery1.shtml Pete Pfitzinger&nbsp;– Lab Reports&nbsp;– Recovering From a Marathon, Part One] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510064350/http://www.pfitzinger.com/labreports/marathonrecovery1.shtml |date=10 May 2013 }}. Pfitzinger.com. Retrieved 19 April 2011.</ref> Various types of mild exercise or [[massage]] have been recommended to alleviate pain secondary to DOMS.<ref name="pfitzinger.com"/> Dermatological issues frequently include "[[fissure of the nipple|jogger's nipple]]", "[[subungual hematoma|jogger's toe]]", and [[blister]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|vauthors=Mailler EA, Adams BB |title=The wear and tear of 26.2: dermatological injuries reported on marathon day |journal=British Journal of Sports Medicine |volume=38 |issue=4 |pages=498–501 |date=August 2004 |pmid=15273194 |pmc=1724877 |doi=10.1136/bjsm.2004.011874}}</ref>

The [[immune system]] is reportedly suppressed for a short time.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mackinnon|first=Laurel T.|date=July 2000|title=Chronic exercise training effects on immune function|url=https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00005768-200007001-00001|journal=Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|language=en|volume=32|issue=Supplement|pages=S369–S376|doi=10.1097/00005768-200007001-00001|pmid=10910293|issn=0195-9131|doi-access=free}}</ref> Changes to the blood chemistry, such as elevated Cardiac Troponin T,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Aengevaeren |first1=Vincent L. |last2=Baggish |first2=Aaron L. |last3=Chung |first3=Eugene H. |last4=George |first4=Keith |last5=Kleiven |first5=Øyunn |last6=Mingels |first6=Alma M.A. |last7=Ørn |first7=Stein |last8=Shave |first8=Rob E. |last9=Thompson |first9=Paul D. |last10=Eijsvogels |first10=Thijs M.H. |date=2021-12-14 |title=Exercise-Induced Cardiac Troponin Elevations: From Underlying Mechanisms to Clinical Relevance |journal=Circulation |language=en |volume=144 |issue=24 |pages=1955–1972 |doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056208 |issn=0009-7322 |pmc=8663527 |pmid=34898243}}</ref> may lead physicians to mistakenly diagnose heart malfunction.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Acevedo|first1=Edmund O.|last2=Dzewaltowski|first2=David A.|last3=Kubitz|first3=Karla A.|last4=Kraemer|first4=Robert R.|date=October 1999|title=Effects of a proposed challenge on effort sense and cardiorespiratory responses during exercise|url=https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00005768-199910000-00016|journal=Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise|language=en|volume=31|issue=10|pages=1460–5|doi=10.1097/00005768-199910000-00016|pmid=10527320|issn=0195-9131|doi-access=free}}</ref>

After long training runs and the marathon itself, consuming [[carbohydrate]]s to replace glycogen stores and [[protein]] to aid muscle recovery is commonly recommended. In addition, soaking the lower half of the body for approximately 20 minutes in cold or ice water may force blood through the leg muscles to speed recovery.<ref>{{Cite book|title= Marathon Training for Dummies |last=Stouffer Drenth |first= Tere |year=2003 |publisher=Wiley Publishing Inc. |location=United States |page=182 |isbn=0-7645-2510-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OKuOPY33WU4C&q=%22If+your+area+of+discomfort+is+large,+say,+your+entire+leg,+your+best+bet+is+to+take+an+ice+bath.%22| title = "Marathon Training For Dummies - Tere Stouffer Drenth - Google Books"| isbn = 9780764525100| last1 = Drenth| first1 = Tere Stouffer| date = 7 March 2003| publisher = Wiley}}</ref>