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The GuardianOctober 27, 2026

‘I was so sick’: is running a marathon while on a GLP-1 a bad idea?

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What the story says

The story explores the implications of running a marathon while using a GLP-1 medication, raising questions about the potential risks and effects on health during such an intense physical activity. It suggests a discussion around the suitability of combining endurance sports with this type of treatment.

Summarised by a model from The Guardian's headline and its own description of the story. We did not read the article, and this is not our reporting — the link above is.

On file here

Every number below is counted from this library's own approved studies — the ones with a page you can open and check. Counts move as papers are filed.

What the headline doesn't tell you

  • This story is about a class — GLP-1 and incretin therapies — rather than one compound. We track 14 compounds in it, holding 344 studies between them, 150 in humans.

Counted, not written: each line is a sentence filled in from the study counts above. None of it is a judgement about the story or the compound.